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Adidas Sponsors Indiana

Indiana University announced that the athletic department and adidas have reached an eight-year, $21 million deal to supply footwear and apparel for IU’s 24 varsity sports programs…

Dick’s Sponsors Little League

Dick's Sporting Goods and Little League Baseball announced that Dick's Sporting Goods has become the Official Sporting Goods Retailer of Little League Baseball and Softball. This sponsorship will give Dick's Sporting Goods the ability to wo

Weyco’s Net Slides 10%

Weyco Group Inc. reported net earnings in the first quarter declined approximately 10% to $5.1 million, or 43 cents a share, down from $5.7 million, or 47 cents, in 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $.43 per share in 2008 down 8.5% from $.47 per share

The Amazing Andy Knapp Inducted into Hall of Fame

Andy Knapp, an amazing outdoorsman, veteran buyer for Midwest Mountaineering and cancer survivor, has been inducted into the Midwest Mountaineering Minnesota Adventurers and Explorers Hall of Fame. In the last 46 years, he has traveled more than 156,000 m

FDA Review Finds BPA Products Pose no Health Threat

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said that based on an ongoing review of research begun April 14, it believes that FDA-regulated products containing bisphenol-A (BPA) are safe and that exposure levels to BPA from food containers are below those that ma

Footstar to Cut 130 Jobs

Footstar Inc, which operates the footwear departments in Kmart stores, said it will eliminate 130 jobs, resulting in $4.6 million of charges for severance. In a regulatory filing, Mahwah, New Jersey-based Footstar said it still expects to wind down its bu

Sport Supply Group Reports 4.1% Q3 Sales Growth

Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported net sales increased 4.1% to $65.8 million for the fiscal third quarter ending March 31, 2008. Gross margin increased 50 basis points to 36.6% of net sales for the quarter, which helped boost net income 94% to $3.4 million

Gildan to Miss Earlier Q2 Guidance

Gildan Activewear Inc. expects to report adjusted diluted EPS of approximately 35 cents for its second quarter ended March 30, 2008, up 13% from last year, but down from early guidance. The company had previously projected EPS of approximately 42 cents fo

K-Swiss Posts Q1 Sales and Earnings Declines

K•Swiss Inc. reported a 60.5% drop in first quarter net earnings $7.1 million from $18.0 million for the year-ago period. In diluted earnings per share terms, earnings decline to 20 cents from 51 cents last year. For the first quarter of 2008, total world

Under Armour Q1 Net Income Plummets on Marketing Expenses

Under Armour, Inc. recorded a 26.6% jump in first quarter net revenues to $157.3 million from $124.3 for the year-ago quarter. However, first quarter net income declined 70.7% to $2.9 million compared to $9.9 million in the same period of 2007 due to lowe

Rocky Reaches Settlement in Case Against Former VP

Rocky Brands, Inc. has reached a settlement in its case against a former VP whom the company claims was attempting to copy some of its most popular shoes. The terms of the settlement involving Defendants Glen Bratcher, Westwood Footwear and Accessories LL

Amer Sports First Quarter Slowed by Currency Conversions

Amer Sports reported a 4.9% decline in first quarter net sales to €363.0 million ($543.7 mm). The company said it was particularly affected by the weakening of the U.S. dollar as sales increased 2% when measured in local currencies. Winter and Outdoor sal

Mammoth Energy Acquires Sport Technology

Mammoth Energy Group, Inc. said it recently finalized a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Sport Technology, Inc., a maker of action sports and sport technology products. In addition to the Flowboard, Sport Technology also produces gear and accessories, sp

Hanesbrands Q1 Sales Drops 5%

Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, reported first quarter sales decreased by 5% to $987.8 million from $1.04 billion, reflective of conditions in the retail marketplace. Excluding restructuring actions, earnings per diluted share increase

Bon-Ton March Comps Decline 5.3%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales for fiscal March decreased 5.3% compared to the prior year period. Total sales for the five weeks decreased 4.9 % to $274.0 million compared to $288.0 million for the prior year period…