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Grassroots Hires Donaldson as Marketing Coordinator
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance hired a new marketing coordinator to add to its team in Asheville, NC. Tyler Donaldson joins Grassroots from Third Screen Media, a mobile advertising company based in Boston. Donaldson comes to the group with a background
Golfsmith Q3 Earnings Increase on New Store Expansion
Golfsmith net revenues increased 13.4% to $106.5 million for the third quarter compared with $94.0 million last year. The increase includes contributions from 15 new stores, which were partially offset by a 4.4% decrease in direct revenues and a 0.2% decr
Sports Chalet’s Q2 Profits Tumble 56.5%
Sport Chalet, Inc. reported Q2 sales increased 7% to $97.7 million from $91.3 million a year ago, but same-store sales dropped 2.2%. Net income plunged 56.5% to $739,000, or 5 cents a share, from $1.7 million, or 12 cents, for the same period last year. S
Zumiez October Comps Up 5.1%; Lowers 2007 Guidance
Zumiez Inc. reports that comparable store sales increased 5.1% for fiscal October, on top of a 15.9% comps jump in the same month last year. Total net sales for the four-week period increased 24.6% to $24.7 million from $19.9 million last year. The compan
Heelys Third Quarter Sales and Income Drop
Heelys net sales declined 31.1% for the third quarter of 2007 to $49.9 million compared to net sales of $72.5 million in the corresponding period a year ago. Net income declined 44.1% to $6.6 million, or 24 cents per diluted share versus net income of $11
Cabela’s Income Slips Despite Double Digit Sales Increase
Cabela’s total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 11.5% to a $546.8 million compared to $490.5 million for the same period last year. Third quarter net income was $13.2 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to $15.0 million,
Camelbak Shifts Away From BPA Bottles
CamelBak is converting its entire line of re-useable water bottles to a new material that is 100% free of bisphenol-A (BPA). CamelBak has teamed with Eastman and the bottles will now be made from Eastman Tritan copolyester…
Ryno Names National Sales Manager
Ryno Ltd. has named Phil Steele as the company's national sales manager. Most recently, Mr. Steele was Vice President of Sales at Official Issue, an athletic apparel manufacturer in Harwood Heights, IL. From 2003 – 2006, he was Chief Operating Offic
NikeID Studio Opens in London
Nike Inc. opened a new NikeID Studio in its NikeTown store in central London. The store follows the opening of NikeID installations in New York, Paris and Osaka, Japan. The London location features a touch screen in the front window of the store where con
Report: PrAna May Be Sold In Package
PrAna, which is owned by Liz Claiborne, may be sold as a package with three other women's brands: Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracy, Sigrid Olsen, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. The fashion paper reported that the Regatta division of Hon
Report: Starbucks Exec to Become Converse CMO
Converse is expected to name Geoff Cottrill, VP-global entertainment at Starbucks, as its new chief marketing officer, according to a report from Brandweek. He will replace VP and global marketing director, Dave Maddocks, who left the company over the sum
NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame
Ron Kruse, Hayden's Athletic; Augie Nieto, Life Fitness and Octane Fitness; the late Kihachiro Onitsuka, Asics Corp.; and the late Randy Renfrow, Fitness Resource, were elected the NSGA's Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. The four new member
Bob Corliss Becomes CEO of Utix
Robert J. Corliss, former president/CEO at The Athlete's Foot, became CEO and president of Utix Group, Inc, a leading prepaid gift tickets provider. Corlis resigned from The Athlete's Foot in May following the sale of the franchisor to NexCen Br
Under Armour Opens First Store
Under Armour Inc. on Thursday will open its first retail location at the newly expanded Westfield Annapolis Mall in Maryland. The 4,500-square-foot store is made to look like what's underground at a stadium and is intentionally designed to recreate t
Conservation Alliance Lobbies Congress for Wilderness
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about the importance of securing new Wilderness designations in Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere in Colorado. Representatives from Chaco, GoLi
