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BIKE Athletic Inks Endorsement Deal with Takeo Spikes
BIKE Athletic has signed Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes, a nine-year veteran and two-time pro bowl linebacker, to be the face of the brand. Spikes’ endorsement contract is part of the BIKE rebranding effort…
OIA and NPS Jointly Announce New Management Policy Draft
Outdoor Industry Association President Frank Hugelmeyer joined U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne today at a press conference announcing a vastly improved draft of the National Park Service's management policies. The NPS management policies pro
Yue Yuen Sales and Profits Jump During First Half
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited first half, which ended 31st March, 2006, turnover surged 16.5% to $1.72 billion and net profit increased by 15.1% to $168.3 million. The Group has produced a total of 96.6 million pairs of shoes, an increase of 6.9% c
Esquif Canoes Adds Heikenen to Sales Team
Esquif Canoes hired Brian Heikenen, based out of Madison, WI, as Mid Western US Sales Representative. Brian comes to Esquif Canoes with experience in retail and open boat instruction with some of the leading Paddlesports Specialty shops in the Midwest. B
Lolë Hires New Ontario Sales Rep
Following Lolë’s rapid expansion and growth in Canada, Coalision has announced that Katie Horan, of CJ Horan Sales and Marketing inc. will now head up the sales as the exclusive Lolë sales representative for the Southwestern and Toronto territory…
Cloudveil Adds Weight to Sales Team
Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. hired Rich Weight as its new Director of Sales as well as the completion of its consolidation and expansion of offices in Jackson. Weight comes from Chaco, where he was the Director of Sales and active in the growth and bran
FIFA Goes Green at World Cup…
FIFA is working with the MyClimate foundation to offset global warming-related greenhouse gas emissions produced by the 2006 World Cup in Germany, making it the largest climate impact neutral event in the world, and one of the largest “carbon offset” proj
L.L. Bean will Open Two Mass. Shops…
L.L. Bean plans to open stores in Dedham and Mansfield, Massachusetts, in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The stores will be approximately 30,000 square feet and each will employ 125 people year round. Both new shops will feature L.L. Bean's new Outdoor
G-III Q1 Loss Expands Due to Acquisitions
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. fiscal 2007 first quarter net sales were $14.4 million with a net loss of $8.9 million, or 72 cents per share, compared to net sales of $13.8 million and a net loss of $4.7 million, or 43 cents per share, during the comparable pe
Golf Galaxy Withdraws Secondary Stock Offering
Golf Galaxy, Inc. filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-133756 due to the decline of its stock price since that event.
On May 3, 2006, Golf Galaxy filed a Regis
Shock Doctor Appoints Regional Sales Reps
Shock Doctor Protective Insoles appointed Chadlyn Enterprises to cover Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico; Southern Exposure to cover Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas; Dedication Sports Group to cover non-snow sports business in New Y
HO Sports Adds to Rep Team
HO Sports Co, Inc. named Brian White and Scott Barone as area representatives for the HO, Hyperlite, and Accurate brands. Brian White will be covering the South Central Region and Scott Barone will be responsible for the Rocky Mountain Region…
Adams Golf Q1 Sales Jump 32.7% on Irons Strength
Adams Golf reported total net sales increased 32.7% to $22.3 million for the first quarter of 2006 from $16.8 million for the same period last year. Net sales of drivers decreased 52.0% to $2.4 million from $5.0 million last year. Net sales of irons incre
Genesco Sales Increase 10% on Strength at Journeys and Journeys Kidz
Genesco Inc. reported Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 10% to $315 million compared to $286 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Net sales for the Underground Station Group were flat at $40 million. Same store sales fell 3
Famous Footwear Operating Earnings Slip; Comps Climb 1.9%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported a 10.0% increase in net sales to $575.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, ended April 29, versus $523.3 million last year. Sales at Famous Footwear were up 4.7 % to $302.3 million for the quarter, from $288.7
