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Reebok International Sells Ralph Lauren Footwear License Back to Polo…
Reebok International and Polo Ralph Lauren will part ways after a nine-year deal that had the two in an exclusive footwear licensing arrangement that granted Reebok the rights to design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute men's, women's
Sierra Club Elects Lisa Renstrom as New President
The Board of Directors of The Sierra Club elected Lisa Renstrom from Charlotte, North Carolina to serve as the organization's 51st president, a position first held by John Muir. Renstrom has held local, state and national posts with the Sierra Club
True Temper Swims Against Golf Tide…
True Temper took a note from our salmon friends, swimming against the golf industry currents as the company posted decent gains for the quarter over last year. Net sales improved 6.3% to $32.1 million from $30.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Gross ma
SmartWool Taps Davidson as New Marketing Director
SmartWool has hired Carol Davidson as their new Marketing Director. Davidson was formerly a Creative Director at DDB-Seattle, an award winning global advertising agency. In her new position as Marketing Director, she will be responsible for development an
Gander Mountain Q1 Net Loss Expands on Comp Store Sales Decline
Gander Mountain Company reported sales for the first quarter ended April 30 increased 37% to $135.1 million. Comparable store sales decreased one percent after an increase of 8.7% in the first quarter of 2004. The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal
ISHA Names New Directors
The International Skiing History Association (ISHA) named six new directors to its board at its annual board meeting and benefit Gathering at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT in late March…
Dick’s SG Posts Q1 Loss on Merger Costs, But Beats Estimates
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net income for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005, excluding merger integration and store closing costs, of $12.2 million, or 23 cents per share, compared to proforma combined company net income of $5.0 millio
Sport Supply Group Gets Q4 Lift; Swings to Profit for Year…
Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported its fourth consecutive quarter of significantly improved operating results, with revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005 increasing 12.8% to $27.4 million from $24.2 million in the year-ago period. SSG
Adams Golf Sees Q1 Decline in Fairway Woods Overshadow Driver Gains…
Adams Golf would have seen flat operating income in the first quarter without a $965,000 reimbursement from its insurance company related to the embezzlement of $970,000 by a former employee. The loss had been expensed in the years when the activity occu
The Buckle Sees Q1 Profits Jump 46%…
The Buckle, Inc. reported that net sales for the first quarter ended April 30 increased 11.4% to $105.5 million. Comp store net sales were up 6.4% for the quarter, on top of an 11.6% increase in last year’s quarter. Net income for the quarter jumped 46.4%
Quiksilver Hawking at Kohl’s…
Kohl's Corp. and Quiksilver, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a license agreement under which Quiksilver would grant exclusive rights to the Tony Hawk clothing brand to Kohl's. The license encompasses a range of apparel and related products
Pacific Sunwear Q1 Growth Stymied by Weather, Shift in Trends…
Pacific Sunwear saw some key categories at its PacSun stores go negative or slow down in April, impacting same-store and total sales for the first quarter, while the company continues to chase the trends at both of its nameplates as fashion trends shift a
Roger Talermo Provides More Insight into the Amer Sports Salomon Acquistition…
When Roger Talermo joined Amer Group ten years ago he had a very clear and ambitious goal in mind for the company. He wanted it to become the largest sports equipment manufacturer, period. Shortly before Mr. Talermo took the helm as chairman and CEO, the
Speedo Brand Sales Decline Drags Down Warnaco Q1 Swim Results…
Warnaco reported that its Swimwear Group, which includes Speedo, Ocean Pacificm and a number of designer brands, held back total company consolidated growth for the first quarter as sales in the division rose just 1.4% for the period to $157.4 million, co
Head NV Narrows Q1 Loss on Charges, But All Divisions Take Revenue Hits…
The benefits that Head sees from reporting in U.S. Dollars wasn’t enough to save them in the first quarter as the company struggles with the impact of weather on their Winter Sports business and a weaker tennis market and weather conspired to impact a Rac