Acushnet Co.’s Sales Rise 4 Percent in 2014
Acushnet Company's sales improved 4.1 percent in 2104 to $1.54 billion, according to financial documents from its parent Fila Korea. Sales for the parent of Titleist and FootJoy were $1.48 billion in 2013 and $1.45 billion in 2012…
Fila USA’s Revenues Climb Double-Digits in 2014
Fila USA saw revenues jump 29.2 percent in 2014, to $279.2 million, according to financial documents posted by parent Fila Korea. Sales were $216.2 million in 2013 and $158.8 million in 2012…
FootBalance and Hickory Brands Create U.S. Partnership
FootBalance signed a distributor agreement with Hickory Brands, Inc. for the U.S. market. Effective Apr. 2, Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100 percent custom insoles and sandals…
Tifosi Names Benelux Distributor
Tifosi Optics USA appointed Kruitbosch (Zwolle, Netherlands) as the new and exclusive supplier of Tifosi sports eyewear for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, effective immediately…
Billabong Announces Support of Surfaid International
Billabong will be a supporting partner to SurfAid’s flagship program in Nias Indonesia. Running for three years, SurfAid’s program in Nias has successfully increased the quality of health services for countless mothers and children…
OBIT: Kep Harding
Kep Hardig, who operated Kep Harding Sport Shop from 1965 until 2005 when it merged with Nebraska Sports, has passed away. He was 93…
G-III Apparel’s Fan Apparel Delivers Strong Year
G-III Apparel Group reported earnings rose 70.2 percent in its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, to $22.2 million, or 96 cents a share. Revenue grew 8.8 percent to $514.3 million…
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf to Open Outlet Stores
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf will open its first branded outlet store in April in Myrtle Beach, S.C. It plans to open additional locations by the end of the year…
REI Reports Record Sales for Fiscal 2014
REI reported record annual revenues of $2.2 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 3, 2014, up 9.9 percent from the year earlier. Same-store sales, including Internet sales, increased 4.2 percent…
Nike’s Strong Q3 Clouded by FX Challenges
Nike Inc. reported earnings in its third quarter ended Feb. 28 easily topped Wall Street expectations, boosted by healthy revenues on strong global demand for Nike and Converse as well as gross margin expansion.
Outsiders Ball Proceeds Got 25,000 Active Outdoors
The $300,000 raised by the 2014 Outsiders Ball paid for projects that engaged more than 25,000 Americans across the United States in outdoor activities, according to…
Ecco’s 2014 Revenues Climb 9 Percent
Ecco reported profit after tax increased 7.6 percent in 2014 while revenues grew 9.1 percent. The record performance came despite challenging conditions in some markets, most notably in Russia and the Ukraine…
STX Named Official Puck Supplier for NCAA Ice Hockey Championships
STX LLC has been named the official puck supplier of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Ice Hockey Championships…
Majestic Athletic Extends MLB Sponsorship Deal
Majestic Athletic and Major League Baseball Properties have reached an extension of their contract that makes Majestic the official on-field uniform of MLB through 2019…
K•Swiss Partners with Diplo on Entrepreneur-Driven Campaign
K•Swiss is partnering with renowned DJ, producer and entrepreneur Diplo to launch ‘The Board’, a campaign built to inspire, and to be led by the next generation of young entrepreneurs…
