Big Five Offers Mobile Coupons via Yowza!!
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation has begun offering special savings direct to mobile phone users in the 12 western states where it operates through Yowza!!, a free mobile couponing application for PDAs…
Aldila Partners with 3M
Aldila Inc., the maker of graphite golf shafts, and 3M signed a mutual commercialization agreement and a product supply agreement centered around 3M's unique Matrix Resins…
Report: Cabela’s Plans Store for Oregon City
Cabela's has signed a letter of intent with developer CenterCal Properties to open a store at a new mall in Oregon City, which will eventually be its second store in the state…
Report: Asics to Introduce Lower-Priced Running Shoes
Asics Corp. plans to bring in more lower-priced running shoes as part of its plan to almost double sales in five years, according to a report in Bloomberg News…
Schutt Sports Selects Stalking Horse Bidder for Bankruptcy Court Auction
Schutt Sports, in bankruptcy proceedings since Sept. 6, has received an offer from Kranos Intermediate Holding Corp. to acquire the company for $25.1 million. According to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE, Schutt is asking court
RECALL: L.L. Bean Folding Camp Rockers
About 2,300 folding camp rockers from L.L. Bean were recalled. L.L.Bean has received six reports of the plastic anchors breaking, resulting in four reports of falls. No injuries have been reported…
Moving Comfort Names Manager for Bra Line
Moving Comfort hired Heather Cvitkovic as senior product line manager of sports bras and apparel. She joins the company from Columbia Sportswear, where she most recently served as key account sales manager for REI and Amazon. Moving Comfort estimates its
Nike Increases Dividend by 15%
Nike, Inc.'s board of directors increased the company's quarterly cash dividend by 15% to 31 cents per share. The new dividend is payable on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 6…
Ibex Hires New Sales and Production Managers
Ibex has hired Jeff Busic as vice president of sales and Chris Leyes as global production manager…
NSGA Names Hammond Director of Marketing and Communications
Bruce Hammond, a marketing and communications veteran with experience in the not-for-profit sector, has been named NSGA director of marketing & communications. He will start November 29…
Johnson Outdoors Lowers Borrowing Costs
Johnson Outdoors Inc. has amended its credit agreements and, as a result, expects to reduce Fiscal Year 2011 borrowing costs by more than 15% compared to Fiscal Year 2010. The new agreements relax restrictions regarding what acquisitions the company can m
China’s Exceed Co. Posts 26% Revenue Gain in Q3
Exceed Company Ltd., which owns the “Xidelong” sportswear brand of China, reported revenue rose 25.8% to RMB832.4 million (US$124.4 million) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company said it was able to raise prices thanks to heavier advertising an
Buckle’s Earnings Rise Slightly in Third Quarter
The Buckle's net income for the third quarter inched up 3.3% to $34.4 million, or 73 cents per share, from $33.3 million, or 73 cents, a year ago. Sales climbed 5.2% to $243.3 million from $231.2 million…
Aldila Agrees to Acquire Victory Archery
Aldila, Inc., the golf equipment company, signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Victory arrow business from Miramar Strategic Ventures, LLC in a cash and stock transaction targeted to close by Dec. 31, 2010…
GoLite Footwear Gets Distributor for Austrailia and New Zealand
GoLite Footwear has chosen Pacific Leisure (Australia) Pty Ltd as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. The company helped build the Prince tennis, Rollerblade and Nordica ski brands and established the Merrell and Mizuno footwear brand
