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The Timberland Company saw a further shift of its business to the International side of the scale in the first quarter as both reported and constant dollar sales outpaced the Domestic gains. The company did get a lift in late season boot sales in the Nor

K2’s diversification seems to be paying off by balancing the seasonality of the different businesses and compensating for any unseasonable weather-related issues that have been plaguing many other manufacturers. Still, the balance didn’t help the bottom l

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. has revamped its positioning strategy to add tennis centers in up to 60% of its stores in major tennis markets by summer 2005. The retailer, which currently operates 46 superstores, recently began operating tennis c

Lutz Vetter is the new Export Manager for VAUDE. He will be taking over the direction of international sales starting May, 2005. According to VauDe, In this position he will be able to apply the international sales expertise gained over the many years spe

Columbia Sportswear has nominated Andy D. Bryant for election as a director. In connection with the nomination of Bryant, the number of directors to be elected to the board of directors of the Company has been increased from eight to nine. Other nominees

Highgear has inked a sponsorship deal with the Vasque Ultrarunning team for the 2005 race season. Highgear will be the official electronics sponsor of this accomplished team, outfitting all 19 athletes with the best in altimeter watches, heart rate moni

CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an internationally recognized developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of sporting goods, recreation products, apparel and footwear selling through specialty retailers, today announced that G

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported that revenue for the first quarter ended on March 26 increased 9.0% to $245.2 million, compared to $224.9 million in the 2004 first quarter. Net income increased 23.2% to $16.3 million, or 27 cents per diluted share, co

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Chambers Belt Company, a leading manufacturer of men's and women's belts and accessories. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Phoenix Footwear wil

Sims snowboards wishes to thank its dealers and distributors in Canada, USA and abroad for their awesome support for this past booking season. “We felt that in the face of constant and persistent negative trade rumors that we needed to let our dealers kn

Quiksilver, entered into an acquisition agreement with the Boix-Vives family and SDI Société de Services et Développement, a Swiss corporation, to purchase from the Sellers a majority holding of Skis Rossignol in exchange for cash and shares of common sto

The Timberland Company reported that first quarter net income increased 35.7% to $42.2 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, compared net income of $31.1 million, or diluted EPS of 87 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Net revenue increased 10.1%