Stearns Acquires Watermark’s Inflatable PFD Business…
WaterMark is selling its inflatable PFD business to K2 Inc’s Stearns division. Stearns has acquired all of the assets of the inflatable personal flotation device business including the SOS and SOSPENDERS brands and all warranty responsibility for the prod
Industry Groups Review Election Results…
America Bikes and the League of American Bicyclists compiled an update on the election outcome and the changes it could have on bike legislation. While some results are still undecided, the two organizations feel they have a working understanding of the m
Some Johnson Outdoors Investors Get Hot Over Buy-Back Plan…
Quarterly conference calls with financial analysts are usually rather muted, and the most excitement usually experienced is a double-digit sales increase, but tempers flared among investors at Johnson Outdoors’ Q4 call on Thursday as management attempted
Wolverine Sues to Protect Moc Patents…
Wolverine World Wide has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Harbor Footwear and Kohl’s for allegedly violating Merrell design patents on three separate models – The Jungle Moc, Jungle Slide and Winter Moc. Harbor Footwear and Kohl's are sell
Dynacraft Hit with $1.4 Million Fine for Recall Delay…
Dynacraft Industries Inc. will have to pay the piper for delaying to report problems with its mountain bikes, agreeing last week to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that they incompletely and belatedly informed the Consumer Product Safety Commission
GI Joe’s Sell Equity Stake to Finance Growth…
G.I. Joe’s Sports & Auto Stores has received $11.5 million in equity financing through a deal inked last week with Nogales Investors, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The bulk of the financing will be used to finance expansion in the Northwest, w
Golfsmith Expands Management Team; Q3 Hurt by Slowdown in Play…
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to a
Independent Sales Reps — Kappa USA
Kappa USA is seeking experienced & proven territory sales agents with a strong sales record to represent the Kappa brand in the sport & lifestyle channels. This is an exciting opportunity as the Kappa brand offers product offerings focusing on act
Sales Representatives — Winter Boots
Bastien,a premier Canadian manufacturer of Men's and Women's Winter Boots has an opening for a sales professional in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah. If you possess strong sales skills, planning skills, and solid business contacts we would lik
Ryders Adds New Rep
Ryders Eyewear is pleased to announce that Chad Geithman has been appointed as Northwest Sales Rep. Geithman has over nine years of sales experience in the Northwest, and is currently also representing KHS/Freeagent Bikes, Valencia Sports Group, Chrome M
The Athlete’s Foot Inks Master Franchisee for Cyprus
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Geonikal Fashion Limited of Larnaca, Cyprus to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the Republic of Cyprus. Geonikal Fashion has assumed the full operations of three existing
Maurice Sporting Goods Acquires Western-Hoegee
Maurice Sporting Goods, the country's largest wholesale sporting goods distributor, announced that they have acquired Western-Hoegee, a leading West Coast sporting goods wholesaler based in Glendale, CA. Western-Hoegee senior executives Jeff Glass a
GI Joes Brings in Equity Partner in $11.5 Million Deal
Norm Daniels, President and CEO of G.I. Joe’s Sports & Auto Stores, has announced the completion of a $11.5 million investment agreement with a private equity firm, Nogales Investors, of Los Angeles, CA. G.I. Joe’s will use the bulk of the funding to ope
Sport-Haley Fiscal Q1 Loss Widens Despite 29% Sales Gain
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported a loss of $1.3 million, or a loss of 52 cents per share, for its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004, compared with a loss of $161,000, or a loss of 7 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Net sales increased appro
Hibbett Q3 Comps Up 5.4%; Net Income Up 16.5%
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. reported that net sales for the third quarter ended October 30 increased 17.5% to $92.1 million compared with $78.4 million for year-ago period. Comparable store sales increased 5.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Net in
