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Colorado Groups Ask for Roadless Protection…

Representatives from the National Wildlife Federation, Colorado Government, The Central Wilderness Coalition and Outdoor Industry Association all gathered in Denver this past week to voice concerns about the changes in the roadless policies in federal for

Manzer Leads EMS Management Team in Buyout…

For years Eastern Mountain Sports has been quietly doing business through its 84 stores in the Northeast and Colorado, in fact some would argue, almost too quietly. Over the past few years EMS has been described as “lacking oomph,” or “aimless” without a

G-III Exits Sports Fashion Business and China JV…

G-III fought a slowing sport fashion market and finished their fiscal 2005 Q2 with a net loss of $1.7 million, or a loss of 23 cents per share, compared to net income of $2.7 million or 37 cents per share in theyear-ago period…

EMS Management in Buyout Deal…

Over the past few years, EMS has been described as “lacking oomph,” or “aimless” without a CEO or GMM, but the company still produced respectable results with an estimated $180 million in sales in 2003. Late last year, Will Manzer came on-board as the com

Cutter and Buck Triples Fiscal Q1 Profits; Sales Growth Next…

Cutter & Buck took a big hit in the Golf specialty channel in their fiscal first quarter ended July 31, but pointed to new moves being made to reverse the declining trend. Jim Grundberg, who held product marketing positions at both Callaway and TaylorMade

Retail Sector Q2 Profits Again Outpace Sales…

Industry retailers continued their momentum in building a stronger bottom line in the second quarter, again easily outpacing the growth in the sales line for the period. Even after stripping out the benefits of acquisitions and excluding the impact of in

Riddell Acquires New Impact Monitoring Technology

Riddell Sports Group has acquired a new impact monitoring system called the Head Impact Telemetry System, or HIT System(TM), from Lebanon, NH, based Simbex LLC. The acquisition will enable Riddell to continue to be the technology leader in protective equi

Ryders Hires Former Oakley Manager as US Sales Manager

Ryders Eyewear has appointed Mitch Heiner to the position of US Sales Manager. Heiner will be managing all sales responsibilities for the current 15 Ryders Eyewear US markets as well as leading the charge into new territories. He will be based in Misson

Forzani Q2 Earnings Down a Third on Huffy Charge, Comp Sales Decline

The Forzani Group Ltd. reported net earnings for the fiscal sesond quarter ended August 1 were C$2.6 million, or 8 cents per diluted share, versus C$3.9 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, in the year-ago period. FGL took a four cents write-down of a