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Chain Store SnowSports Sales Up 1.8% for 2004

Overall sales at chain stores were up 1.8% in dollars to $378.4 million for August 2003 through January 2004 as compared to $371.8 million for the same period last season. This increase in sales can be attributed to the growing interest in Nordic and tele

Granite Gear Ads New Rep

Granite Gear announced the addition of Wade Windom to its sales force team as the representative supporting Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Wade is the principal owner of Austin, Texas-based Windom Sales…

Yue Yuen Posts 35.8% Profit Increase for Q1

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited announced its unaudited consolidated results for the three months ended 31st December, 2003. Turnover and net profit increased year-on-year by 5.4% to US$644.7 million and
35.8% to US$93.9 million respectively…

Aguilar Exits Malden; Allen Assumes Top Sales Role

Malden Mills Industries, Inc. has announced that Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Cesar Aguilar, has resigned his position after 27 years with the company. Jim Allen, Director of Sales North America, will be assuming Mr. Aguilar’s primary

Finis Signs Deal with NISCA

Finis, Inc. announced that the company will be the official supplier of swimming technical training equipment to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. Finis will serve as a critical resource to NISCA, providing advanced technical trai

adidas will Supply Official Uniforms for 2004 Olympics

adidas announced today that it will be an Official Supporter of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. Under the agreement with the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games adidas will supply uniforms for all the ATHENS 2004 workforce, staff, volunteers and Tec

K2 Promotes O’Connor to Nat’l Sales Manager

K2 Snowboards promoted John O’Connor to national sales manager to oversee the brand’s U.S. accounts. Previously O’Connor worked as the snowboard category manager for all K2 SPORTS’ snowboard brands, including K2, Ride, 5150 and Morrow. John has worked in

FIT and SIA Release Design Winners

The Fashion Institute of Technology has recently received some red carpet treatment from the snow sports industry. FIT students were invited to participate in an outerwear design contest and display their entries at two major trade shows. Contestants rece

MontBell America Goes Online

MontBell America announced that it will offer online shopping for North America. In response to the growing demand for MontBell products, MontBell America has joined the click and mortar world with the addition of the new North American portion of montbel

Five Ten Adds New Midwestern Rep

Five Ten announced the addition of Brian Block to their independent sales force. Block will be in charge of Five Ten's Midwestern territory, including Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan…

Booth Creek Posts 2% Revenue Increase on 4.4% Skier Visit Increase

Booth Creek Ski Holdings announced results for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004. Resort operations revenues were $47.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004, an increase of $800,000, or 2%, from 2003 revenues. Total skier visits increas

Pittards Posts 8% Jump in Sales

Despite pressures from a declining U.S. dollar and economic turmoil as a result of the war in Iraq, Pittards plc announced an increase of more than 8% in turnover, or net sales, for the year ended 31 December 2003. Turnover increased to £85.4 million ($

The Buckle Announces Quarterly Dividend

The Buckle announced that at its quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, held on March 15, 2004, the Board authorized a $.10 per share quarterly dividend payment to be paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2004, and pay

SGMA: Sporting Goods Imports Increase 4.1%

If it’s ‘Made in Southeast Asia,’ it might well be headed to a retail shelf in the United States. This is one of the main findings of SGMA International’s analysis of the U.S. Commerce Department’s statistical data on imports of athletic footwear,

L.L. Bean Sets Record Revenue Level in Fiscal 2003

L.L.Bean reported net sales for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2004 increased 10% to $1.2 billion. The company also announced that its Board of Directors approved a cash award of 15% of annual pay to eligible employees, and cash gifts to recognize th