Chaco Receives APMA Seal Of Acceptance
Chaco's Z/1 and Z/2 Performance sandals were recently awarded the Seal of Acceptance by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)…
OIA-UK Hosts Conference Focusing On Recreation Access
Access to the British mountains, moors and countryside will be a central theme at Finding Customers and Profit in the Great Outdoors, a major new conference to be staged by the OIA in Buxton next March…
OIA Files Protest With BLM
Outdoor Industry Association filed a formal protest late last week with the Bureau of Land Management objecting to the oil and gas lease sales proposed for the BLM quarterly auction on November 24…
Osprey Forms EU Subsidiary
Osprey Packs has formed Osprey Europe, Ltd., a subsidiary company soon to be located in the south of the UK. Osprey Europe will be entirely focused on developing the Osprey retail distribution, sales volume and image for the whole of Europe and contiguous
Shoe Pavilion Net Loss Widens on 4.7% Comp Sales Increase
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. announced a net loss of $1.2 million or
($0.18) per share, for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003 compared to a net loss of $104,000 or ($0.02) per share, for the third quarter of 2002. Net sales increased 13.9% to $21.6 milli
WaterMark Revamps Management Team
WaterMark announced that Andy Papademetriou has joined WaterMark's management team as vice president of product development. Joe Pulliam has been promoted to executive vice president of business development and will remain at the Easley, S.C. facilit
Payless Swings to Q3 Loss on 1.4% Comp Sales Decline
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. posted a loss of $2.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2003, compared to net earnings of $29.6 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.43, during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Company
True Temper Ride Steel Shafts to 53% Q3 Profit Gain
True Temper Sports, Inc. announced net sales for the third quarter increased 12.1% to $24.7 million from $22.0 million during the third quarter of 2002. Net income for the quarter increased to $2.3 million from $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2002…
Schoeller Opens New Korean Office
Schoeller Switzerland is opening a new office in Korea at a ceremony on October 10 in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. In an effort to increase the company’s support to the very important and fast growing Korean market, this new facility will serve as a ma
Backbone Media Adds More Vertibrae
Backbone Media announced a series of new hires to expand its services and to meet growing demand for PR in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. Julie Oldham, formerly the Associate Publisher at Climbing Magazine, has joined the team to lead the Med
Federated October Comps Down 2.0%
Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.058 billion for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, a decrease of 2.1 percent compared to total sales of $1.081 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's October sales
Ritchey to Sponsor Health Net Cycling Team
Ritchey USA has announced major sponsorship of the 2004 Health Net Cycling Team presented by Maxxis. The team will be racing on Ritchey’s WCS Bars, Stems, Seat Posts, Headsets, Brake Pads and Probiscus Time Trial Bars…
Saks October Comps Up 4.1%
Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended
November 2, 2002 total sales increased 5.0% and comparable store sales increased 4.1% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales
Kohl’s October Comps Drop 11.6%
Kohl's Corporation sales for the four week period ended November 1, 2003 increased 2.9% over the four week period ended November 2, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 11.6%…
Foot Locker Q3 Comps Inch Up 0.4%; Ups Guidance
Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended November 1, 2003 of $1.2 billion, versus $1.1 billion in the comparable period last year, an increase of 6.6%, or 3.3% on a currency-neutral basis. Comparable store sales increased 0.4% for th
