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Sport Chalet Gets Comfy Up North…

Sport Chalet pointed to “more seasonable” winter weather at the resorts frequented by their customers as well as an “improved economic climate” for a strong fourth quarter that finished off a turnaround year for the 31 store chain based outside Los Angele

Cowboys and JC Penney End Deal on Push for More Commitment…

The Dallas Cowboys, the only NFL team that opted to handle development and sales of its own team softgoods merchandise when the league did the exclusive deal with Reebok, will apparently let its exclusive retail deal with JC Penney expire at the end of it

U.K. Labor Organizations Target Sporting Goods Vendors in Europe…

The international labor organizations, Oxfam, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Labor Behind the Label recently launched a campaign called “Play Fair at the Olympics.” The campaign singles out sportswear manufacturers – particularly Puma – for cutting corne

Perry Ellis Puts on Swimwear Push…

Perry Ellis International reported that Q1 net income profit jumped 46% to $8.2 million for the quarter. EPS was up 11.3% to 89 cents per diluted share. Total revenue surged 82.4% to $197 million from $108 million in the year-ago period. Gross margin i

Currency FX Rates Limit Rossignol’s Full Year Sales…

Rossignol closed the books on the company’s 2004 fiscal year, which ended in March. The group showed a 1.1% decline in sales when measured in Euros, down from €484.9 million ($482.0 mm) in 2003 to €479.4 million ($563.7 mm) for the past year. With over ha

Yue Yuen Closer to Providing One-Stop-Shopping for Vendors…

Yue Yuen is moving beyond footwear and apparel and into bags and accessories. The Taiwan based manufacturer has acquired a 30% stake in Prosperous Industrial Holdings Limited, an OEM/ODM manufacturer of sports bags, luggage, golf bags, hand bags and trave

Cabela’s Keeps the Momentum Going…

Cabela’s continues to see its Retail business capture a larger part of its fast-growing business as the big-box outdoor recreation retailer prepares for its pending IPO. Cabela’s is poised to partake of the same success experienced by rival Gander Mounta

Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets; Litigation Continues…

After nearly three years of legal battles over patent infringement between Outlast Technologies and Frisby Technologies over the rights to “Phase Change Materials”, Outlast has bought substantially all of the assets of its competitor…

Giancarlo Zanatta Leaves Lotto Board to Focus on Technica

The Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. board of directors met recently to confirm the addition of Giacomo Vaccari, who replaces Giancarlo Zanatta in the Company’s administrative body. Zanatta’s departure from Lotto has therefore been formally concluded. Zannatta,

New TSA Getting Closer to the Gart Model…

Doug Morton, vice chairman and CEO of The Sports Authority, will temporarily assume the chief merchant role as the retailer looks for a replacement for Elliott Kerbis after the president and chief merchant resigned last week. Morton pointed to five “very

CamelBak Promotes Rounds to Nat’l Sales Mgr.

CamelBak has promoted John Rounds to National Sales Manager of their U.S. Recreational Division. Rounds will lead an experienced sales team into a phase of continued growth for CamelBak’s recreational division. He will be responsible for managing all of