Former Vans Exec Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
Former Vans Inc. VP Scott Brabson pleaded guilty Monday to four federal charges, admitting that he obtained $4.7 million in bribes and kickbacks from Chinese factories that manufactured Vans shoes and clothing. Additionally, federal officials also report
Outdoor Research Inks $1.6 Million Marine Glove Contract
Outdoor Research has signed a $1.6 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 80,000 pairs of PS150 Contact Gloves manufactured with Polartec® Power Stretch with X-Static®. The gloves will allow soldiers to conduct precise technical work such
Senegal Football Association Signs Long-Term Agreement with PUMA
PUMA and the Senegalese Football Association (Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, SFA) today, mutually announced a long-term agreement that will see the 2002 African Cup of Nations finalists and World Cup quarterfinalists endorse the PUMA brand beyond the
Specialty SnowSports Sales Down 3% Through December
Sales for the entire winter sport market, including specialty and chain stores, were down 1.3% in dollars to $1.33 billion for the August through December period of 2004, compared to $1.35 billion reported last year, according to the SnowSports Industries
SnowSports Chain Stores’ Sales Up 3.2% Season-to-Date
Sales at chain stores were up 3.2% compared to last season. That translates to $298.4 million in sales compared to $289.0 million in 2003. Unit sales were down from last season 14.9%. Overall sales for the entire winter sport market(specialty and chain st
Fisher is New President of Nikwax N.A.; Given Seat on Board
Officials from Nikwax UK have promoted Chas Fisher to President of Nikwax N.A. Hired mid-2004 as General Manager for the wholly owned subsidiary of the U.K. parent company, Fisher has been the principle architect of Nikwax’s brand revitalization in the No
LaCrosse Q4 Sales up 5%; Income Jumps 96%
LaCrosse Footwear's consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $28.7 million, up 5% from $27.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. For
the full year 2004, net sales were $105.5 million, up 10% from $95.7 million in 2003. Consolid
Winter Market Highlights Fashion and Fabrics…
The winter apparel categories are seeing many of the same trends BOSS noticed at Summer Market, with an emphasis on fashion and fabrics. Many companies are using unique or proprietary fabrics, along with ‘high-fashion’ inspired designs to differentiate th
Rebel Sports Shows Growth in Difficult Conditions…
Rebel Sports, Australia’s largest sporting goods chain, reported that fiscal 2004-05 first half sales increased 4.4% to AU$162.0 million ($118.9 mm). The company said that the rugby world cup, which occurred during the first half of fiscal 2003-04, booste
REI’s Madsen Founds (and Funds) Youth Outdoors Legacy Fund…
Retiring REI CEO Dennis Madsen has created a new foundation dedicated to introducing young people to the outdoors. The Youth Outdoors Legacy Fund will annually fund outdoor programs serving young people. Its end goal is to “…help youth develop a lifelong
Keen Funds Charities Through Ad Budget
In a sudden change of corporate spending plans, nearly $1 million originally allocated towards a 2005 Keen Footwear advertising campaign has been set aside for contributions to a variety of non-profit organizations that are important to the company and it
Moonstone Increases Doors By 50%…
Moonstone Mountain Equipment increased their door count by 50% over this time a year ago, passing the 300 locations mark for the first time sine London Fog acquired the brand in 2001. According to the company, the increase was primarily due to retailers’
Wolverine Posts Balanced 2004 Results; Merrell Backlog Jumps on Continuum Gains…
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. played up the World Wide in its name in both the fourth quarter and the year as the International business increased to 27% of consolidated sales, compared to 25% of sales in the prior year, and pre-tax earnings for the Internat
Huffy Sees the Other Legal Shoe Drop Over Gen-X Issues…
The class action bandwagon against Huffy Corp. is getting full after an initial class action suit was filed last wee alleging that Don Graber, Timothy Howard, Robert Lafferty and Paul D'Aloia, all current or former Huffy officers and directors, fail
Sees Class Action Suits Filed Over ‘Materially False’ Information…
Several law firms that specialize in class action suits have piled onto the initial shareholder class action lawsuit against Gander Mountain, claiming certain officers and directors within the company had prior knowledge about factors that devalued GMTN s









