Currency FX Rates Limit Rossignol’s Full Year Sales…
Rossignol closed the books on the company’s 2004 fiscal year, which ended in March, reporting 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 half of i
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
Genesco Looks to Athletic in Journeys’ Q1 Surge; Hat World Helps Bottom Line…
Genesco Inc. is feeling pretty good about the business these days, so much so that the company has gone ahead and increased full year sales and earnings estimates once again. The strength of the fashion athletics business at Journeys and better-than expe
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
K2 Inc: Why We Didn’t Buy It and What We Will and Won’t Acquire…
At the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Conference in Atlanta, Dudley Mendenhall, K2 Inc.’s SVP Finance, outlined his company’s performance and future strategy for investors. Mendenhall said K2 now represents about $1 billion of the $50 billion U.S. wholesale
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
Sport Haley Gets Another Hogan Lift; Gets ready for Top-Flite Apparel Debut…
Sport-Haley said it is “disappointed” with sales of its Haley branded product, especially with the decrease seen in the men’s apparel segment, but appear to be quite happy with the gains seen in the Ben Hogan brand apparel licensed through the Top-Flite G
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
Burton Hires First Creative Director of Women’s Marketing and Product
Burton's first Creative Director of Women's Marketing and Product, Grace Patrick has started her new job at Burton and is splitting time between the company's headquarters in Burlington, Vermont and its new California office in Irvine. Burt
Russell Signs Deal with Australian Open
Russell Athletic has formed a new partnership with the Australian Open tennis tournament. The agreement involves developing and marketing an exclusive line of Australian Open athletic apparel and providing uniforms for the tournament's more than 800
Epstein Avoids Jail in JFF Sentencing…
Jon Epstein, the former CEO of Fila USA and Fila’s new parent company, Sport Brands International, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre to 5 years probation, 6 months home detention, and a $10,000 fine in the Just for Feet fraud cas
Collegiate Pacific Warrant Call Results
Collegiate Pacific reported 98.6% of its outstanding warrants have been exercised resulting in the receipt of approximately $20.9 million in new equity capital.
Penguin Brands Acquires Nathan…
Penguin Brands is doing its part in the continued consolidation of the industry, closing a deal last week that sees the owner of the Penguin Shoe Care, Penguin Apparel Care, Sorbothane, and ProArc product lines acquire the assets of Nathan Performance. N









