West Marine Reports 4Q Loss
West Marine grew its gross margin 330 basis points and narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as sales increased 8.9 percent to $129.4 million…
Timbuk2 Opens First Retail Store in Japan
Timbuk2 opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Kyoto City, Japan. It also expanded its Custom Bag Builder for the first time into a language other than English…
Kohl’s Sees 3.9 Percent Q4 Comp Gain
Kohl's Corporation reported fourth quarter earnings of $369 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, a 17 percent increase…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Rise 4.4 Percent in Q4
J. C. Penney Company Inc. reported comparable store sales growth of 4.4 percent, stronger gross margins and decreasing SG&A expense boosted EBITDA by $1.1 billion in the year ended Jan. 31…
Sequential Brands’ Q4 Results Boosted by Avia and And1
Sequential Brands Inc., the parent of Heelys, Avia, And1 and several fashion brands, reported revenues, largely royalties from licensing deals, jumped 75.5 percent in the fourth quarter, to $18.6 million…
Iconix Sees Men’s Brands Recover in Q4
Iconix Brand Group reported sales in its Men’s segment slid 22.4 percent in 2014, to $111.7 million. Sales in the fourth quarter, however, bounced back, growing 8.3 percent to $32.7 million…
Sequential Brands’ Q4 Operating Profits Surge
Sequential Brands Inc., the parent of Heelys, Avia, And1 and several fashion brands, reported a loss in the fourth quarter but operating earnings significantly improved…
Vista Outdoor Board Authorizes $200 Million Stock Buyback
Vista Outdoor Inc.'s board of directors approved a program to repurchase up to $200 million of the company's newly issued common stock…
Converse Brings Back The Fader Fort
The Fader Fort Presented by Converse is back for its 14th year in Austin, Texas as an official, private event during the SXSW Music Festival. First time performances will include Hudson Mohawke, Migos, Bleachers, Girlpool, and Vince Staples…
Sperry Campaign Targets Young ‘Intrepids’
Sperry, the boat shoe brand that turns 80 this year, is launching a global marketing campaign targeting a younger demographic it has dubbed the 'Intrepids'…
Aramark Funds Five College Outdoor Clubs
Aramark, which provides food and hospitality services for national and state parks, awarded five universities Outdoor Nation Activation Grants to increase outdoor recreation within their campus communities…
Nantahala Outdoor Center Joins Grassroots
Nantahala Outdoor Center, one of the largest, oldest and most highly regarded whitewater outfitters and schools in the nation, has joined the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, which provides purchasing, networking and other services to more than 100 independen
Gerber Names Brad Webb VP of Sales
Gerber welcomed Brad Webb as its new vice president of sales. Webb was most recently vp of sales operations with Plano Synergy and has extensive experience in the hunting, outdoor recreation and sporting goods markets…
HanesBrands to Acquire Knights Apparel
HanesBrands entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Knights Apparel, a leading seller of licensed collegiate logo apparel in the mass retail channel. The all-cash transaction values Knights at approximately $200 million on an enterprise-va
New Podcast Series Features Chats With Industry Luminaries
Verde Brand Communications Founder and CEO Kristin Carpenter-Ogden has launched a podcast aimed at helping entrepreneurs in the active outdoor lifestyle markets…
