Vans, Margin Expansion Boost VF’s Q3
With continued explosive growth from Vans as well as improved gross margins, VF Corp. reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. Its earnings guidance was maintained for the year due to incremental marketing costs being added to the second half to
Amer Sports Holds Margins in Q3 Despite Later Winter Sports Shipments
Amer Sports grew sales 7 percent in local currency terms and held margins in the quarter ended Sep. 30, despite a shift in peak Winter Sport deliveries into the fourth quarter. The company said its on track to meet its revenue and income targets for the y
Cabela’s Sets Stores for Canada, North Carolina and Wisconsin
Cabela’s Inc. announced plans to open stores in three new markets – Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; Garner, NC; and Sun Prairie, WI…
Carhartt Announces Camo Line Made in the USA
Carhartt announces an extension to its camo apparel partnership with camouflage designer, marketer, and licensor Realtree®…
Women in the Outdoors: Numbers on the Rise
Based on a recent Women in the Outdoors survey, it appears that Annie has definitely got her gun, hunting licenses and fishing rods and reels as well…
Deckers Outdoor Sees Modest Revenue Gains in Q3
Deckers Outdoor reported sales increased 2.7 percent in the third quarter, to $386.7 million compared to $376.4 million for the same period last year with modest gains from Ugg, Teva and Sanuk. Earnings slid 23.2 percent to $33.1 million, or 95 cents a sh
American Whitetail Targets Selects Hudalla Associates
American Whitetail Targets, manufacturer of a full line of archery targets for hunting, school archery, FITA competition and recreational archery, announces that Hudalla and associates has been chosen to represent their products to retail dealers and dist
Democratic Senators Oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
Four members of the U.S. Senate have sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and the United Nations with the clear message that the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty will not be ratified…
SEC Opens Comment Period on Proposed Equity Crowdfunding Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened a 90-day public comment period on its proposed rule for governing how crowdfunding sites will offer and sell securities. The rule, which number 585 pages, lays out how equity crowdfunding sites and broke
Footwear and Apparel Power Amer Sports Through Challenging Third Quarter
Amer Sports said double-digit growth at five of its eight businesses enabled it to preserve margins in the third quarter despite a delay in peak shipments of winter sports equipment and a challenging exchange rate environment…
International Firearms Consultants Teams with Growth Strategy Partners
International Firearms Consultants LLC is partnering with Growth Strategy Partners LLC to expand essential services to the Firearms and Shooting Sports industry…
Quiksilver to Sell Mervin Manufacturing
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, reached a definitive agreement to divest its snowboard subsidiary, Mervin Manufacturing, Inc., to Extreme Holdings, Inc., an entity advised by Altamont Capital Partners. The all cash transaction is expected to clo
Skechers Q3 Profits More Than Double
Skechers USA, Inc. reported earnings jumped 143.6 percent in its third quarter ended Sept. 30, to $26.8 million, or 53 cents a share, compared to net earnings of $11.0 million, or 22 cents, a year ago. Revenues climbed 20.1 percent to $515.8 million compa
Backbone Media Lands Rogers Corp.’s Poron PR Account
Rogers Corporation has hired the active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage public relations efforts for its Poron product collection as part of a push to extend the line of breathable, antimicrobial, and lightweight foams into the outdoor and actio
Rack Room Shoes Supports Shoes That Fit Charity
This fall, Rack Room Shoes donated more than $555,000 to the national non-profit organization, Shoes That Fit. The family footwear retailer raised the funds through its annual Shoes That Fit campaign that provides children in need with new shoes for the s
