Shimano Q1 Growth Stymied by Japan Earthquake
Shimano Group reported that first quarter sales increased 1.3 percent to ¥50.9 billion ($619 mm) with a small gain in the bicycle component business partially offset by a slight decline in fishing tackle revenues. Bicycle Component division sales rose 2.
Ecco Golf Appoints Eastern Sales Manager
Danish brand Ecco announced that Jackie Kirkwood has been hired as sales manager, east for the Ecco USA Golf Division…
LAPD to Continue Testing Currie Technologies E-Bike
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Bicycle Coordination Unit is moving forward with testing and evaluation of IZIP Express Police Bicycles at special events to further explore their viability under actual patrol conditions…
Feel Golf’s Reveues Slide in 2010
Feel Golf Company, Inc. announced sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 were down 19% to $391,594 compared with $485,773 for the year ended 2009. Net loss was $5.3 million…
K-Swiss Appoints Director of Apparel
K-Swiss appointed Michael Augustine as director of apparel, worldwide. Augustine, who worked for Nike and Adidas in the past, will be charged with overseeing design and development and merchandising for all of the label's inline performance apparel,
Timbuk2 Partners with The Bike Cooperative
Timbuk2 has joined the 30 cycling brands that partner with The Bike Cooperative, a member-owned group that focuses on helping independent bike dealers maximize efficiencies and profits through collective purchasing, marketing, training and other operation
Injured MLB Umpire Awarded $775K in Wilson Suit
A District of Columbia Superior Court jury has ordered the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. to pay $775,000 to a Major League Baseball umpire injured by a foul ball that knocked off his Wilson-made face mask…
Sports Direct Posts Double-Digit YTD Sales Gain
Sports Direct, the sporting goods chain based in the U.K., reported total group sales for the nine weeks ending March 27 rose 10.3 percent to €236 million ($388 million), while gross profit increased by 7.3 percent to €88 million ($146 million
Play It Again Parent Sees Double-Digit Q1 Sales Growth
Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, recorded a net income for the first quarter ended Mar. 26 of $3.03 million, or 58 cents a share, up from $2.2 million, or 42 cents, a year ago…
Western Resorts See Solid Occupancy Gains
Actual occupancy at the 265 western mountain resort properties monitored by Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) was up 7.9 percent last month compared to March 2010, while reservations for the April through September period were running 3.1 percent a
GO Outdoors Looks to Become Category Killer in U.K
GO Outdoors landed a $45.7 million investment from a private equity firm and a new chairman to help more than double its store count to 70 in the next four years and become a “category killer” in outdoor specialty retailing…
Saucony to Unveil First National TV Commercial
Saucony, Inc. announced its new multi-media global brand campaign entitled Find Your Strong. The campaign, the brand's largest marketing effort to date, inspires consumers to find their personal “strong” through running. The new platform encompasses
Payless Announces SXY Brand Joining Beauty Line
Payless ShoeSource announced the availability of a new beauty brand, SXY by Unforgettable Moments (SXY), arriving in stores this week…
Bids Coming in for Jimmy Choo
TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) confirmed Monday that it is bidding for Jimmy Choo, but it denied published reports that it is talks with the founder of the company himself about a possible joint bid, according to Dow Jones Newswire…
Nike Renews Indian National Cricket Team Sponsorship
Nike has extended its contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for another five years to sponsor Indian cricket team''s uniform…
