Johnson Outdoors Adds to Sales Team
Johnson Outdoors Watercraft hired industry veteran Gregg Gunderman as its regional sales manager for northeastern and southern territories…
Igloo Products Appoints Board Members
Igloo Products Corporation appointed William (Bill) F. Kerr and Roger Gasaway to its board of directors…
Bushnell Outdoor Appoints CEO
Bushnell Outdoor Products, the maker of sports optics and hunting and shooting-related accessories, promoted Blake Lipham to president and chief executive officer, effective immediately…
Gaiam Sees Slight Third Quarter Decline
Gaiam, Inc. revenue for the third quarter decreased 2.8% to $72.3 million. Management said the decline was said to be due to the company's focus on improving operating income by reducing television advertising and catalog circulation, partially offse
Asics Corp. Sees Jump in Fiscal Second Quarter Earnings; Americas Region Surging
Asics Corp. reported robust gains in earnings in the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 but results still fell short of prior forecasts due to lower-than-expected sales in Japan as well as changes in foreign exchange rates…
Descente Sees Fiscal Second Quarter Reversal of Q1 Trends
Descente reported sales for the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 reversed course from a Q1 decline and rose 2.7% to ¥10.40 billion ($121 mm) from ¥10.13 billion ($108 mm) in the year-ago period…
The Crocs Rebound Continues in Third Quarter
With a strong acceptance of newer models, Crocs, Inc.'s posted double-digit earnings growth in the third quarter earnings on a strong double-digit sales gain. As of Oct. 31, the cushy-shoe maker's backlog was running ahead 60% versus the comp d
Escalade Sporting Goods Unit Swings to Profit in Fiscal Q3
Escalade, Inc. saw revenues for its sporting goods segment climb 17.5% to $20.7 million for the fiscal third quarter ended October 2, primarily due to Increases in consumer spending, new product development and expanded product placement…
K-Swiss Inc. Posts Another Tough Quarter but Logs Double-Digit Futures Gain
K-Swiss Inc. reported a steep loss in the third quarter on a double-digit revenue decline but KSWS shares surged after the company reported a double-digit uptick in orders for the next two quarters on the strength of its Tubes collection. Worldwide future
Big 5 Sees Cold Summer Eat Into Third Quarter Apparel Sales, Margins
Despite better comps and traffic, third-quarter sales came in flat at Big 5 Sporting Goods as unseasonably warm weather in California reduced higher margin apparel sales and tilted growth toward lower margin hardgoods…
Nielsen Shutters Action Sports Retailer Show
Action Sports Retailer, the biggest trade show in the action sports industry, has ended its 29-year run. Nielsen, the show's owner, said last week it was “indefinitely suspending” ASR due to consolidation in the action sports space as well as the cha
E-Commerce Sales Continue Rebound
ComScore, Inc. estimated third-quarter e-commerce sales in the United States rose 9% to $32.1 billion in the third quarter versus year ago. This growth rate represented the fourth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth following a year of f
Spending Pulse Shows Economic Signs of Improvement
MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse alluded that most retail sectors posted positive year-over-year growth in October. From a sector-by-sector point of view, categories continued to stabilize, building strength onto the more tepid growth seen in prev
Aldila Sheds Light on Consumer Confidence
Golf shaft specialist Aldila, Inc. said sales gains in both of its major categories boosted sales 14% for the third quarter and helped the company swing to a profit from a year-ago period that suffered from an overall weak market…
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Conservation Funding
Despite anti-tax fervor, voters across the country Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a variety of measures that will raise $2 billion for land conservation, according to results tallied by The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization. The
