No Fear Sued Over Unpaid Rent
Several shopping centers in Southern California have sued No Fear, the surf apparel brand based in Carlsbad, CA, for falling months behind in rent for its retail outlets, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times…
Bakers Footwear’s Q4 Comps Up 4.8% Through Dec. 11
Bakers Footwear Group reported fourth quarter comparable store sales through Dec. 11, 2010 increase 4.8%. The loss in its fourth quarter narrowed to $8.9 million or $1.03 per share, compared to a net loss of $10.2 million, or $1.38, a year ago…
Polartec College Contest Draws 8,000 Facebook Fans
Polartec awarded $10,000 to Appalachian State University as the winner of its Made Possible College Challenge, which drew 8,000 new fans to the company's Facebook page. The contest, which began in early October, was aimed at promoting collegiate outd
Boa Technology Establishes Hong Kong Office
Boa Technology opened its new Hong Kong office and said it had promoted Mark Kerns to Asia development manager in Japan to support the company’s continued focus and growth around the world…
November Sporting Goods Retail Sales Surge
If a stellar Black Friday and steady sales throughout the fiscal four-week month of November was any indication, consumers have finally returned to the aisles in search of discretionary items – many at deeply discounted prices, of course (SEW_1048, SEW_10
Smith and Wesson Swings to Q2 Loss Despite 26.3% Gain in Hunting Sales
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation unveiled a plan to consolidate its firearms manufacturing operations following a difficult second quarter that saw the company swing deeply into the red on nearly flat sales growth. While black powder and a new bolt-acti
Yue Yuen’s November Revenues Climb 27%
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd. reported revenues in November jumped 26.7% to $553.2 million from $436.5 million a year ago. In the eleven-month period through November, sales grew 23.6% to $5.56 billion from $4.5 billion in the same period a year ago…
Aldila Signs New $3,000,000 Line of Credit
Aldila Inc. entered into a $3 million credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Under the facility, the golf equipment company will be able to borrow up to $3 million from time to time through July 1, 2012 for working capital requireme
Reno Wilderness Activist Featured in Patagonia’s Holiday Catalog
Reno-based grassroots organizer Carrie Sandstedt of the Campaign for America's Wilderness at the Pew Environment Group is among five individuals profiled in the 2010 Patagonia Holiday Favorites catalog…
IKEA Distributes Bikes to All 12,400 U.S. Employees
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA began Tuesday delivering all-terrain bicycles as gifts to all 12,400 of its employees in the United States to celebrate the company’s success in 2010.
Timbuk2 Brings in New Sales Manager
Timbuk2 has named Doug Hall as its national sales manager. Hall, who left the same position at cycling apparel maker Fox Head Inc., is responsible for expanding Timbuk2’s domestic wholesale base, and strengthening the company’s sales force.
Registration Begins for Bicycle Leadership Conference
Online registration is now open for the 2011 Bicycle Leadership Conference at the event’s new website. The conference, held April 12-14, 2011 in Monterey, CA., draws together the bicycle industry’s top executives for three days of discussion o
The Timberland Co. Appoints ConAgra Exec to Board
The Timberland Company appointed Andre Hawaux, president of consumer foods for ConAgra Foods, Inc., to its board of directors, effective Dec. 2, 2010.
Barron’s Recognizes World Bicycle Relief
World Bicycle Relief, a Chicago-based not for profit that was created by bike industry leaders SRAM Corporation & Trek Bicycle in 2005 to aid victims of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, and is currently providing quality bicycles to people in need in sub Sa
Study: Nike Benefited from Sticking With Tiger Woods
A study from researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business concluded that Nike Golf has benefited from its continued sponsorship of with Tiger Woods. Nike lost 105,000 golf-ball customers in the six months after the golfer&#
