Let’s Go Paddling Scouts Welcome Centers
Let’s Go Paddling, an outreach iniatitive by the paddlesports industry, is recruiting retailers, outfitters and others to open 40 Welcome Centers across the country in its first season. Welcome Centers will be granted access to KayakEducation.com�
NSSF to Award Up to $500,000 to Shooting Ranges
To help public and private shooting facilities jump start their recruitment and retention efforts, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) will be awarding up to $500,000 in grants this year to ranges around the country…
Spyder Hires Akimbo Communications
Spyder Active Sports Inc., has appointed Akimbo Communications to oversee the company’s media relations and social media campaigns. Akimbo owner Kate Gaeir has made a mark helping many outdoor brands cross over into sought-after lifestyle brands by
Hat World Acquires Brand Athletics
Hat World, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesco Inc., has acquired Brand Athletics, Inc., a team dealer, custom screen printer and embroidery operator based in Tigard, OR in the metropolitan Portland area…
Under Armour Gets Another Direct Lift in Q1
Under Armour relied on strong direct sales and continued growth in apparel sales to offset a declining footwear business during the fiscal first quarter of 2010…
Brunswick Proceeds with Caution; Shows Positive First Quarter
With cautious anticipation, Brunswick is looking for a rebound from lackluster numbers the company posted in fiscal 2009…
Johnson Outdoors Benefits from Upswing in Consumer Camping
A surge in consumer camping and military sales helped Johnson Outdoors, Inc. overcome sinking paddlesports sales and post nearly 6% sales growth in its key fiscal second quarter ended April 2…
VF Corp. Back on Track in 2010 as First Quarter Profits Jump
VF Corp. saw cost cuts, improved inventory management and a double-digit revival from several key brands drive profit growth in the first quarter versus a year-ago period, when earnings and revenue slid amidst a tough trading environment…
Iconix Sees Peanuts in Q1
The acquisition of the Peanuts gang of characters by the Iconix Brand Group followed strong numbers in the first quarter…
Callaway Q1 Profits Double on Higher ASPs, Cost Cuts; Inclement Weather Limits… Growth
Inclement weather and a slow recovery from its Europe region curtailed growth for Callaway Golf Co. during the first quarter of fiscal 2010; but cost cuts and improved sell-through helped the company more than double earnings as it enters a second quarter
Zumiez April Sales Rise 7.8% on 2.1% Comps Growth
Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2010 increased 7.8% to $25.7 million, compared to $23.8 million for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009. The company's comparable store sales increased 2.1% for the four-we
Shimano Q1 Sales Up Despite “Sluggish” Retail
Shimano, Inc. reported net revenues fell 11.4% to ¥50.22 billion ($554 mm) for the period ended March 31, compared to ¥45.09 billion ($483 mm) in Q1 last year…
Acushnet Sees Product Launches Boost Sales
The Acushnet Co., the division of Fortune Brands that includes the Titleist and FootJoy brands, reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 edged up 1.9% to $353.6 million from $347.0 million a year ago…
McDavid Teams With Hibbett on National Underclassmen Football Combine
McDavid, Inc., in partnership with Hibbett Sporting Goods, announced a partnership with Schuman's 2010 National Underclassmen Football Combine (NUC) as official sponsors of these events, which will be held in various locations throughout the country
RECALL: Inversion Benches
ICON Health & Fitness, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling approximately 33,000 Nordic Track Revitalize, Gold's Gym, and Weider Club Inversion Benches…
