Kamik Owner Partners with AKU Italia
Genfoot America, the parent of the Kamik outdoor footwear brand,entered into an agreement with AKU Italia, srl. to distribute AKU trekking and outdoor footwear in Canada & North America…
Backwoods Opens New Location In Missouri
Backwoods will celebrate the opening of their 9th retail store and first Missouri location at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis. This new location will be a 10,000 square foot out-parcel store. Ten percent of the weekend sales go directly to Big Brothers Bi
Summit Sports Inc Launches New Web Sites
Summit Sports Inc. launched three new Web sites: RollerSkates.net, HockeySkatesAndSticks.com, and Water-Trampoline.com. The new site join the family of Summit Sports' Web sites including Skis.com, InlineSkates.net, WaterOutfitters.com, SkateAggressiv
LL Bean Hires Designer to Create Signature Line
L.L.Bean announced the March 2010 launch of L.L.Bean Signature, a sportswear collection for men and women. The company has tapped Alex Carleton, the founder of fashion label Rogues Gallery, as the L.L.Bean Signature creative director…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Gains $50 Million in Exit Financing
GE Capital, Corporate Finance has provided a $50 million plan of reorganization credit facility to Sportsman's Warehouse…
Foot Locker Posts Break-Even Q2, Comps Erode 12.1%
Foot Locker, Inc. reported break-even earnings for the second quarter ended August 1 compared with net income of $18 million, or 11 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Sales decreased 15.6%, to $1.1 billion from $1.3 billion. Excluding the effec
Everlast Renews USA Boxing Sponsorship
Everlast Worldwide, Inc., has signed on as USA Boxing’s official equipment and apparel sponsor, extending their current agreement, which previously covered only USA Boxing’s equipment needs…
RECALL: Nirve Sports Bikes
Nirve Sports Ltd. is voluntarily recalling 120 Cannibal Bicycles due to problems with the bicycle's stems. Nirve has received reports of cracked stems…
Field Logic Promotes Held to Media Planner
Field Logic, the maker of The Block targets and Rage expandable broadheads, has promoted Jim Held to media planner…
TJX Reports Q2 Comps Up 4%; EPS up 27%
The TJX Companies, Inc. announced net sales for the second quarter ended August 1 increased 4.0% to $4.7 billion and consolidated comparable store sales increased 4.0% over last year’s strong gains…
Shimano Inc. Sees Negative Trends Abating a Bit; Maintains Full Year Forecast
Shimano Inc. reported that the impact of the global recession and the pressure to reduce inventories has caused its bicycle components business and fishing tackle business to suffer from lackluster sales for the first half of 2009 ended June 30. The compa
Mizuno Corp. Fiscal Q1 Profits Halved on Global Revenue Declines
Mizuno Corporation got little help outside of its native Japan in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 as all non-domestic regions posted strong double-digit declines for the period. Total worldwide revenues declined 9.3% to ¥40.9 billion ($420 mm), co
Asics Corp. Fiscal Q1 Net Plummets Nearly 85%; Forecast Remains
Asics Corporation posted a 16.0% decrease in revenues for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Total consolidated worldwide revenues were ¥54.9 billion ($563 mm), compared to ¥65.3 billion ($625 mm) in the year-ago quarter…
True Temper Q2 Sales Fall 43.8% Amidst Inventory Concerns
True Temper Sports, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter fiscal 2009 fell 43.8% to $21.1 million from $37.7 million in the year-ago period. Management for the company cited the global recessionary pressures and a weaker retail landscape, and not
Clarification
Jim Moss, TAPS board member, recently contacted The B.O.S.S. Report wishing to clarify some statements attributed to him in the article New Paddlesports Show Creates Dustup at OR Summer Market, published in BOSS_0930…
