Report: Callaway Golf Lays Off 154
Callaway Golf laid off 154 employees on Oct. 18, company spokesman Michele Szynal told the San Diego Business Journal…
Jarden Outdoor Ekes Out Q3 Sales Gain; Freezes Hiring
Jarden Corp.’s Outdoor Solutions segment, which includes Coleman, Pure Fishing and the former K2 Inc. business, reported net sales of $620.1 million for the third quarter, up 1.1% from comparable revenues of $613.1 million last year…
Fleet Feet Sees 16.5% Q3 Revenue Gain
Fleet Feet, Inc.'s third quarter marked the best quarter in the company’s 32-year history, with retail sales totaling $24.8 million, up 16.5% over third quarter 2007. Year to date sales are up 17.8% through September 2008, with $67.5 million in reven
Puma Sales Increase 5.9% Currency-Neutral in Q3
PUMA’s brand sales, which include consolidated sales and license sales, reached €778.6 million ($1.07 bn) during Q3, rising 5.9% on a currency-adjusted basis or 3.3% in Euro terms. Consolidated sales in Q3 grew 9.2% to €712.7 million ($979.4 mm) on a curr
SGMA: Soccer Third Sport in Participation
According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), there are more than 15 million soccer players in the U.S. That ranks the sport as the third most popular team sport in this country. Basketball is number one with nearly 26 million players
Amer Sports Lowers Guidance as U.S. Fitness Business Plummets
Amer Sports Oyj lowered its guidance for the year for the second time this year after reporting a 6% decline in net sales in the third quarter to €433.2 million ($658.5mm) as rapid growth in outdoor footwear and apparel and solid performance by its ball s
Soffe’s Q1 Revenues Jump 20.8%
Delta Apparel said sales of its Soffe brand climbed 20.8% in its first quarter ended Sept. 27, with all of its distribution channels achieving double digit sales growth. Overall sales in the Delta's retail-ready segment, which also includes the Junkf
Amer Sports Lowers Guidance as U.S. Fitness Business Plummets
Amer Sports Oyj said sales and third-quarter earnings fell in its Winter and Outdoor segment as rapid growth at Salomon and Arc’Teryx was overshadowed by a shift in winter equipment shipments to the fourth quarter…
Quiksilver Cut’s Rossignol Price by $78.5M, Studying Equity Sale
Quiksilver, Inc. said it expects to close on the sale of its Rossignol snowsports business in early November, albeit at a substantially lower price. Due to challenges in the global credit markets, the company said it knocked $78.5 million off the price of
SCARPA Centralizes U.S. Headquarters
Just two years after taking over its U.S. operations, SCARPA North America is taking its fulfillment operations in-house and consolidating its warehouse, shipping/receiving facilities and warranty/repair division at it new headquarters located in Boulder,
Adidas Implements Hiring Freeze in Troubled Economy
Adidas Group Chairman Herbert Hainer e-mailed company employees Friday, Oct. 24, to say that due to the troubled economy, the company is imposing a hiring freeze…
Oakley Buoys Luxottica in Tough Third Quarter
Luxottica Group S.p.A. saw net sales increase 12.8% (at constant exchange rates) to reach €1.21 billion ($1.54 billion) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008, due in large part to the company’s acquisition of Oakley 11 months ago…
Obama Would Monitor Chinese Imports
Sen. Barack Obama has told the National Council of Textile Organizations that he favors monitoring imports of Chinese textiles and apparel once safeguards are removed at year end. If elected President, he said he would also preserve the yarn forward rule
NSGA Names Five to Hall of Fame
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new members to be inducted into the Hall of Fame next May, one retailer and four manufacturers. Hank Derleth, Ripon Athletic; the late Gerry O'Keefe, Spalding/Brunswick/PGA Victor/Sc
OIA Calls on Congress to Pass Affordable Footwear Act
In testimony submitted to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) urged Congress to consider the current and future economic challenges faced by the outdoor industry and encouraged enactment of a comprehensive package tha
