Klaus Obermeyer Receives Industry Achievement Award
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) presented the Industry Achievement Award to Klaus Obermeyer, a German native well known throughout the industry for his Aspen-based skiwear company, Sport Obermeyer.
Pro Guide Direct Hires Director of Business Operations
Pro Guide Direct hired of Dominic Santarsiere as director of business operations. The e-commerce startup is offering professional guides, outfitters and non-profits an affiliate marketing program to enable them to earn income from every item on their gear
Keen to Launch Twitter Campaign Around CNX Launch
In late March, Keen will be hitting the road on a Twitter tour of several cities along the West Coast introducing the CNX collection through a series of fun and daring challenges to its Twitter fans…
Deckers Outdoor Eyes Some Recovery in 2013
Deckers Outdoor reported earnings declined in the fourth quarter with warm weather early in the period leading to a revenue shortfall in its flagship Ugg brand. But Deckers still offered an upbeat outlook, predicting sales would climb 7 percent in 2013, d
Groupe Go Sport’s Courrir Banner Post Sold Comps Growth in 2012
Groupe Go Sport, the third largest retailer of sporting goods in France, reported consolidated net sales reached €675.6m ($905 bb) in 2012, up 0.7 percent on a same-store basis in currency-neutral terms. At Courir, the company's specialty runni
Big 5 Returns to Black in Q4
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. earned 4.0 million, or 19 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, rebounding against a loss of $9,000, or less than one cent a share, in the year-ago period…
Bogs Q4 Revenues Impacted by Mild Winter
Weyco Group reported wholesale net sales its Bogs and Rafters brands collectively decreased 7 percent for the fourth quarter. The decrease was primarily due to lower fourth quarter 2012 sales of the Bogs brand in the U.S. due to the mild winter…
Emerging Markets Fuel Oakley, Ray-Ban Growth
Luxottica Group expects emerging markets to help its Ray-Ban and Oakley brands sustain growth rates in the high single-digit and double-digit ranges respectively in 2013…
Ecco Delivers Record-Breaking Year
Ecco, the giant Danish shoe manufacturer, reported revenue climbed 13.7 percent in 2012, to DKK 8.06 billion (U.S. $1.4 bn). Net earnings increased 23.3 percent to DKK 684 million ($119.2 mm). Pre-tax earnings grew 26.0 percent to DKK 1.14 billion ($200 m
J. C. Penney Logs Steep Q4 Loss
J. C. Penney reported a net loss of $552 million, or $2.51 per share, in the fourth quarter. Excluding restructuring and management transition charges and non-cash primary pension plan expense, the company's adjusted net loss for the quarter was $427
Outdoor Industry Urged to Rally for Jewell Nomination
Outdoor Industry Association called on its members to write their U.S. Senators to support President Obama’s nomination of industry leader and REI CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior even as an Alaska senator threatened to bloc
Sturm, Ruger’s Q4 Revenues Soar
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported that for the fourth quarter of 2012, net sales were $141.8 million and fully diluted earnings were $1.00 per share. For the corresponding period in 2011, net sales were $93.2 million and fully diluted earnings were 54
Snow Peak Opens First U.S. Store
Snow Peak will officially open its first U.S. retail location at 410 NW 14th Avenue in downtown Portland on Friday March 1st…
OIA Seeking Retailers and Manufacturers to Participate in Benchmarking Studies
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is looking for retailers and manufacturers to provide data for our biennial outdoor industry benchmarking reports. These reports are invaluable tools that help companies analyze industry-wide financial, operating and com
Jarden Increases Stock Buyback Program
Jarden Corporation announced that its board of directors has authorized an increase to its current share repurchase program. The authorized share repurchase program is now $500 million. The new program includes the remaining $130 million of unused capacit
