Iconix’s Q1 Revenues Down 9%; Raises 2009 Guidance
Iconix Brand Group, Inc., the owner and licensor of Starter, Danskin, OP and numerous other fashion brands, reported revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was approximately $50.5 million, a 9% decrease as compared to approximately $55.7 million in the fir
Petzl Foundation to Sponsor Access Pan America Conservation Initiative
Petzl has partnered with Access Pan America through a grant from the Petzl Foundation. Access Pan America is a newly established organization dedicated to protecting climbing access across the Americas. It will be the first and only organization of its
Johnson Outdoors Reorganizes Watercraft Sales and Marketing Team
Johnson Outdoors has made the following changes to its Watercraft marketing and sales teams: Scott Forristall has been appointed Business Director – Watercraft, Sara Knies is rejoining Johnson Outdoors as Watercraft – Senior Marketing Manager, Dave Duffin
Iconix Acquires Stake in Ed Hardy
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has acquired a 50% interest in Hardy Way, LLC, the owner of the Ed Hardy tatoo-inspired brand and trademarks. The company paid $17 million for its interest in Hardy Way, comprised of $9 million in cash and $8 million in stock. In
Big 5 Has Tough Q1; Sees Traffic Improving
Big 5 Sporting Goods saw first quarter earnings fall 31.7% on a 4.4% comp store sales decline, but Steve Miller, BGFV’s chairman, president and CEO, said traffic and average selling prices had shown “meaningful improvement” since it provided its last upda
Brunswick Posts Q1 Loss as Sales Fall Nearly 50% for Period
Brunswick Corporation’s total sales for the first quarter were $734.7 million, a 45.4% decline from year-ago sales of $1.35 billion. The company said this drop was primarily the result of marine sales that had dropped 52.4% as weakness in the global marin
Excess Inventories at Retail Impact Unifi’s Third Quarter…
Unifi is seeing excess inventory at retailers and vendors work its way up to the suppliers. The company reported fiscal third quarter net sales fell 30.0% to $119.1 million compared to $169.8 million for the prior year’s fiscal third quarter. The cumulati
Skechers Looks for Silver Lining in Q1 Results
The weak retail environment continued to drag down Skechers USA Inc.'s domestic wholesale revenues in Q109 and to a lesser degree, internationally. While earnings were down from the prior year, however, a continued focus on managing expenses and inve
U.S. Sec. of Interior Creates Office of Youth…
Secretary of Interior Salazar has created a new Office of Youth. The new office will coordinate a department-wide youth program to introduce young Americans from all backgrounds to national parks and monuments, refuges, public and tribal lands and to prom
Easton Sports Development Fdn. Donates to Archery Trade Assoc.
The Easton Sports Development Foundation (ESDF) presented the Archery Trade Association (ATA) with a check for $200,000 to support the group's efforts to grow archery and bowhunting through the Community Archery Program…
PA Game Commission Praises Approval of Electronic License System
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe offered his praise to the Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee for its recent overwhelming and bi-partisan support of House Bill 92, which will enable the agency to fully transition t
Escalade’s Sporting Goods Sales Drop 11% in Q1
Escalade, Inc. reported revenues from the Sporting Goods business were down 11% in the first quarter. The Evansville, IN-based company said dealers are reducing inventory in light of the economy to conserve cash. Within many sporting goods categories, con
Secretary Vilsack Addresses Conservation Goals With TRCP Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with the board of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership last week to address the status and future of conservation and agriculture policy in America, particularly as they affect fish and w
Sig Sauer Inks Contract with Army
Sig Sauer, Inc. said it has secured a multi-year contract to provide pistols to the U.S. Army's Material Command. The potential value for all quantities and the related customer support package is $306 million. The initial order of 55,890 units is to
Ortovox Named Official Supplier of Pro. Ski Instructors of America, American Association of Snowboard Instructors
The Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) have partnered with Ortovox USA, Inc. Ortovox, which has long supplied the PSIA-AASI Accessories Catalog with its avalanche transceivers, probes, s
