The Winter Show Season Wraps Up
The national and regional winter show season has finally come to an end, giving sales managers and reps a much-needed breather before the next round of sales meetings begins. With SIA shifting its show schedule four years ago, many of the winter regional
SIA.06 SnowSports Show Already a Sell-Out
The SIA.06 SnowSports Show is officially sold out for the second year in a row. SIA.06 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the fourth straight year, January 23-26, 2006. To date over 320,000 square feet has been sold with more than 7
February Snow Sports Sales Pull Specialty Retail Out of its Slump…
February was a tough month for equipment sales at specialty retailers, but apparel sales – especially soft shells, managed to pull sales up from the 2% drop reported last month. Sales managed to stay relatively flat for the season-to-date through February
SnowSports Industry Looks Across Cultures…
Diversity was a key focus of the second annual Snow Industry Summit held at Copper Mountain Ski Resort, and the organizers of the event brought together a talented and very motivated group of speakers to help address the issue. The issue of diversity in t
Quiksilver Sees Both Softgoods and Hardgoods Upside in Rossignol Acquisition…
Quiksilver, Inc. has executed the anticipated stock purchase agreement with the Boix-Vives family, which holds a majority interest in the Rossignol Group. When the deal, which is said to be worth approximately $320 million in cash and stock, was initiall
Pele Back with Puma as Brand’s Soccer Ambassador
PUMA on Thursday announced a new partnership with football legend Pele as the brand unveils its new Spring 2006 football product range to buyers and trade. As a former PUMA sponsored athlete, Pele's love for the game and his record-breaking career be
adidas Expands Boston Marathon Deal to Include Bib Display
adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) will announce a new sponsorship deal that allows adidas to display its logo on the official race bibs of the Boston Marathon. The deal is effective as of this year and will be officially announced at the
Nike Names Former Microsoft CFO to Board
John G. Connors, former senior vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer at Microsoft Corp., was appointed to the Nike, Inc. board of directors. Connors is the eleventh member of the board…
NRF Applauds House Vote on Bankruptcy
The National Retail Federation welcomed the House of Representatives' passage of long-awaited bankruptcy reform legislation. “It feels like we've been waiting as long to pass bankruptcy reform as Washington spent trying to get baseball back in t
CSGA Argues for One North American Winter Trade Show
In a ‘Position Paper on One Show’, the Canadian Sporting Goods Association has made its feelings clear on the trade show issue confronting the sporting goods industry. The CSGA believes that there is a need for only one North American sporting goods show
EMS Adds Two to Expanded Merchandising Group
Eastern Mountain Sports has appointed Anne Cavassa as Director of Merchandising, Wearing Gear. The newly-created position will work with the product development team to innovate new products and gear consistent with the Eastern Mountain Sports company vi
Quiksilver Clears First Hurdle in Rossignol Deal
Quiksilver, Inc. has executed the stock purchase agreement with the Boix-Vives family, which holds a majority interest in the Rossignol Group. The agreement in principle to acquire the Rossignol Group was announced on March 22, 2005, but formal execution
Palmer Announces Record Sell-Through
Palmer Snowboards announced to the industry that after a very slow season start, retail sell-through at the close of February is over 61% of the Palmer boards available in the US market. With a weak snow season in several key regions, it looked like the w
National Sales Manager — Sportswear
The Human Capital Group, Inc (Retained Executive Search firm) is seeking candidates for an outstanding Atlanta-based opportunity as National Sales Manager – Sportswear for the Mossy Oak Apparel division of Russell Corporation. This dynamic sales leader w
Sporting Goods Stores Top $2 Billion in Sales For January
The Monthly Retail Trade Survey, prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, reported sales in sporting goods stores of $2.01 billion (preliminary) for the most recent reporting month (January), up 2.8% from the $1.96 billion in January 2004. The increase follows
