<p>Igloo Products Corporation appointed William (Bill) F. Kerr and Roger Gasaway to its board of directors… </p>
<p>Bushnell Outdoor Products, the maker of sports optics and hunting and shooting-related accessories, promoted Blake Lipham to president and chief executive officer, effective immediately…</p>
<p>Chinese textile companies were quoting price increases of as much as 30% at the massive Canton Trade Fair, telling customers that a global cotton shortage and persistent labor shortages were driving up costs, according to several reports…</p>
<p>Adidas Group's third-quarter net profit rose nearly 25%, helped by strong demand for soccer products, double-digit growth in North America, and a return to growth in China. Along with strong backlogs, the performance prompted the sporting goods giant</p>
<p>Late-arriving shoppers provided a welcomed boost for retailers in September, but unfavorable weather conditions and difficult year-ago comparisons caused fiscal October same-store sales to slightly miss conservative analysts’ expectations…</p>
<p>Dorel Industries Inc. reported revenues at its Recreational/Leisure segment, which owns the Cannondale, Schwinn and Sugoi cycling brands, rose 18.8% to $172.5 million in the third quarter. The business was the only one of Dorel’s three segments not </p>
<p>Revenue declines in America and Europe, and strength from Asia helped push Garmin’s third quarter revenues down 11.4% to $692.4 million, but one-time income tax expenses helped boost net income 29.9% to $279.6 million for the period. Operating inco</p>
<p>Gaiam, Inc. revenue for the third quarter decreased 2.8% to $72.3 million. Management said the decline was said to be due to the company's focus on improving operating income by reducing television advertising and catalog circulation, partially offse</p>
<p>The Timberland Company’s third-quarter profit beat market expectations, benefiting from fatter margins and revenue growth overseas. In North America, sales declined as robust sales in its smaller categories of Earthkeepers, Outdoor and Elite collect</p>
<p>Asics Corp. reported robust gains in earnings in the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 but results still fell short of prior forecasts due to lower-than-expected sales in Japan as well as changes in foreign exchange rates…</p>
<p>Descente reported sales for the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 reversed course from a Q1 decline and rose 2.7% to ¥10.40 billion ($121 mm) from ¥10.13 billion ($108 mm) in the year-ago period…</p>
<p>With a strong acceptance of newer models, Crocs, Inc.'s posted double-digit earnings growth in the third quarter earnings on a strong double-digit sales gain. As of Oct. 31, the cushy-shoe maker's backlog was running ahead 60% versus the comp d</p>
<p>DSW Inc. said net sales for the third quarter ended Oct. 30 increased 9.6% to $489.3 million compared with $444.6 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales increased 10.1% for the comparable period versus an increase of 8.7% last year…</p>
<p>Escalade, Inc. saw revenues for its sporting goods segment climb 17.5% to $20.7 million for the fiscal third quarter ended October 2, primarily due to Increases in consumer spending, new product development and expanded product placement…</p>
<p>Cabela’s Inc. reported strength in key business segments, improving margins and solid comps drove earnings more than 5% for the third quarter ended Oct. 2, outpacing the forecasts of most analysts…</p>