Granite Gear announced the addition of Wade Windom to its sales force team as the representative supporting Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Wade is the principal owner of Austin, Texas-based Windom Sales…
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Chain Store SnowSports Sales Up 1.8% for 2004
Overall sales at chain stores were up 1.8% in dollars to $378.4 million for August 2003 through January 2004 as compared to $371.8 million for the same period last season. This increase in sales can be attributed to the growing interest in Nordic and tele
Finis Signs Deal with NISCA
Finis, Inc. announced that the company will be the official supplier of swimming technical training equipment to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. Finis will serve as a critical resource to NISCA, providing advanced technical trai
FIT and SIA Release Design Winners
The Fashion Institute of Technology has recently received some red carpet treatment from the snow sports industry. FIT students were invited to participate in an outerwear design contest and display their entries at two major trade shows. Contestants rece
The Buckle Announces Quarterly Dividend
The Buckle announced that at its quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, held on March 15, 2004, the Board authorized a $.10 per share quarterly dividend payment to be paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2004, and pay
Booth Creek Posts 2% Revenue Increase on 4.4% Skier Visit Increase
Booth Creek Ski Holdings announced results for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004. Resort operations revenues were $47.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 30, 2004, an increase of $800,000, or 2%, from 2003 revenues. Total skier visits increas
Lotto Posts 3.2% Sales Increase
In 2003 Lotto Sport Italia, despite the negative general market situation as regards consumption, obtained positive results with sales of €255 million ($312 mm), an amount that shows an increase of 3.2% with respect to 2002. Actually, as Lotto Sport Itali
BD Hires Two New Reps
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. announced the hiring of Jack Tackle and Kim Miller as Climbing Hardware Sales Representatives for the Rocky Mountain Territory…
Ride Appologizes For Trade Show Banner
After posting a banner at two separate trade shows, reading “The worst thing about riding a Burton is telling your friend you're gay,” Ride Snowboards has issued a formal appology and launched a company wide re-education campaign. Several gay and les
adidas Lays Out New Strategies to Build Brand…
adidas-Salomon chairman and CEO Herbert Hainer has finally backed off his chest-pounding claims of grabbing 20% market share in the U.S. –- at least for now – and will instead focus on building a profitable business in North America…
Nike Boosts Fiscal Q3 Outlook…
While the world’s second-largest athletic brand continues to struggle in the U.S., its Portland cross-town “rival” appears to be hitting on all cylinders, issuing increased guidance for its latest quarter.
Dick’s Looks to New Strategies in Fitness, Golf and Outdoor for 2004 Growth…
Dick's Sporting Goods is laying the groundwork for another solid year ahead as it focuses its strategy on increasing business in its fitness and outdoor businesses while it leverages growth in private label to grow margins and sales. The retailer wi
Wall Street Likes What it Hears in New Shoe Carnival Strategy…
Fourth quarter earnings at Shoe Carnival Inc. fell 93% and comparable store sales declined 4.9% versus the year-ago quarter, but The Street appeared to like the company’s forward-looking strategy as they sent SCVL shares up 5.4% for the week to close at $
Quiksilver Sets New Base for Business Growth at $1 Billion…
Quiksilver, Inc. just passed the $1 billion sales mark for the trailing twelve months and is already looking at a $3 billion business down the road as it continues to strengthen its control of its brands worldwide, takes aggressive steps to expand its own
While Savier Shuts Down Its Business…
While DC Shoes found a savior of sorts, it appears that the ol’ Nike magic wasn’t enough to keep the fledgling Savier skate brand alive. The small Portland-based company that was funded in part by Nike in 2001 has shut down operations…