More than 100 skiers from around the nation gathered in Yellowstone National Park to speak out against Tuesday’s federal court ruling that again allows snowmobile use in the park…
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Keystone Calls the Youth Culture
Keystone Resort has teamed up with Jack Turner of Snow Monsters, Sports Illustrated for Kids, NBC Sports, Keystone Resort, Burton Snowboards and Nintendo, to find the next generation of extreme snow riders. In recent years, young athletes like Luke Mitran
Nautilus CEO Consolidates Control; Founder to Retire
The Nautilus Group, Inc. has announced that Chairman Brian Cook will retire effective March 1st, 2004 from his position as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors. Gregg Hammann, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected to assume the
Footstar Hints at BK to Jettison Debt…
Footstar’s sudden announcement last week that they may file for bankruptcy protection if they couldn’t sell off assets and/or get new financing had everyone scrambling on Thursday at the show. While we didn’t find any vendors that would readily admit tha
Big 5 Sees a “Wonderful” Start in 2004…
Big 5 Sporting Goods is reportedly off to another good year after reporting its eighth straight year of comp store sales increase and its 32nd consecutive quarterly gain. Management characterized the start to 2004 as “wonderful” due to “favorable weather
Oakley Gets Q4 Sunglass Spike; Looks to International and Retail for 2003 Gains…
Oakley saw its U.S. wholesale business, led by growth in Sunglass sales, rebound in the fourth quarter after trending lower for much of the year. Full year 2003 numbers appear to reflect a trend that sees Oakley relying more on its owned-retail sale to g
VF Corp Again Taps Outdoor for Gains…
VF Corporation has identified the outdoor category as a key growth driver for the corporation and plans to “aggressively pursue growth” in the division through acquisitions as well as organic internal growth. Full year 2003 sales in the company's Ou
Dick’s Raise Guidance; Splits Shares…
Dick's Sporting Goods is again raising expectations for itself as well as the industry after reporting that total sales for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31 increased 20% to $474.4 million from with $395.2 million in the year-ago period. Co
SIA SnowSports Retail Audit Reveals Deeper Price Deflation at Specialty…
According to the preliminary SIA Retail Audit for the first five months of the 2003/2004 winter season, total sales for the winter sports market increased by 1.5% to $1.35 billion compared to $1.33 billion in 2002. Unit sales were up 4.6%, signaling some
Dynasty Apparel Appoints New VP of Sales
Dynasty Apparel has named Hector Rodriguez as Vice President of Sales. He will oversea all aspects of the team licensed divison. He will also identify new business opportunities that will extend and maximize Dynasty's growth plans. Hector was VP of
SSK Japan Inks Exclusive U.S. Distribution Deal with SKS Sports
SSK Japan has announced a new agreement with SKS Sports America,Inc. providing the company with an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement for the SSK product line in the United States…
Sports Group International Appoints New Search Consultant
Sports Group International, an executive search firm serving recreational products companies and services organizations, announced the appointment of D.J. Kazmierczak as Executive Search Consultant. Kazmierczak will be responsible for serving organization
Schutt Sports in Sponsor Deal with State Association
Schutt Sports and the Illinois High School Association have announced that the “Official Rim of IHSA Basketball” is being manufactured by Schutt. The company is now sponsor of the Schutt Sports Slam Dunk Spectacular competition held in conjunction with t
SnowSports Sales at Specialty Lag Industry as Average Prices Fall
According to the SnowSports Industries America Retail Audit, sales at specialty ski and snowboard shops were up 1.1% for the August through December period compared to last season. In dollars, that translates to $1.06 billion in sales compared to $1.05 bi
Escalade Sports 2003 Earnings Up 15% on 10% Sales Gain
Escalade, Incorporated reported that annual net sales at Escalade Sports increased 10% over the prior year to $139.3 million, but for the fourth quarter net sales declined 1.5% compared to the previous year. However, net income for the fourth quarter incr