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SIA Attendance Up 1.3%

February 9, 2004 SGB Update

The SIA.04 SnowSports Show wrapped up Thursday, January 29, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and the phrase unanimously echoed throughout the hall was, “the best show in years”. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this season, SnowSports Indus

Bending Branches Paddle Shows 87% Growth

February 6, 2004 SGB Update

Paddles are flowing out of the Bending Branches Paddle manufacturing facility in Osceola, WI. After launching a complete line of compression and injection-molded composite kayak paddles at the 2002 Outdoor Retailer show, dealer response was so good that t

Sports Watches Rack up $1.7 Billion in Sales in 2003

February 4, 2004 SGB Executive

According to The U.S. Market for Watches and Clocks, a new study by market research publisher Packaged Facts, the sports watch market grew to $1.7 billion in sales in 2003 and is projected to reach $2 billion by 2008…

Collective Finalizes Airwalk Licensing Deal with BBC

February 4, 2004 SGB Executive

Collective Licensing International, LLC, owner of the Airwalk brand, recently announced that the company has entered into a licensing agreement with BBC International to license the Airwalk brand for the United States and Mexico…

Huffy in Ball Deal with New Indoor Soccer League

February 4, 2004 SGB Executive

Huffy Sports Company recently signed a four-year deal with the National Soccer League, a professional, indoor soccer league beginning play in June 2006, to become the official game-day ball provider. Under terms of the agreement, Huffy Sports will also p

Golfworks Joins Fight Against Cancer

February 4, 2004 SGB Executive

Golf’s largest family-owned component distributor, The Golfworks proudly announces that it has joined Lamkin Grip and Arnold Palmer in the fight against prostate cancer…

Gildan Activewear Announces Succession Plan

February 3, 2004 SGB Update

Gildan Activewear Inc. announced that H. Greg Chamandy would assume the newly- created role of Chairman of the Executive Committee of Gildan Activewear in addition to his continuing responsibilities as Chairman of the Board of Directors, while Glenn J. Ch

Johnson Outdoors Sees Resolution of E.U. Inquiry

February 3, 2004 SGB Update

Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced that an inquiry by the European Commission {of the European Union} has been concluded, with no further action warranted and no fine imposed. In February 2003, the competition department of the European Commission initiated

Gadzooks Files for Bankruptcy Protection; Closing 156 Stores

February 3, 2004 SGB Update

Gadzooks, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. This move was necessary in order to provide time to complete the reorganization of its core business around 252 stores chosen to strengthen its market position in the ju

Gildan Activewear Fiscal Q1 Sales Up 20%; Earnings Decline on Currency Change

February 3, 2004 SGB Executive

Gildan Activewear Inc. reported net earnings declined 21.6% to $2.9 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, for first fiscal quarter ended January 4, 2004, compared with $3.7 million, or 13 cents per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. The decline is

Everlast Inks Russian Licensing Deal

February 2, 2004 SGB Update

Everlast Worldwide Inc. has signed a new licensing agreement with Sparta Ltd., a sporting goods supplier based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sparta will serve as the Everlast licensee of retail boxing equipment as well as products used for exercising, aerobi

Airwalk Taps Royer as New European Licensee

February 2, 2004 SGB Update

Collective Licensing International, LLC, owner of the Airwalk® brand, recently announced that the company has entered into a pan-european licensing agreement with France-based Royer SA to license the Airwalk® brand. Royer SA will distribute and market Air

Gildan Calls for Independent Audit of Honduran Operation

January 30, 2004 SGB Update

Gildan Activewear Inc. has requested the Fair Labor Association, in which Gildan is a Participating Company, to conduct an independent audit at one of its Honduran sewing facilities. The audit is related to a complaint filed with the FLA, alleging that Gi

Delta Sees Fiscal Q2 Loss Despite 52% Increase in Sales

January 30, 2004 SGB Update

Delta Apparel, Inc. announced a 52.1% increase in sales to $45.6 million for the company's second fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2003. The $15.6 million sales increase over the prior year quarter was the result of the acquisition of M. J. Soffe C

Rossignol Receives Doc DesRoches Award

January 30, 2004 SGB Update

Sports Industries America and the U.S. Ski Team recognized Rossignol as the recipient of the first annual Doc DesRoches Award at the annual meeting conducted during the 2004 SIA SnowSports Show. The new award will recognize an SIA member and U.S. Ski Team