The Sporting Goods industry was once again shown to be a good place to work as Fortune Magazine released its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” with four sporting goods manufacturers in the Top 100 and two in the Top 10. W.L. Gore &
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Stride Rite Needed Saucony to Stay Positive in Q4…
The Stride Rite Corporation saw their acquisition of Saucony provide the company with positive revenue growth in the fiscal fourth quarter ended December 2, a quarter that was also impacted at the owned-retail level by an additional week in the year-ago p
Black Diamond Will Develop New Ski Boot Line…
As reported earlier in The BOSS Report, Black Diamond Equipment will develop a new line of alpine touring and telemark ski boots (See BOSS_0530). This
Black Diamond Will Develop New Ski Boot Line
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. will develop a new line of alpine touring and telemark ski boots. This is a logical step for Black Diamond, which has been both SCARPA's North American distributor as well as its primary driver in terms of telemark ski bo
Prime Rate Inks Deal With Best Ski Weather
Prime Rate Investors, Inc. has retained the services of Best Ski Weather to be the exclusive weather provider for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Stowe TV-10. Best Ski Weather is the leading national mountain-specific weather service provider a
Hilton to Sponsor U.S. Olympic Ski and Snowboard Teams
The Hilton Family of Hotels is sponsoring the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. The agreement will give U.S. Olympic hopefuls the needed support leading up to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy…
Stride Rite Slips Into Red in Q4; Saucony Helps Drive 13% Sales Increase
The Stride Rite Corporation net sales for the fourth quarter were $131.7 million, an increase of 13% compared to the same period in the prior year. Fiscal 2005 contained one extra week in the fourth quarter and also included $23.2 million of Saucony net s
Environmental Assault Continues in Alaska
Ignoring vocal opposition from Alaska natives,
scientists and sportsmen, the U.S. Government opened the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area for oil leasing in Northwestern
Alaska. The decision repeals the last remaining protections for critical waterfowl and big
Jarden Anticipates Organic Sales Rise 3.5% for Q4
Jarden Corporation currently anticipates fourth quarter revenue will exceed $960 million, driven by organic growth of approximately 3.5%. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter is estimated to be in the range of $95 million to $100 million, which translat
Chain Stores See SnowSports Sales Climb 8%
According to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit, wintersports sales at chain stores were up 8% compared to last season. In dollars, that translates to $156.1 million in sales compared to $145.2 million for the same period last season. U
Specialty SnowSports Sales Climb 8%
According to the SnowSports Industries America Retail Audit, sales at specialty ski and snowboard shops were up 8% in dollars compared to last season. In dollars, that translates to $540.9 million in sales compared to $502.6 million in 2004. Unit sales
Smartwool Continues Advocacy Program with Five New Recipients
In what is still the beginning of a long journey, SmartWool Corporation awarded the second round of
grant recipients from the new SmartWool Advocacy Program: Continental Divide Trail Alliance, Adventures Without Limits, Four Corners School of Outdoor Educ
Sallorenzo Joins Warnaco to Head CK Europe and Asia
Gaetano Sallorenzo will join The Warnaco Group, Inc. as President and CEO of Calvin Klein Jeans and Sportswear for Europe and Asia, beginning in late January 2006. He will report to Frank Tworecke, Warnaco's Group President, Sportswear, and will be b
Five Ten Adds Sales Rep
Five Ten added Jean-Pierre Ouellet (a.k.a. Pee Wee) to its North American sales team. Ouellet, a member of Dave Karl's Sky Ambitions agency, will be based out of Montreal, Canada and will be focusing on Five Ten high-friction footwear…
King Cycle Group Taps DiStefano for Sales and Marketing
King Cycle Group hired Chris DiStefano to its sales and marketing management team. His position and duties take effect immediately. DiStefano comes to KCG from Leopold, Ketel & Partners, also of Portland, Oregon, where he served agency clients in public r