Oakley reported that first quarter net sales increased 14.3% to $127.1 million, compared with $111.2 million in the first quarter of 2003. Net income for Q1 totaled $4.2 million, or six cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.2 million, o
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Reebok Signs Multi-Year Deals with Top NFL Prospects
Reebok has signed multi-year endorsement agreements with University of Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning and University of Miami's tight end Kellen Winslow, Jr. Widely considered two of the top prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft, Manning and Winsl
Ski Systems Help Specialty Sales
Integrated ski systems helped the alpine ski equipment category this season with admirable gains in both specialty and chain stores. In the specialty stores, all integrated ski system sales were up 25% in dollars through February, prompted by average reta
Chain Store SnowSports Sales Up 2.9% for 2004 STD
Overall sales at chain stores were up 2.9% in dollars to $451.8 million for August 2003 through February 2004 as compared to $439.2 million for the same period last season. “This increase in sales can be attributed to healthy gains in apparel accessories
OIA Receives Bi-Partisan Support For Conservation Trust
The OIA has announced that last month, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Jon Corzine (D-NJ) drafted a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Interior. The letter urged the Committee's
Sierra Club Elects ‘New’ Board
Sierra Club members turned out in unprecedented numbers
this year to elect five new members to the 112-year-old environmental organization's Board of Directors. A record 22.7 percent of the Club's membership returned 171,616 ballots, compared t
Foot Locker Benefits Big in Footaction Acquisition…
Aside from Footstar and Foot Locker and its investors, its tough to find many people that like the deal announced last week that would see the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer become even larger after acquiring 353 Footaction stores out of bank
As Lands’ End Gives in to Pressure…
The newly-minted division of Sears has moved quickly to settle a dispute at its El Salvador operation after a number of universities severed licensing contracts with the apparel-maker under pressure from the Workers Rights Consortium, the Fair Labor Assoc
SEW Goes One-on-One with Bob Corliss
Robert J. Corliss is president and CEO of The Athlete’s Foot, the world’s largest franchisor of athletic footwear. Corliss joined TAF in 1998, following a successful 25-year career as an executive and entrepreneur in the retail industry. In 2003, Corlis
SGMA Releases Annual Sports Participation Topline Report
Fitness is ‘king’ once again – as twelve of the top 30 sports/activity categories are fitness related. That’s the conclusion of SGMA International’s analysis of the 2004 edition of the annual SmartWool is the exclusive sock sponsor of the Montrail Ultrarunning Team, comprised of 75 of the top ultrarunners in the U.S. Members of the Montrail Ultrarunning Team will depend on the SmartWool Adrenaline Mini sock, as well as the Montrail running s Jay Norfleet, Chief Operating Officer of Rain & Snow, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael Perry as the Director of Technology. Michael comes to Rain & Snow, Inc. from his most recent positions at Ameriwood Industries, Cimatron Technologies, and Xsnc Funding for quality, daily physical education is too important an issue to leave to letter-writing campaigns or Big Agnes has recently increased its support of the outdoor industry by building relationships with the American Alpine Club and the American Mountain Guides Association. As a corporate partner of the AAC and a corporate sponsor of the AMGA, Big Agnes pro Foot Locker, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with Footstar, Inc. to purchase approximately 350 of its Footaction athletic footwear and apparel stores for $160 million in cash. The proposed agreement is subject to certain closing adjustments. The aSmartWool and Montrail Team up for Ultrarunning Team
Rain and Snow Adds New Director of Technology
P.E.4LIFE Takes on Capital Hill at May Summit
meetings with Representatives back home. To emphasize the importance of daily physical education, P.E.4LIFE, the physical education advocacy gBig Agnes Gives Big Support to Mountaineering Community
Foot Locker to Acquire Footaction Stores