The VF Outdoor Coalition, which includes The North Face, Vans, JanSport, Eastpak, Napapijri, and Kipling, revenues for the fourth quarter jumped 86.8% to $276.5 million from $148.0 million in the year-ago period. Excluding roughly $100 million in revenue
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Lafuma Sees Strength Across Board…
Lafuma is becoming more and more dependent on international sales. The French company posted a 9.8% increase in sales to €37.0 million ($48.0 mm) for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and international sales accounted for 40.0%, or €14.8 million ($19.2 mm)
Sims Inks Deal with World’s Largest Trading Company…
Tom Sims has inked a new licensing agreement with Itochu International, the North American subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan's leading companies. Itochu now has the exclusive worldwide distribution rights of Sims Snowboards, including al
Federal Budget Proposal Leaves No Room for Recreation…
Two weeks ago in a letter to President Bush, 78 executives from OIA member-companies asked for full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Urban Parks and Recreation Restoration Program. Both programs are designed to help states, cities
Sara Lee to Spin-Off Apparel as New Public Entity
Sara Lee Corporation will implement a comprehensive transformation plan designed to transform the enterprise into a tightly focused food, beverage and household products company. As a result, the company is pursuing the spin-off of the balance of its appa
Michelle Moorehead is New Nike VP of Global Strategic Planning
Nike announced the appointment of Michelle Moorehead as vice president of global strategic planning, effective immediately. Moorehead succeeds Curt Roberts, who became the vice president and general manager of Nike Vision, Timing and Tech Ventures in May
Garmin Beats Q4 Revenue and Earnings Guidance
Garmin announced record fourth quarter and fiscal year revenue and net income. The company's consumer segment experienced 27% revenue growth during the fourth quarter. Total revenue for the quarter increased 30% to $220.9 million from $170.1 million
OIA Disappointed in Lack of LWCF Funding
Outdoor Industry Association expressed extreme disappointment today in the President’s recommendation to eliminate funding for the stateside Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in his proposed 2006 budget. LWCF was created by Congress in 1964. The pro
Sims Snowboards Lands New Licensing Deal
ITOCHU International has inked a licensing agreement with Tom Sims for the worldwide distribution rights of Sims Snowboards, including all snowboard, boots, bindings and outerwear products. Sims’ product, sales, marketing and customer service will remain
Michel Perraudin to Leave adidas-Salomon…
Michel Perraudin (57), member of the adidas-Salomon Executive Board, responsible for Global Human Resources, Key Projects and Corporate Services, will leave the Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG effective March 31, 2005 to allow him to allocate more ti
Senegal Football Association Signs Long-Term Agreement with PUMA
PUMA and the Senegalese Football Association (Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, SFA) today, mutually announced a long-term agreement that will see the 2002 African Cup of Nations finalists and World Cup quarterfinalists endorse the PUMA brand beyond the
Specialty SnowSports Sales Down 3% Through December
Sales for the entire winter sport market, including specialty and chain stores, were down 1.3% in dollars to $1.33 billion for the August through December period of 2004, compared to $1.35 billion reported last year, according to the SnowSports Industries
SnowSports Chain Stores’ Sales Up 3.2% Season-to-Date
Sales at chain stores were up 3.2% compared to last season. That translates to $298.4 million in sales compared to $289.0 million in 2003. Unit sales were down from last season 14.9%. Overall sales for the entire winter sport market(specialty and chain st
Fisher is New President of Nikwax N.A.; Given Seat on Board
Officials from Nikwax UK have promoted Chas Fisher to President of Nikwax N.A. Hired mid-2004 as General Manager for the wholly owned subsidiary of the U.K. parent company, Fisher has been the principle architect of Nikwax’s brand revitalization in the No
Nikwax Hires New National Sales Manager
Tom Savelle has been hired as the Nikwax N.A. National Sales Manager. Savelle will oversee Nikwax’s sales program in the U.S. and Canada, and play a key role in Nikwax’s expansion into new markets. Savelle was most recently with Montrail as Digital Media