Kelty Aims to Keep Spot on Pack Wall
A major marketing campaign kicked off by Kelty last month is aimed as much at its wholesale partners as consumers. The year-long “Kelty Built” campaign is designed to build excitement around the brand ahead of a Spring 2016 product launch that Kelty will
Surftech’s New Parent Makes Bid for Second Surf/SUP Company
Surf Technicians LLC (Surftech) parent company Triple D Corporation of Thailand has made a conditional offer to acquire full control of Global Surf Industries (GSI), which manufactures and distributes Tom Carroll SUP, 7S, Hayden Shapes, Modern, Walden and
FGL Sports Same-Stores Sales Up 8.6 Percent in Fiscal First Quarter
FGL Sports' retail sales and same store sales were both up 8.6 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended April, 4 as same store sales at its flagship Sport Chek chain grew 8.7 percent, according to financial results released Thursday morning by pare
Nordstrom Posts 4.4 Percent Q1 Comp Gain
Nordstrom, Inc. reported earnings per diluted share of 66 cents for the first quarter ended May 2, which were in-line with company expectations, compared with 72 cents a year ago. Total company net sales increased 9.8 percent and comparable sales increase
Alpargatas Boosted by International Growth in Q1
Alpargatas, the parent of Havaianas, reported revenues rose 8.7 percent in the first quarter, to Brazil real (R) 948.9 9 million ($315.3 mm)…
Department Stores See Soft Q1
Impacted by the harsh winter weather that extended into many parts of the country into February and March, delays related to a West Coast port dispute, and general softness in consumer spending, several department stores last week reported disappointing f
Skechers Named a Best Perceived Brand by Mothers in YouGov BrandIndex
Skechers USA, Inc. has been named a top ten best perceived brand by mothers according to the consumer perception firm YouGov BrandIndex…
Zalando Lifts Fiscal Year Guidance On Q1 Results
Zalando SE expects revenue growth and EBIT margin for fiscal 2015 to come in on the higher end of its 20-25 per cent target corridor, or slightly above, after a stronger than expected first quarter…
Dawgs Appoints Director of Sales Management
USA Dawgs, Inc. hired Lisa Moran has joined their management team as director of sales management U.S. Wholesale division…
Outdoor Nation Enrolls 59 Schools in Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge
Outdoor Nation announced that 59 schools representing 30 states will participate in its 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. The industry supported competition aims to reach 500 colleges and universities by…
California Adds BPA to Prop 65 List
The State of California added bisphenol A (BPA) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under its Prop 65 law despite ongoing litigation challenging the validity of such findings…
Johnson Outdoors Camping Division Adds Marketing Talent
Johnson Outdoors named Sara Lawhead as Product Manager at Jetboil Inc. and Dina Sutin as Marketing Specialist for its camping division that includes the Jetboil, Eureka!, and Silva brands…
California Ski Industry Association Names New President
The California Ski Industry Association (CSIA) Board of Directors appointed Michael Reitzell, an experienced attorney representing the ski and outdoor recreation industries, as the organization's new president…
Reebok and DuPont Collaborate on CrossFit Collection
DuPont Protection Technologies and Reebok International signed a multi-year trademark license agreement for the use of the DuPont Kevlar and Dare Bigger trademarks. Launching this upcoming June, the new Spring-Summer 2015 Reebok CrossFit collection…
Mizuno’s Q4 Profits Slip
Mizuno Corp. saw a slight decline in earnings in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Mar. 31, with slight revenue declines seen in the Americas…
