West Marine Accepting Entries for Green Product Contest
West Marine began accepting applications for its fourth annual Green Product of the Year Award, which seeks to encourage green product development throughout the marine industry. The award of $10,000 will be presented to the winner at the 2013 Miami Inter
Penney Logs Loss in Q2
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. reported an adjusted net loss in the second quarter of $81 million or 37 cents per share, excluding restructuring and management transition charges, inventory transition markdowns, gain on the redemption of the Simon REIT units, net o
Pacific Sunwear Replaces SVP of Men’s Merchandising From Within
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.'s Senior VP of Men’s Merchandising Charlie Mescher resigned and was replaced by Alfred Chang, who was promoted from within…
Skullcandy Hires IP Protection Firm
Skullcandy, Inc. retained Varangians, LLC to lead its domestic and international efforts to handle intellectual property enforcement. Varangians was recently founded by Vance Lommen, who established brand protection systems for Oakley and Luxottica Group.
Whistler Blackcomb EVP/CFO Kevin Smith to Resign
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. announced the resignation of Kevin Smith as executive vice president and chief financial officer for personal reasons, effective September 10, 2012. On that date, Dave Brownlie will be appointed interim CFO of the corpora
Dick’s SG To Open Relocated Store in Syracuse, NY
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its relocated store this week at Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY. The store will open its doors on Wednesday, August 1…
Bauer’s Revenues Up 18 Percent in Q4
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd.'s fourth quarter revenues grew by 18 percent to $80.5 million due to strong growth in sales of ice hockey equipment. Overall revenues increased 22 percent for the 12 months ended May 31, led by strong performance in all
Gaiam Inc.’s LOHAS Revenues Grew 47.8 Percent in Second Quarter
Gaiam, Inc., a lifestyle media company, reported second quarter 2012 revenue rose 47.8 percent to $45.4 million after excluding results from a solar energy business it deconsolidated in December, 2011…
Patagonia Partners with A52 Warehouse for Canadian Logistics
A52 Warehouse Inc., a leading Canadian 3PL warehouse provider, announced a new partnership with Patagonia, Inc. to provide warehousing and order fulfillment solutions for the brand in Canada…
C4 Waterman Adds Mickey Muñoz to Design Team
C4 Waterman added legendary surfer/shaper Mickey Muñoz to its design team…
Sport Chalet Has First Profitable First Quarter in 5 Years
Sport Chalet returned to profitability in its fiscal first quarter for the first time in five years on the strength of solid comp stores and team sales growth…
Speedo Parent Sees Q2 Net Shrink on Lower Revenues, FX Rate Impact
Warnaco Inc. net revenues fell 5 percent to $563.9 million, compared to the prior year period and were flat in constant currency. In the quarter, a 10 percent increase in Swimwear Group net revenues, fueled by a strong performance from Speedo, were more t
Birkenstock USA Confirms Return to Novato Campus
Birkenstock USA LP confirmed plans to return to its landmark 93-acre campus in Novato, CA, on the heels of double-digit sales growth. The sprawling historic campus allows the company to take advantage of the existing 37,000 square feet of office space to
Skullcandy Reports Broad Top Line Growth for Q2
Skullcandy, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter increased 38.2 percent to $72.4 million, with domestic net sales increasing 34.1 percent, international net sales increasing 59.9 percent and online net sales increasing 22.8 percent…
Amer Sports Reports Apparel, Fitness, China and Russia Propelled Q2 Growth
Amer Sports reported net sales reached €353.8 million ($455 mm) in the second quarter, up 12 percent from the April-June 2011, or 5 percent on a currency-neutral (c-n) basis. The increase was driven by double-digit growth in Apparel, Fitness and Spo
