Temperate Weather Drives October Golf Rounds Up
Mild temperatures and sparse rainfall in October was key to a nearly 20% improvement for rounds played compared to the year-ago period, according to Golf Datatech..
Asics America Clarifies Product Pricing Strategy
Asics America clarified a bit a report that came out in mid-November in the Japanese press that indicated the running brand was seeking to lower prices to grow sales (see SEW_1048)…
Adio Eliminates Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC
Adio Footwear is relocating its global headquarters from Southern California to its new parent company Anthony L&S Footwear Group's New York City offices. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resour
Schutt Sports Set for Bankruptcy Court Auction
A bankruptcy court judge last week approved an auction process to sell Schutt Sports on Dec. 14. Bids for the company are due Dec. 10. As previously reported, Schutt Sports, in bankruptcy proceedings since Sept. 6, last week received an offer from Kranos
Johnson Outdoors Sees Cost Cutting, Product Innovation Lead to Solid Q4 Gains
Johnson Outdoors closed out fiscal 2010 with increased revenues and dramatically improved fourth quarter operating losses thanks to a successful cost cutting program and growing sales of marine electronics, which accounted for nearly half the company̵
JJB: Breaching Bank Covenants Likely
Struggling U.K. sports retailer JJB Sports has indicated the recent poor sales means the company is likely to breach some banking covenants. Management for the chain said sales have remained below forecast since the company last updated investors on Nov.
Nautilus To Remain on NYSE
Nautilus announced that the New York Stock Exchange has accepted the company's plan of compliance for continued listing on the NYSE…
Ryn Appoints National Sales Director
Ryn USA LLC has named industry veteran Rory Mitchell as national sales director. Ryn said Mitchell tripled MBT's wholesale sales in less than three years back in MBT's thriving era…
TJX’s Same-Store Sales Rise 3%
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 27 were $2.0 billion, up 7% over the $1.8 billion achieved a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 3%…
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Upgrades Website
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment has re-launched their website to reach consumers not served by its dealer network. The site streamlines the ordering process for customers, adds more product images, adds editorial reviews of products on the Brooks-Ra
REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Area
REI plans to open a new store in Woodbridge, Va. in the spring of 2012. The two-story, 25,000 square-foot store will join REI’s five other locations in the Washington, D.C. area, including Bailey's Crossroads, Va., College Park, Md., Columbia,
DC Shoes to Sponsor Monster Energy AMA Supercross
DC Shoes inked a three-year to deal as the official and exclusive footwear sponsor of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, which begins January 8, 2011 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA…
New Balance to Sponsor Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
New Balance has signed on as the official sponsor of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. The company will serve as a supporting sponsor of the race and presenting sponsor of the virtual training program…
Sports Inc. Names Todd Adams its CEO
Todd Adams will become the CEO of Sports, Inc. on January 1, 2011. Adams replaces Dave Salvi who will stay on as an advisor to the CEO for one year. Salvi has been at Sports, Inc. since 1990, and has been CEO since 1999…
Helly Hansen to Exclusively Feature PrimaLoft
Helly Hansen said it will exclusively feature PrimaLoft Insulation Technology in its entire FW-11 product line, including outdoor, wintersport, sportswear and kids collections…
