Sport Supply Q2 Sales Increase 4.4%; Earnings Up Before Special Items
Sport Supply Group reported that sales increased 4.4% for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 to $55.5 million from $53.1 million in the same year-ago period. Margins also increased 90 basis points to a 36.1% level, up from 35.2% a year ago.
UGG to Sponsor Santa Barbara Film Festival
UGG Australia will be a contributing sponsor at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), running from February 4th-14th…
Renewing Hope for Haiti Act Seeks To Bolster Haitian Apparel Sector
In an effort to give Haiti a badly needed economic boost in the wake of last month's devastating earthquake, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced legislation Tuesday to rebuild the country's apparel industry, whic
Sideout Gains Girls Licensee
Cherokee Inc. has entered into an exclusive agreement in the U.S. with Evy of California for Girl's 0-16 sportswear for its Sideout brand…
Gordon Bros. Wins Bankruptcy Auction for Ski Market
Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC won the right to liquidate Ski Market Ltd.'s stores after beating out five other bidders in a bankruptcy auction…
Adidas America Announces Restructuring
Adidas America Inc. on Wednesday said it laid off a small number of employees as part of a U.S. restructuring at its Portland headquarters but indicated that it still expects to see job growth in the U.S. this year…
Footbalance Gains Euro 7M Equity Investment
Scope Growth II L.P, a Swedish private equity firm, has invested €7 million ($9.8M) to become a large shareholder in the Finnish company Footbalance System Ltd. The investment enables Footbalance to build on its custom insole concept already availab
CenterStone’s B2B E-Commerce Solutions See Explosive Usage Growth
CenterStone Technologies predicts that adoption of Web-based B2B wholesale ordering will continue to grow in 2010 as companies realize the competitive advantage that opening up their brands for business 24/7 provides them…
McDavid Sponsors U.S. Snowboarder
McDavid, Inc. inked an endorsement deal with Nick Baumgartner, who will represent the US in Vancouver for the winter games later this month. Baumgartner will wear McDavid’s newest line of HexPad protective apparel during the games, which kick off o
Stein Mart Names Chief Merchant
Brian R. Morrow has been appointed executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of Stein Mart, Inc.. Morrow has more than 25 years of merchandise leadership, most recently as senior vice president and general merchandising manager at Macy'
Snow Sports Coalition Addresses Congress on Climate Change
Jeremy Jones, eight-time Big Mountain Snowboarder of the Year, along with a coalition of winter sport filmmakers and industry representatives, appeared before lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss the economic, social and intangible values of winter sports
Selle Royal Buys Stake in China’s Largest Saddle Maker
Selle Royal S.p.A. of Italy has signed a deal to purchase a majority interest in the largest bicycle saddle manufacturer in China, putting it in a position to become an important OEM supplier the Asia's massive bicycle industry, the Italian company s
Icebreaker Opens First Factory Outlet Store in US
Icebreaker will open its first factory outlet store in the world in Woodburn, OR by April 1, 2010…
Acushnet Golf Sees Q4 Growth
The Acushnet Co., the division of Fortune Brands that includes the Cobra, Titleist and FootJoy brands, reported fourth quarter revenue was up 6.9% to $226.9 million from $212.2 million a year ago…
Navico Pledges to Keep Selling Lowrance Sonar Module Despite Johnson Outdoors Suit
Johnson Outdoors Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lowrance parent Navico, Inc., alleging the company’s sale of its Lowrance LSS-1 StructureScan Imaging System infringement on a Johnson Outdoors patent…
