Easton-Bell Q4 Losses Widen on 3.3% Sales Decline
Easton-Bell Sports reported its loss widened in its fourth quarter to $15.2 million from $10.2 million a year ago on a 3.3% decline in sales. The company said consumers traded down in price points and deferred discretionary purchases all year, causing dea
Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group Adds Graphic Designer
The Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group (BOSG) has added Senior Graphic Designer Tom Milam to its team. BOSG's family of brands includes Kelty, Kelty KIDS, Sierra Designs, Slumberjack, Wenger, and Ultimate Direction…
Trips for Kids Will Sell and Collect Bikes at Sea Otter
Trips for Kids (TFK) will operate a bicycle thrift shop at their booth at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic again this year. The non-profit invites Sea Otter exhibitors to donate sample merchandise after the show…
Nfinity Becomes Sponsor of Baylor Volleyball
Nfinity signed a deal with Baylor University volleyball team for the 2010 season. The team will be outfitted in the Nfinity volleyball shoes and the new Nfinity d3o Kneepad…
Garmin Proposes Moving from Caymans to Switzerland
Citing growth in Europe, Garmin said its board of directors have approved moving the company's place of incorporation from the Caymans to Switzerland. If approved by regulators and shareholders the move will allow the company to be closer to its grow
Natalie Coughlin Signs Contract Extension With Speedo Through 2013
Speedo, the division of Warnaco Swimwear, Inc., announced the extension of its long-time partnership with 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin through 2013…
Antigua Announces New Asian Licensee/Distributor
The Antigua Group, Inc. has consummated a ten-year licensee-distributor agreement with MST Golf in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam…
Dick’s SG Sees Winter Weather, New E-Commerce Boost Q4 Top Line
Riding growth sparked by several key factors, Dick’s Sporting Goods swung to a profit in the 2009 fourth quarter, outpacing analysts’ estimates and prompting management to issue a more positive outlook for fiscal 2010…
The Buckle Caps Year in Good Form as Q4 Profits Increase in Double Digits
Driven by higher sales from both the online business and the company’s 407 retail locations, The Buckle increased fourth quarter earnings by 23% and capped the end of a profitable fiscal year…
Acquisition Offsets Softer Gun Demand in Q3 for Smith and Wesson; Q4 Outlook Weakens
Following a second quarter that saw the company report record sales on its acquisition of Universal Safety Response, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said slipping demand for firearms had caused profits to stabilize, forcing the company to miss most analysts&
Late Snowfall Gives Snow Sports Industry Weak Rebound this Winter
Late snow and a drop in snowboard sales are hindering a big turnaround in snow sport sales from last year’s poor results, according to figures released last week by Snowsports Industries America (SIA)…
Black Label Moves To Blitz Distribution
Black Label, the skateboard brand, said it will now be under Blitz Distribution…
Hibbett Q4 Profits Surge on 9.6% Comp Gain
Hibbett Sports, Inc. reported sales increased 12.1% in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, to $166.8 million from $147.9 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 9.6%. Earnings jumped 54.0% to $11.8 million, or 40 cents a share, from $7.6 millio
Sof Sole Donates $50,000 To Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announced that Sof Sole, an Implus Footcare brand family, has joined the fight against women's cancers by becoming an official sponsor…
Smith and Wesson’s Posts Flat Earnings on 8.6% Sales Gain
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. reported sales rose 8.6% to $89.4 million from $83.7 million a year ago. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $2.4 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.4 million, or 5 cents per
