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
Black Label Moves To Blitz Distribution
Black Label, the skateboard brand, said it will now be under Blitz Distribution…
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)…
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
Zappos Introduces Zappets
Zappos has launched a new campaign to celebrate its customer service reps. The campaign features puppet characters, called Zappets, that resemble Muppets and centers around the notion of “delivering happiness.”…
Columbia Sportswear Supports The Ocean Foundation
Columbia Sportswear Co. and The Ocean Foundation announced they are joining forces to protect and restore seagrass meadows…
FLW Outdoors Announces Sponsorship With Wolverine
FLW Outdoors, the tournament fishing organization, announced that Wolverine has joined FLW Outdoors as an associate sponsor. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
Heelys’ Q4 Revenue Sinks 26.9%
Heelys, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales fell 26.9% to $11.4 million from $15.6 million a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $1.1 million, or 4 cents a share, versus a net loss of $5.2 million, or 19 cents, in the prior year…
Foot Locker Launches 5-Year Growth Plan, Looks to Increase Focus on Run and Apparel
Foot Locker Inc. announced a series to strategies to reach a goal of annual sales of $6 billion and net income margin of 5% over the next five years. At an analyst meeting, Ken C. Hicks, its new chairman and CEO, said the new strategy includes a increased
