Recent rains prompted River Runners, a Colorado river outfitter with two locations on the Arkansas River near Browns Canyon and the Royal Gorge, to announce it will offer whitewater rafting trips daily through Labor Day desipte last winter's below av
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Gildan’s Q3 Earnings Slide on Charges
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported net earnings of U.S. $78.6 million or U.S. 64 cents per share on a diluted basis for its third fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2012, compared with net earnings of U.S. $88.1 million or U.S. 72 cents per share in the third quar
Johnson Health Tech’s Sales Climb in First Half
Johnson Health Tech, Inc., manufacturer of Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, AFG, Horizon Fitness and the LIVESTRONG line of fitness equipment, announced its first-half results ending June 30, 2012, revealing a 26.5 percent growth in North American sales ov
Implus Acquires Kako ICEtrekkers
Implus has acquired Kako ICEtrekkers, a provider of heavy duty footwear traction devices that includes the ICEtrekkers Spikes, Chains, and Diamond Grip lines. This latest addition to the Implus family of brands directly complements its Yaktrax line and th
Dahlgren Footwear Partners with Canadian Distributor
Dahlgren Footwear, the sock maker, secured its footing in the Canadian market with the help of leading outdoor product distributor, Recreation Outfitters, Inc. (ROI), based in Vancouver, BC…
Cudas Footwear Adds Rocky Mountain Rep
Cudas Footwear announced that Clay Zimmerman of the Zim Group, has joined the Cudas sales team. Zimmerman will oversee efforts in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming…
Bogs Footwear Sales up 34 Percent in Q2
Weyco Group, Inc. reported that wholesale sales of its Bogs branded outdoor footwear increased 34 percent in the second quarter. The company's net sales for the second quarter were $60.3 million, an increase of 7 percent from 2011 sales of $56.6 mill
Polartec Donates $10,000 and 1,200 Custom Vest to BCM
Polartec, LLC donated $10,000 and 1,200 custom zip-neck tops made from Polartec Classic 100 fleece to Big City Mountaineers (BCM)…
EMU Australia Appoints CEO for Americas
EMU Australia appointed Scott Sible as CEO of North America. Sible joins the company with an experience of 25 years in the footwear and apparel business. Before joining EMU, Sible retired from Wolverine World Wide as president of Merrell in 2010…
France’s Groupe GO Sports Posts Modest Comps Growth in First Half
Groupe GO Sport, France’s second largest sporting goods retailer, had same-store sales growth of 1.0 percent in the first half ended June 30. Sales were down in France, but up in Poland. Losses neared $14 million as gross margins narrowed…
Cabela’s Fires on All Cylinders in Q2, Lauds Next-Gen Stores
Cabela's Inc. grew its top and bottom lines and comps in the second quarter and said its newest stores and Canadian business continue to significantly outperform its legacy stores. The company improved Retail and Direct channel revenue, merchandise m
Foreign Markets Sustain Luxottica’s Growth Amid Euro Storm
Optical giant Luxottica Group SpA said its Oakley and Ray-Ban brands continued to grow at double-digit rates in the second quarter, propelled by strong growth across most key markets outside its native Italy and neighboring Spain…
Steve Madden Ups 2012 Profit Outlook on 2Q Results
Steve Madden reported second quarter net sales increased 38.0 percent to $288.7 million. Retail comparable store sales increased 6.8 percent for the second quarter…
Freewaters Footwear Hires John Vance as CEO
Freewaters Footwear announced that well known industry executive, John Vance, has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. Vance joins Freewaters after eight years at Sanuk where he served as president and chief operating officer and p
Deckers Q2 Losses Widen, Reiterates Full-Year Outlook
Deckers Outdoor reported net sales increased 13.1 percent in the second quarter, to $174.4 million compared to $154.2 million for the same period last year. The addition of Sanuk and direct-to-consumer growth offset a 0.3 percent dip in Ugg sales and a 15
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