Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.74 billion for the month of July, the four weeks ended July 31, 2011, an increase of 15 percent from $5.86 billion during the similar period last year…
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Garmin Fitness Segment Posts 25 Percent Sales Gain in Q2
Garmin Ltd.’s Fitness Segment posted sales of $78 million in the second quarter ended June 25, up 25 percent. That compared to an increase of just 1 percent at its Outdoor Segment, where sales reached $81 million. Sales at the GPS device makers Auto
Klean Kanteen Hires Osgood As New President
Klean Kanteen named Jim Osgood, a product development consultant and former executive with The Coleman Co. as its new president. Osgood has already relocated from Denver to Chico, CA to take on his newest role…
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Help Fund Concussion Tests
Dick's Sporting Goods will sponsor a program geared to preventing sports-related concussions for children. Dick's SG is teaming with ImPACT, the widely-used computerized concussion system, as part of PACE, which stands for Protecting Athletes th
Orthofeet Announces New Executive Leadership
Orthofeet announced the appointment of Mark Koide as chief executive officer and Rick Hynes as chief financial officer. The senior executives are the first management hires since the company was acquired by an investor group led by Tuckerman Capital and E
Sports Supply Acquires Bethlehem Sporting Goods
Sports Supply Group, which is changing its name to BSN Sports Inc., has acquired Bethlehem Sporting Goods, according to a report in The Morning Call in Allentown, PA…
Big 5’s Q2 Earnings Sink 35 Percent
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported sales dipped 0.9 percent in the second quarter, to $219.6 million from $219.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Same store sales decreased 1.7 percent. Net earnings dropped 35.4 percent to $3.1 million, or
Golfsmith Posts Second Quarter Profit Gain on Solid Comp Store Sales Increase
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported that sales for the fiscal second quarter ended July 2 improved 10.3 percent to $130.2 million from $118.0 million in the year-ago period…
Yaktrax and Highgear Partner With Polar Explorer Eric Larsen
Yaktrax and Highgear, both brands under Implus LLC, and Save the Poles leader Eric Larsen have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement that will last through 2014. As part of the agreement, Larsen will field test Yaktrax and Highgear products during his
Former Real Estate Attorney for Dick’s SG Convicted in Kickback Scheme
After a three-Week trial, a jury in Utica convicted Benjamin J. Viloski, who worked as both an attorney and a broker/consultant for Dick's Sporting Goods, of involvement in an illegal kickback and money-laundering scheme, along with making false stat
New Era Reorganizes for New Era of Growth
To support its goal to double its sales volume by 2015 and establish itself as a global brand, New Era said it restructured its global product and marketing teams, and invested more resources to further develop their emerging accessories and apparel divis
OIA: Outdoor Industry Finished 2010 Leaner and More Profitable
The outdoor industry emerged leaner and more profitable at the end of last year than it was going into and during the 18-month recession that officially ended in June 2009, according to the first benchmarking reports published by Outdoor Industry Associa
Freedom Electric Marine Powers Forward With New Reps
Freedom Electric Marine, formerly Carolina Electric Boats, has announced the signing of Jay Weissman Associates and Blue Water Marketing as rep. groups that will effectively cover the U.S. eastern seaboard, from New England to Florida…
AcuSport onTarget Program Partners with Spingfield Armory
AcuSport Corporation, a distributor of shooting and hunting products, has partnered with Springfield Armory USA, to launch the new XD(M) 5.25 Competition Series as part of their OnTarget Range Program. AcuSport created the OnTarget Range Program to servic
Brunswick Corp.’s Q2 Earnings Soar on 8 Percent Sales Gain
Brunswick Corporation reported operating margins nearly doubled to 9.8 percent in the second quarter ended July 2, when net sales rose 8 percent to $1.10 billion. Operating earnings reached $107.9 million, up 94 percent from a year earlier, while net earn
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