According to Outdoor Retailer tradeshow director Kenji Haroutunian, a trade show is like a specialty retail store. If OR Summer Market wants to sell the Paddle Sports lifestyle, it has to offer more than just gear on a shelf and the new Paddle Sports sect
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Adams Golf Swings to Second Quarter Profit on Sharp Gross Margin Improvement
Adams Golf pointed to new product launches and double-digit growth in two of its three primary sub-segments which propelled the company to 36.0% revenue growth and significant margin improvement for the second quarter ended June 30…
Hanesbrands Acquires Gear For Sports
Hanesbrands Inc. has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire GearCo, Inc., known as Gear For Sports, which sells licensed logo apparel in college bookstores…
SKX Shares Fall On Suit Claims
Skechers USA, Inc. fired back last week against critics and lawsuits challenging the fitness claims of its Shape-Ups toning footwear, citing multiple research studies and customer testimonials backing the efficacy of rocker-bottom shoes…
Gun Rights Group Files Suit Against Chicago Ordinance
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has reportedly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicagofs new gun ordinance, asserting that gby banning gun ranges open to the public under color of law,h the city is depriving citizens of their
Mountain Hardwear Launches E-Commerce Website
Mountain Hardwear officially launched a new e-commerce site where consumers can buy Mountain Hardwear products online directly from the company for the first time…
Nordstrom 2Q Earnings Rise 39%
Nordstrom Inc. reported net income in its second quarter that ended July 31 was $146 million, or 66 cents per share, up from $105 million, or 48 cents per share, a year ago.Revenue rose 12.7% in the quarter to $2.42 billion, helped by an 8.4 percent same-
Phoenix Footwear Sales Drop 5% in Q2
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. said net sales for the second quarter ended July, 3, 2010 were $3.8 million, down 5% compared to net sales of $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2009…
Spyder Active Sports Opens New Warehouse in CO
Spyder Active Sports, the world’s leading skiwear and
mountain based apparel brand, announced the opening of a new warehouse center in Aurora,Colo…
Fox Factory Sees 16.1% Boost in Q2 Sales
Compass Diversified Holdings said second quarter net sales at action sports company Fox Factory increased $4.8 million or 16.1%…
Skechers: Civil Complaints Against Shape-Ups are ‘Completely Baseless’
Skechers USA, Inc. recently said that the two recently filed civil class actions disclosed in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 each have only a single plaintiff and both are “completely baseless.”…
Former New Balance COO Tapped to Head Spira
El Paso-based Spira Footwear announces the hiring of Jim Tompkins, the former president and COO of New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., as president of the patented WaveSpring-inspired Spira brand…
Acushnet Files Suit Against TMaG
Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. and manufacturer of Titleist and FootJoy, has reportedly filed suit in Superior Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against TaylorMade-adidas Golf (TMaG) and professional golfer Camilo Vil
Gildan Reaches Settlement in 2008 Securities Case
Gildan Activewear Inc. has entered into an agreement to settle all proposed securities class action proceedings filed in 2008 before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Quebec Superior Court and the United States District for the Southern District
Weindruch Replaces Retiring Doyle at Ski and Snowboard Association
National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Director of Communications Larry Weindruch has been appointed to serve as the second president of the National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA), succeeding Thomas B. Doyle, who is retiring this fall.
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