A.T. Cross saw consolidated sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 27, increase 11% to $39 million compared to $35.1 million in the third quarter of 2007. The company’s optical segment, which now includes the Native Eyewear business, had a third quarter
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New Balance Selects CenterStone for Online B2B e-Commerce in Europe
New Balance EMEA has selected CenterStone’s iVendix B2B e-Commerce application. iVendix will provide New Balance’s sales force and more than 4,000 dealers with a 24/7 on-line ordering solution in EMEA. New Balance dealers and sales reps now will be able t
Study: Consumers Say Price Most Important on Where, but Product Quality Highest on What to Buy
Price is significantly more important than any other attribute when consumers were making a sporting goods industry purchase decision over the last year, but product quality trumps low price and value for the price when deciding which brand to buy. Accor
Outdoor Retailer Signs SOAR Communications as its PR Agency of Record
Outdoor Retailer, a division of Nielsen Business Media, has signed Utah-based SOAR Communications as its public relations agency of record…
Nau Reopens; Sells to Specialty Retailers for the First Time
Nau, Inc., which was acquired by Horny Toad in October, reopened for business with the launch of a completely redesigned e-commerce website featuring its Fall '08 apparel line. It also affirmed its commitment to a new version of its Partners for Chan
UST Names Three to New Positions
UST (United Sports Technologies), the Fort Worth, Texas-based supplier of graphite golf shafts, has appointed three employees in the areas of project management, global logistics and product design…
Cybex Q3 Sales Climb 9.8%
Cybex International, Inc. saw net sales climb 9.8% for its third quarter ended Sept. 27, to $35.8 million from $32.6 million a year ago. Net earnings plunged 92.5% to $340,000, or 6 cents a share, from $4.6 million, or 26 cents, a year ago, but the year-a
Fitness Holdings Inc. Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Fitness Holdings International Inc., the parent of Busy Body Home Fitness, OMNI Fitness Equipment and LA Gym Equipment, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The fitness retailer blamed economic weakness and a lender that called in a loan. The Long
J.H. Whitney and Co. Acquires Igloo Products Corp
Igloo Products Corp. has been acquired by J.H. Whitney & Co., a private equity firm based in New Canaan, CT that also owns a major stake in Eastern Mountain Sports. Gary Kiedaisch, previously CEO of the Coleman Company and a 35-year industry veteran, will
Bushnell to Acquire Ultroptic S.A.
Bushnell signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ultroptic S.A of Barcelona, Spain via the Bushnell wholly-owned subsidiary Bushnell Outdoor Products SAS. Ultroptics is currently a Bushnell distributor and handles the full line of Bollé and Serengeti eye
Callaway Cuts Profit Projection
Citing “recessionary conditions,” and soft international and domestic sales, Callaway Golf Company has cut its 2008 profit projection…
FL Sued Over Gift Card Policy
A New Jersey man sued Foot Locker over the store's gift card policies, charging in court papers that they violate New Jersey's consumer laws. In a lawsuit filed in Middlesex County, Sayreville resident Joseph Vona claims that Foot Locker's
Mammut Sports Sees YTD Sales Grow
Mammut Sports Group’s sales grew 9.2% to CHF 111.9 ($98.9 million) in the first eight months of the year, over the same period in 2007, the company’s Swiss parent Conzzeta Group reported. Mammut achieved clear growth in all its major markets, Conzzeta rep
Gear 2000, Rawlings Reach Patent Infringement Agreement
Gear 2000 has reached an agreement to settle its patent infringement lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The settlement provides for the dismissal of the pending patent litigation without prejudice…
DSW Opens Stores in Allen, TX and Brentwood, CA
DSW will open two new stores this month – one in Allen, TX on Oct. 23 and the other in Brentwood, CA on Oct. 24. The 14,000-square-foot Allen location will be the thirteenth in the Dallas market, while the 15,000-square-foot Brentwood location will be the
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