Despite double-digit growth from Tommy Bahama, Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. saw net sales from continuing operations drop 10% to $17.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, compared to $19.8 million for the same quarter last year…
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Escalade Ends Evansville Production
Escalade Sports plans to close its last manufacturing operation in Evansville, IN, the company's headquarters, effective September 5. Speaking to the Courier Press, Gary Allan, Escalade's human resources director, said table tennis production wi
Easton-Bell COO Resigns
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. today filed paperwork with the SEC stating the resignation of COO Anthony B. D'Onofrio, effective August 31, 2008, by mutual agreement with the company…
REI Names New Board Member
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), announced the appointment of José Ignacio Lozano to a one-year term to the company’s board of directors…
Gander Mountain Welcomes Back Catalogs/E-Commerce
Gander Mountain, which was previously prevented by Cabelas from operating a website or employing direct marketing operations, has launched its first e-commerce site and announced a catalog to be mailed in coming weeks…
Crocs Has Plans to Right Ship After Tough Q2
Crocs closed out a disappointing second quarter as sales dropped in the U.S. causing the company to take a closer look at its operations and make plans for a future at a lower sales volume. To that end, management announced a host of moves designed to boo
New GoLite Footwear Owners Hire Peregrine to Handle Shipping
Peregrine Distribution Services (P.D.S.), a division of Williston, VT based Peregrine Outfitters has signed an agreement to handle shipping and receiving for New England Footwear of Portsmouth, NH. New England Footwear, led by footwear industry veteran Do
ITC Reaffirms Ruling Against Crocs
Crocs fell short yet again in its ongoing struggle to prevent other companies from importing footwear similar to its own foam designs. In another noteworthy setback for the firm, the U.S. International Trade Commission has reaffirmed an April ruling verif
Paddlesports Groups Agree to Merge
The president and executive director of the Paddlesports Industry Association (PIA) and the Trade Association of Paddlesports (TAPS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a process and schedule to unify the two paddlesports association
Sport Chalet to Open New Store in Arizona
Sport Chalet, Inc. will celebrate the grand opening of its new 42,000 sq. ft. store located at 21566 South Ellsworth Loop Road, Queen Creek, AZ on Friday, August 15th. The Queen Creek store will be Sport Chalet's 53rd location and 8th store in the Ar
Grammici Taps ROI for Canadian Distribution
Gramicci is expanding distribution of its outdoor lifestyle apparel brand with the signing of Canadian distributor Recreation Outfitters Inc. (ROI)…
Steve and Barry’s Agrees to $163 Million Sale
Steve & Barry's LLC said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a unit of investment firm Bay Harbour Management for $163 million. The 276-store chain said it filed a “stalking horse” agreement with the bankruptcy court, an initial bid solicited strateg
Boscov’s Files for Bankruptcy
Boscov's Inc., the department-store chain based in Reading, PA, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Wilmington, Delaware, citing decreased consumer spending. The privately-held company will immediately close 10 of its 49 stores. The company
Gander Mountain Launches E-commerce /Catalog
Gander Mountain has launched its first e-commerce site at GanderMtn.com. Also, a new Gander Mountain catalog featuring 244 pages will be mailed in the coming weeks. The retailer had been prevented from operating a website or direct marketing operations af
Performance Outwear Bill Introduced in Senate
Colorado's bipartisan Senators introduced the Recreational Performance Outerwear Apparel Act of 2008 (S. 3439)just before Congress recessed. The bill is a Senate companion to H.R. 6483, introduced last month by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).
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