Jarden Corporation reported second quarter net sales increased 29.5% to $1.36 billion compared to $1.05 billion for the same period in the previous year. Net sales for the company's Outdoor Solutions business jumped 69.9% to $708.6 million from $417.
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Dick’s Receives Grant for New HQ
Alleghany County’s Redevelopment Authority has approved a request by Dick’s Sporting Goods for a $7.25 million grant to be used for infrastructure work on its new headquarters, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. The grant money will be used for roads, se
The Hero of Malden Mills to Debut Alpaca Line
Aaron Feuerstein LLC will debut a new line of alpaca athletic and fashion socks, hats and scarves under the brand Alpaca’s Finest at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City next month. Feuerstein and son Daniel are positioning alpaca as supe
High-end Bike Sales Boost Accell’s Sales and Margins
Accell Group N.V. said revenues grew by 11% and profits by 20% in the first half of 2008 due to sales of higher end bicycles and its acquisition of Ghost Mountainbikes. Revenues reached €306 million ($467.9mm), thanks to organic growth of 6%, down from 10
Perry Ellis Finds European Partner for Gotcha
Perry Ellis International entered into a licensing agreement with TV Mania GMBH and Must International Trading, PTE, Ltd. to design, manufacture and distribute casual, snow and surf apparel for men, women, and children under the Gotcha brand. Perry Ellis
EMS Backs Performance Apparel Bill
Eastern Mountain Sports announced its support of the Recreational Performance Outerwear Act (House Resolution 6483), the first trade legislation providing relief for outdoor performance apparel manufacturers. The legislation, introduced on July 15, create
Mervyn’s Faces Liquidity Crisis
Mervyn's LLC, the California mid-tier department-store chain, may be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as some of its vendors have halted shipments to the company and key lenders have pulled financing, according to published reports
TNF Leads as Outdoor Coalition Posts Stellar Q2
Revenues at VF Corp.’s Outdoor Coalition, which includes sales of The North Face, Jansport, Vans and Reef branded products, rose 17% during the quarter ending in June. The coalition clocked double-digit growth domestically and internationally…
Volcom Acquires Laguna Surf and Sport
Volcom, Inc. reached a definitive agreement to acquire the retail operations of Laguna Surf & Sport, a retail partner in Southern California that operates two stores serving the Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo communities. The stores will continue to operate
OIA and SIA Herald Tariff Relief Initiatives
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) heralded the introduction of the Recreational Performance Outerwear Act of 2008 (H.R. 6483) on July 15, the first ever trade legislation specifically for outdoor performance apparel manufacturers…
Helly Hansen Loses Appeal on Outwear Tariff Case
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal dismissed an appeal by Helly Hansen Leisure Canada Inc. aimed at slashing the current tariff on two of its most popular women’s snowsports jackets to 6.5% from 18%…
Play it Again Parent Posts Q2 Gains
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported net income for the quarter ended June 28 jumped 116%, to $930,500, or 17 cents a share, from $430,500, or 8 cents, a year ago. Revenues grew to $8.7 million from $7.6 million…
SGI Goes Public with Dispute After Ruling
The once-private fight between two of the sporting goods industry’s business-to-business trade publishers moved into the public arena last week after an arbitrator ruled in a case involving trademark licensing and a partnership dispute. ..
LaCrosse Footwear Posts Solid Q2 Despite Outdoor Weakness
Outdoor sales dipped 11% at LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. in the second quarter and are down 13.5% for the year, the company said Monday. However, strong military sales, along with a 32% increase in the work boot market, propelled net income and consolidated n
Lenzing, Weyerhauser Team Up for New Fabric
Lenzing, the world market leader in cellulose staple fibers, and Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest forest products companies, will work together on the development of novel lyocell-based nonwoven fabrics…
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