Dynamic Bicycles has joined forces with YaYa! Bike, Inc. to provide its direct sales customers with free bike assembly and delivery through participating YaYa! Bike independent bicycle dealers. The relationship is the first of its kind in the bicycle indu
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Redfeather Inks Distribution Deal with ROI
Redfeather Snowshoes entered an exclusive relationship with Canada's Recreation Outfitters, Inc. With over 300 accounts across Canada, ROI supplies outdoor specialty and snowsports products to retailers like Mountain Equipment Co-Op and Coast Mountai
Timberland Begins 8th Annual Serve-a-palooza
Meeting community needs is the order of the day for The Timberland Company, embarking on its 8th annual global “Serv-a-palooza,” a worldwide community service initiative on Thursday, September 22nd. From Zhuhai, China to Boston, Massachusetts, Timberland
Marmot Taps LL Bean Vet for VP of Design
Marmot Mountain hired Gregory Houser as Vice President of Design and Product Development, effective October 1, 2005. Mr. Houser was previously the VP and DMM of strategic planning and product development of L.L. Bean’s outerwear, technical apparel and men
Gildan Reaffirms 2005 Guidance; Offers 2006 Outlook
Gildan Activewear reconfirmed its EPS guidance for its fiscal year ending October 2, 2005 and introduced guidance for its 2006 fiscal year. The company has updated its guidance in order to be in a position to discuss its results and EPS projections at upc
Russell Corp. to Miss Estimates; Katrina Will Hurt Even More
Russell Corporation announced today that it expects fully diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2005 to be between 50 cents and 60 cents and full year earnings in the $1.25 to $1.35 range on an ongoing basis, which is below the company'
Yue Yuen Signals Negative Impact of Oil Prices, Labor Costs…
A key indicator may show that increasing oil prices and a growing Chinese economy are apparently working their way into the footwear manufacturing pipeline. Last week, Chinese footwear manufacturer Yue Yuen Industrial Limited reported a profit decline in
Play It Again Parent Names VP of HR
Winmark Corporation, parent company to Play It Again Sports announced the appointment of Leah A. Goff to the position of vice president of human resources. Goff joined Winmark in 1995 and assumed full responsibility for Human
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G-III Appoints CFO, Adds to Board
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. announced that it had promoted Neal Nackman to the position of CFO and elected Laura Pomerantz to its board of directors. Nackman has been the company's vice president, finance since joining G-III in December 2003. Pomerantz
Golf Galaxy to Open Four Stores This Fall
Golf Galaxy, Inc. will open four Golf Galaxy stores in four states this fall. The new stores include the company's first in the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, as well as its expansion in the greater Philadelphia market with its first sto
Burton Launches Spring/Summer Apparel Line
Burton will enter the Spring/Summer months with the launch of 'Burton Life' 2006 Spring/Summer men's apparel collection. The first line of its kind from a snowboard manufacturer, Burton Life is designed to give “loyal riders what they have
Quiksilver Sees Mixed Results in Fiscal Q3; Will Move Rossignol to Park City…
Quiksilver reported a very solid fiscal third quarter with sales climbing in the low double digits and income outpacing sales by more than a two to one margin. The company stated that its back to school business has been solid in its core market and doing
ICON Year and Quarter Suffer on U.S. Decline; Posts Loss for Fiscal Year…
ICON Health & Fitness said the decline in fiscal fourth quarter and full year sales was due primarily to “a consolidation of customers in the department store channel of distribution, the timing of buying patterns in that channel and a decline in the dire
Hibbett Sees 10% of Stores Affected by Katrina; Only Three Lost…
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. lost a total of three stores due to Hurricane Katrina and will be assessing insurance claims related to those stores. One of these stores is expected to re-open within the next six to eight weeks. An additional seven stores ar
Military Tent Contract Up for Grabs…
Johnson Outdoors, Base-X Expedition Shelters, DHS Systems LLC, and Alaska Structures Inc. have been tapped for a single military contract covering a variety of shelters, trailers and other military supply components. Total combined orders under the new co
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