Highgear recently announced the appointment of KZW rep group to cover the Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky territory. Veterans of the outdoor and sporting goods industries, KZW has over 50 years sales rep experience…
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ITECH Issues Goalie Mask Recall
Mission-ITECH Hockey, in cooperation with the U.S. CPSC, has issued a voluntary recall of the ITECH Profile 2100, 1100 and 8.0 hockey goalie masks and ITECH RP607 and RP609 goalie mask replacement wires. Consumers have been advised to stop using recalled
American Recreation Sees Weakness in Mass Market…
Kellwood, the parent company to Kelty, Sierra Designs, and Slumberjack, reported sales in the first quarter of $639.4 million, down 6.9% from $686.1 million last year. Net earnings for the first quarter were $12.5 million or 45 cents per diluted share ver
Vaude Signs Agreement With Distributor Liberty Mountain
Liberty Mountain, one of the largest distributors of outdoor products in the U.S. has signed an agreement for exclusive distribution of the VAUDE line of technical outdoor products in the United States. Starting in 2006, Liberty Mountain will offer VAUDE&
Pacific Sunwear Ekes Out 0.4% Comp Sales Gain in May
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of fiscal May ending May 28, 2005 were $80.7 million, an increase of 11.3% over total sales of $72.5 million during the same period last year. Total Company same-store sales
Nordstrom May Same-Store Sales Up 7.4%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $545.5 million for the four-week period ending May 28, 2005, an increase of 9.3% compared to sales of $499.1 million for the four-week period ending May 29, 2004. Same-store sales increased 7.4%…
Stein Mart May Comps Inch Up 0.4%
Stein Mart sales during the month of May increased 2.6% to $117.9 million compared to $114.8 million. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 0.4%…
JC Penney May Comps Increase 3.5%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 3.5% for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005. Sales reflected a continuation of recent trends and an improvement over previous guidance. Direct (catalog/Internet) sales increased 7.8%,
American Hiking Society Kicks-Off National Trails day
The American Hiking Society is urging families to rediscover quality outdoor time by discovering their local trails on June 4th, National Trails Day, a nationwide celebration of more than 1,000 outdoor events. There are National Trails Day events for ever
Upbin Turns Over Kellwood CEO Position to Skinner
Robert C. Skinner, Jr., has been elected chief executive
officer in addition to his current position of president and director of Kellwood Company. Former CEO, Hal Upbin will remain as chairman through January 31, 2006. Following his retirement, Upbin has
SGMA: Action Sports’ Popularity Shows Through Participants
According to SGMA International's analysis of the current Superstudy® of Sports Participation, extreme sports are so popular that they attract more “players” than some traditional team sports. Part of the reason for the popularity of extreme sports i
Kinetic Sports Declines Etonic License
Dan Werremeyer, president of Kinetic Sports Inc., has announced that the board of Kinetic Sports will not renew their license agreement for walking and running shoes with Etonic Worldwide of Waltham, Mass., at the end of 2005. Kinetic originally acquired
Osborne Named Regional Vice President at Prince Sports USA
Doug Fonte, president of Prince Sports, USA announced that Charles Osborn has joined the Prince team as the new regional vice president, Northeast Division of Prince Sports, USA. After nearly 20 years at Wilson Sporting Goods, Osborn has joined Prince Spo
Nautilus Sees Icon Patent Infringement Case Dismissed…
The federal district court in Seattle dismissed the remaining claims in Nautilus' patent infringement case against Icon Health and Fitness. This case is one of three cases Nautilus has on file against Icon Health and Fitness. Nautilus will appeal thi
Sierra Club Elects Lisa Renstrom as New President
The Board of Directors of The Sierra Club elected Lisa Renstrom from Charlotte, North Carolina to serve as the organization's 51st president, a position first held by John Muir. Renstrom has held local, state and national posts with the Sierra Club