Record second quarter results, strong demand for Sorel footwear and earlier orders from major retailers eager to land their fall and winter merchandize sooner prompted Columbia Sportswear Company to up its guidance for fiscal 2015 sales Thursday…
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West Marine Grows Comps in Fiscal Second Quarter
West Marine Inc. reported comparable store sales grew 7 percent in the second quarter ended July 4, or 3 percent excluding the impact from a change in its retail calendar…
Costa Led Organic Growth at Essilor’s Sunglasses Business in First Half
Costa sunglasses led a 2.6 percent increase in organic sales at Essilor International's Readers and Sunglasses division in the six months ended June 30…
Revo Partners with Bono to Improve Access to Eye Care
Eyewear brand Revo, alongside U2 lead singer and glaucoma patient Bono, have partnered to help prevent vision impairment and blindness in more than 5 million people by 2020…
OR Lists 30 Made-in-America Exhibitors
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Outdoor Retailer (OR) have announced 30 outdoor brands whose products will be featured in the third Made in America Product Showcase at OR Summer Market, August 5-8, 2015…
OIWC’s Pitchfest to Feature 11 Women-led Companies
The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) identified the 11 female-led companies who will pitch their ideas to a panel of industry executives in its inaugural Pitchfest in Salt Lake City next week…
EWSRA Board Keeps Winter Show Dates
The Eastern Winter Sports Reps Association (EWSRA) board of directors voted unanimously not to change the dates for its 2015-16 show schedule despite conflict with the earlier show dates announced for the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market…
Garmin to Open Two Stores in Great Miami
Garmin International Inc. will open two retail locations in the greater Miami area to showcase its most popular products and provide in-depth, hands-on product demonstrations…
HanesBrands Sees Double-Digit Q2 Revenue Gain
HanesBrands Inc, parent of Champion, reported net sales increased 13 percent in the second quarter, to $1.52 billion in the quarter ended July 4, while adjusted operating profit excluding actions increased 15 percent to $265 million and adjusted EPS exclu
Hanesbrands Q2 Boosted by Activewear
Led by robust sales in its Activewear segment, Hanesbrands Inc. reported second-quarter revenues increased 13.4 percent to $1.52 billion. Excluding foreign currency fluctuations and the acquisitions of DBApparel and Knights Apparel, sales inched up 1 perc
Jarden Outdoor Q2 Earnings Fall on Flat Sales
Jarden Corp. reported sales in its Outdoor Solutions group, which includes Coleman, Rawlings, K2 and several fishing brands, dipped 0.2 percent to $753.3 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Segment ea
Verde Brand Hires Outdoor Veteran Christina Erb LoVullo
Verde Brand Communications, a full-service, integrated public relations, marketing and consulting agency, announced the addition of veteran outdoor industry professional Christina Erb LoVullo…
OIA to Offer 40+ Free Educational Sessions at OR
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), in partnership with Outdoor Retailer, will offer more than 40 free education sessions as part of Outdoor University at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City…
Gildan Releases 2014 Update of Corporate Social Responsibility Website
Gildan Activewear Inc., the parent of Gildan, Gold Toe and Anvil, (GIL.TO)(GIL.TO) announced it has released the 2014 update of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website, genuinegildan.com, following the GRI-G4 guidelines…
Real Madrid Opens Store on Alibaba’s Tmall
Real Madrid became the second major pro soccer club to launch an official online store on Alibaba's Tmall site for consumers in China…
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