Escalade, Inc.'s main priority was increasing profitability to reverse last year's decline that resulted from restructuring operations and asset write-downs. As a result, profits were up even though sales were down. ESCA net income grew to $3.1
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Pacific Brands Sees Record First Half Sales…
Pacific Brands Limited posted record sales of A$834.3 million ($627.6 mm) for the fiscal first half, a 4.5% increase over the same period last year. Branded sales increased during the half by 7.0% to A$772.1 million ($580.8 mm), including results from the
REI Hits $1 Billion in Sales for 2005; Comps Increase 9.6%…
Recreational Equipment, Inc. pointed to favorable weather throughout much of the country and a 10% increase in co-op active membership for an annual sales increase of 15% to $1.02 billion in 2005 from $887 million in the previous year. This is the first t
UVEX Names New England Sales Rep
UVEX Sports, Inc. has hired Kirsten Andreae as sales representative for UVEX Sports and Holmenkol USA race products in New England. Kirsten was most recently vice president of sales and marketing for Neofin, Inc. in Laguna, CA, and was events and promotio
Wilson Promotes Kushner and Muresan
Wilson Racquet Sports promoted Chris Kushner to Product Manager of Accessories and Alex Muresan to National Tour Manager for USA Juniors. Kushner has been instrumental to the continued growth in accessories over the last two years. As national tour manage
Cabela’s Has Strong Q4 with Double-Digit Sales and Income Gains
Cabela's Incorporated reported total revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 increased 16.6% to $675.4 million compared to $579.1 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2004. Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 increased 10.5% to
Hi-Tec Takes Next Step in Five-Year Restructuring Plan
Hi-Tec Sports PLC is entering it’s fourth year of a five year repositioning strategy. It started in 2002 with the re-branding of it’s Hi-Tec Brand, focusing on the core categories of Outdoor, Golf and Court. Over the next 2 years, this was followed by cen
LaCrosse Looks to Move to Portland
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. signed an agreement with the Portland Development Commission (PDC) for a loan and grant package worth $750,000 to assist in bringing the company's corporate headquarters and the Danner distribution center to the City of Portla
Acquisitions Not Enough for Collegiate Pacific Q2…
Collegiate Pacific saw a 95% increase in sales for the company’s fiscal second quarter be eschewed by several one time charges relating to everything from the termination of the merger with Sport Supply Group to SOX compliance as well as a $555k net loss
Watson Laminates Acquired by Tum Yeto Owner…
After 13 years as a customer of Watson Laminates, Tod Swank, founder and owner of Tum Yeto, Inc., has acquired the skateboard deck manufacturer. Charlie Watson will remain on as technical advisor and chairman of the board, along with the loyal and experie
Nike Takes on adidas Over Shox Patent…
In a move that many see as an example of how newly-minted Nike, Inc. CEO Mark Parker plans to protect the company’s core brand, Nike, Inc. last week reported that it had filed a patent infringement suit against adidas-Salomon in the U.S. District Court fo
While Callaway Takes on Titleist at the Core of Its Business…
Callaway Golf is taking its ball business seriously and doesn’t plan to let Titleist sit quietly atop the golf ball market share heap. A company known for aggressively going after counterfeit Pro-V1 product, including the filing of a number of suits in t
Accell Looks for Growth in N.A.
Six months ago, The Accell Group, which is one of Europe’s largest bicycle and parts manufacturers, decided to make its first foray onto U.S. soil by bringing its LaPierre brand across the Atlantic. The experiment apparently worked and now the company has
Jox Sox Creates Road Rep Force
Jox Sox, Inc. formed a road rep sales force to augment their award winning in-house sales department, naming Roger Gibertson – N.D. and S.D.; Acker Sports Sales – Wis. and Ill.; A.W. Sports, Inc – Miss., La., Ar., Ok. and Tx.; The Rupp., Co.-Fla.; Ken Met
Sea Otter Supports Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Sea Otter Classic joined forces with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to give cyclists and spectators an opportunity to raise money through a fundraising program called 'Make Cures Happen.' Money will be raised in honor of Joshua Alfaro, an