Spyder Active Sports named Jake Jacobs as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Jacobs, previously Spyder’s senior vice president, product, assumes the position of president from David Jacobs, the company’s founder, who will remain chief executive o
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adidas-Salomon Increases Credit Facility to €2 Billion
adidas-Salomon signed a €2 billion Revolving Credit Facility, which was syndicated as an increase of the group’s €800 million revolving credit facility established in February. The amended facility increases the group’s financial flexibility and improves
Garmin Acquires MotionBased Technologies to Support Move into Fitness
Shortly after officially launching their new line of heart rate monitors at Interbike in Las Vegas, Garmin has taken a second big step into the bicycle, fitness, and outdoor markets with the acquisition of MotionBased Technologies.
MotionBased is a web-b
Vail Swings into the Black in Fiscal ‘05…
Vail Resorts managed to swing back to profitability for the fiscal 2005 year thanks to across the board increases in revenues and profitable fiscal years at all of Vail’s five mountain resorts. Total fiscal year revenues climbed 11.5% to $810.0 million. N
Conservation Alliance Sees Success with Funding and Fund-Raising…
For the most recent Conservation Alliance funding cycle, membership voted to fund eight new groups, including the Alaska Wilderness League, the Campaign for the Snake River Headwaters, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and the Alaska Conservation Fou
ShopKo September Comps Drop 4.6%
ShopKo Stores' consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005 decreased 4.6% to $250.7 million from $262.9 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 4.6%…
Gottschalks September Comps Down 0.5%
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of September 2005 decreased 0.5% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 1.7% to $57.7 million from $56.8 million in September 2004…
Costco Fiscal Q4 Comps Rise 7%; Net Income Up 19.5%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported that net sales for the 16-week fourth quarter ended August 28 increased 10% to $16.36 billion from $14.83 billion in the year-ago period. Comparable warehouse sales during the fourth quarter increased 7% versus last y
DSW Sees 13% Sales Increase; Comps Up 1.1%
DSW Inc. reported net sales of $111.9 million for the five-week fiscal September, ended October 1, 2005, a 13.0% increase over last year's net sales of $99.1 million. September comparable store sales increased 1.1% over the same period last year…
Easton Utilizes Nobel-Winning Technology
Easton Sports announced that Robert H. Grubbs along with two others won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discoveries that let industry produce drugs and advanced plastics more efficiently. Easton, working under an exclusive arrangement with Materia, Inc.
West Marine Reports 3% Q3 Sales Increase
West Marine, Inc. reported a 3.0% increase in net sales for the thirteen weeks ended October 1, 2005 to $188.6 million, from net sales of $183.1 million a year ago. Comparable store sales for the quarter decreased 1.2%, compared to a comparable store sale
SIA Adds New Sales and Marketing Manager
SnowSports Industries America hired John “Reddy” Kennedy the Central Regional sales and marketing manager covering states and provinces in the central United States and Canada. Reddy will help expand sales of SIA’s products as well as service the needs of
Nike/Bauer Hockey Unveil New Combined Logo
Nike, Inc. and its Bauer subsidiary unveiled a new brand strategy and logo to help leverage their combined strengths for global hockey athletes and retailers. Following an offensive-oriented plan, the move is intended to unify resources and create the str
Luxottica Acquires China Eyewear Chain
The Luxottica Group will acquire Ming Long Optical, the largest premium optical chain in the province of Guangdong, China. As a result, the Group becomes the leading operator of premium optical stores in China, with a total of 278 locations in two of the
Altama Delta Awarded Military Contract…
Altama Delta, the sister company of Royal Robbins, was awarded a maximum $11.2 million fixed price contract for boots for Army and Air Force with economic price adjustment. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contra
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