The Adventure Travel Trade Association is hosting the first annual Adventure Travel World Summit in Seattle in an attempt to redefine, reorganize, and galvanize the fragmented adventure travel industry. The newly formed organization has made significant h
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Stride Rite Sees Margin Gains Easily Offset Increased Growth Investment in Q3…
The Stride Rite Corporation got a nice boost on the margin line in the fiscal third quarter ended September 2 from a robust owned-retail business, a repositioning of Keds, and strong sales growth at Sperry Top-Sider that more than offset rising SG&A expen
College Students Organize Anti ‘Sweatshop’ Campaign
Students at 40 major colleges and universities have announced a new national campaign to end what they deem sweatshop production of collegiate apparel. Students affiliated with United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), a national network of student labor
Fila Hires Ex-Puma Design Chief for Design Team
Fila has announced the addition of Phil Russo to its global product design team, appointing him as the creative design director for performance and lifestyle footwear. Most recently, Russo was the international group head of footwear design at Puma Intern
Prince Receives Red Dot Award for O3
Prince Sports received the Red Dot Design Award in recognition of high design quality for O3 Technology out of a field of six-hundred and thirty-eight entries from 24 countries…
Luxottica Group Increases Earnings Estimates
Luxottica Group S.p.A. has revised its earnings expectations for fiscal 2005. The company now expects to post earnings per share between euro 0.74 and euro 0.75, up from the previously announced EPS of between euro 0.68 and euro 0.70. This would reflect
Head Appoints New EVP for Diving Division
Head N.V. announced that Gerald Skrobanek will be promoted to the Executive Vice President of the Diving Division, effective September 28, 2005 when he will also be appointed as President of HTM Sport S.p.A Italy. Gerald replaces Stefano Di Martino who h
Hemptown Receives $1.4 million in Equity Financing
Hemptown Clothing Inc. announced the securing of $1.4 million of equity financing. $1.3 million will go to Hemptown's subsidiary, Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., to be used to begin trials on its advanced natural fiber “Crailar”. The remainder of th
Congressman Proposes Sale of 15 National Parks; OIA and Sierra Club Opposed
Frank Hugelmeyer, President of Outdoor Industry Association and Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director
both isssued seperate statements in response to Representative Pombo’s (R, 11th-CA) proposed legislation to sell off 15 National Parks for commercial
The Finish Line Confirms New Women’s Only Concept…
Sports Executive Weekly first reported on the move six weeks ago (SEW_0533) after a mall developer let the cat out of the bag, but The Finish Line provided a bit more detail on their intentions in their quarterly conference call with analysts on Fr
Golf Galaxy Running Strong in Slack Golf Market…
Golf Galaxy issued its first quarterly report as a public company with all signs pointing to a solid start, as increases to the top and bottom lines and improvements for each line between boosted its fortunes in a weak golf market. Golf Galaxy needed a s
Last Year it was Choppers… What’s in Store for 2006…
While performance bikes continue to evolve year after year, shaving grams and tweaking suspensions and ride quality, one category made a giant leap at Interbike last year, and the industry may be feeling its effects for seasons to come. The overriding th
Non-Motorized Recreation Community Excluded from Roadless Committee…
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns selected members to the Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee, which provide advice and recommendations on implementing the state petitions for the Inventoried Roadless Area Management Rule adopted by US
Amer’s Salomon Deal Delayed a Bit…
The Amer Sports Corporation acquisition of Salomon from adidas-Salomon AG will be delayed by two weeks due to a revision of the processing schedule by EU competition authorities. Salomon will commence operating as an Amer Sports division on October 1, 20
Finish Line Provides Closer Look at Concept Store
The Finish Line announced that it is in the developmental stages of a new concept store. The company did not reveal the name of the new concept as it is currently in the trade mark process, but said that the concept will be a unique, multi-channel, premi
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