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Gander Mountain to Open Store in Florence, AL
Gander Mountain announced plans to open a store at The Shoals of northwest Alabama…
Cabela’s to Open Store in Green Bay in 2013
Cabela’s Incorporated announced plans to open a 100,000-square-foot store in the Green Bay, WI area in the summer of 2013. It will be Cabela’s third store in Wisconsin…
Easton-Bell Sales and Margins Improve in First Quarter
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported net sales rose 6.3 and gross margins increased 230 basis points thanks to sales of higher priced Ridell football helmets, Easton bats and Giro and Bell cycling helmets. Team Sports net sales increased 7.0 percent for the
Mountain Hardwear/Montrail Hire National Sales Manager
Mountain Hardwear, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Co., appointed Tom Shores as national sales manager – Mountain Hardwear and Montrail, as well as several new hires and positions on the…
Phoenix Footwear’s Q1 Revenues Climb 18 Percent
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales from continuing operations grew 18.4 percent to $5.7 million. Net earnings reached $260,000, or 2 cents a share, against a loss of $339,000, or 4 cents, a year ago…
Sears Collaborates with Outdoor Life on Hunt/Fish Apparel Line
Sears and Bonnier Corporation's Outdoor Life have entered a relationship to launch a line of Outdoor Life branded sportswear for men, available in over 800 Sears stores nationwide and on Sears.com, beginning Sept., 2012…
Starboard World Ltd. Donates $25K to Settle Lawsuit
Surfrider Foundation is receiving a donation this week in the amount of $25,000 as part of an out of court settlement between legendary surf shaper Jimmy Lewis and Starboard World Ltd and it's U.S. Distributors. The two companies are competitors in
Black Diamond Reports Early Sales of Spring Products Countered Loss of Winter ASAP Volume in First Quarter
Black Diamond Inc.’s sales and margins increased in the first quarter despite a decline in ASAP orders for ski hardgoods as its dealers moved up spring deliveries of more profitable mountaineering and climbing products to take advantage of unusually
Broder Bros. Q1 Revenues Climb 5 Percent
Broder Bros., Co. reported first quarter 2012 net sales were $183.3 million compared to $173.9 million for the first quarter 2011. Income from operations was $2.3 million…
Nike to Sponsor Manchester City
Nike Inc. and Manchester City Football Club announced a new partnership that will see the sponsorship of the Club move from Umbro to the Nike brand from the start of the 2013/14 season…
Gildan to Acquire Anvil Knitwear
Gildan Activewear Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the common shares of Anvil Holdings, Inc., the parent of Anvil Knitwear, for a total purchase price of approximately U.S. $88 million. Anthony Corsano, president and CEO of
Gildan’s Q2 Earnings Down 56 Percent on Effects of High Cotton Costs
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported a 56 percent drop in quarterly earnings, as net earnings were $26.9 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, for its second fiscal quarter ended April 1, compared with net earnings of $61.7 million, or 50 cents per diluted s
Skullcandy’s First Quarter Earnings Increase on Strong Sales
Skullcandy Inc. reported that its first quarter net income for the three months ended March 31 rose 6 percent to $1.1 million, or 4 cents per share, from $1 million, or 8 cents per share, last year. Revenue rose 48 percent to $53.3 million from $36 millio
Sports Authority Supports Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Sports Authority has teamed up with the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) in recognition of May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month for the second year in a row…
Ross Stores Reports April Same Store Sales Gain of 7 Percent
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 11 percent to $725 million for the four weeks ended April 28, 2012, up from $651 million for the four weeks ended April 30, 2011. Comparable store sales for the month grew 7 percent on top of a very strong 1
