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PacSun Q4 Sales Dip 10%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 ended January 29, 2011 were $263 million, a decrease of 10% from total sales of $293 million a year ago. Same-store sales decreased 7%. The retailer reported a
VF Aims for $5B in 2015
VF Corporation unveiled its new five-year financial targets at its investor meeting in New York City. The Outdoor Coalition, which includes The North Face and Vans, is expected to generate half of sales…
Tecnica USA’s Footwear Division Adds Product Manager
Tecnica USA's footwear division has hired Katie Gould as product and marketing manager for the outdoor and winter footwear collections…
Smith and Wesson Disappoints in Fiscal Q3 on Struggling Perimeter Security Biz
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported a 1.8% dip in overall sales for the fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 31 as slight sales growth from the Firearms segment was more than offset than substantial weakness from its struggling perimeter security busin
Rocky Brands Names New Presidents
Rocky Brands has completed its management restructuring, naming three new presidents to oversee key aspects of the company, announced David Sharp, president and COO. The newly created positions include Gary Adam, president of International Sales; Jason Br
January Golf Rounds Climb
According to Gold Datatech, golf rounds played for the U.S. were up 7.4% January 2011 compared to January 2010. Public access play was up 7.7% for the month and private course activity was up 6.6%…
Quiksilver’s Recovery Continues in Fiscal First Quarter
Quiksilver, Inc. reported that revenues dipped 1.4% in the fiscal first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $426.5 million in the year-ago quarter…
Heelys Posts Wider Fourth Quarter Loss as Revenues Evaporate
Heelys' fourth quarter losses widened to $3.2 million, or 12 cents per share, from a loss of $1.1 million, or 4 cents, in the prior-year period. Revenues dropped 41.2% to $6.7 million in Q4…
Vail Resorts Inc. Gets Fiscal Second Quarter Lift From Retail and Rentals
Vail Resorts Inc. said retail and rental revenues increased 21.8% to $74.3 million in the fiscal second quarter ended Jan. 31, compared to $61.0 million in comp period in the prior year as season pass holders took advantage of early snow to ski and spend
Black Diamond Reports 13.6% Pro Forma Sales Growth for Q4
Black Diamond, Inc.'s consolidated fourth quarter sales grew 13.6% to $34.2 million compared to pro forma sales of $30.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Company executives said they expect sales to range between $135 million and $140 million i
February Outdoor Product Sales up 5.2%
The new retail fiscal year kicked off optimistically, with sales of outdoor products up 5.2% to $655.6 million in the four-week period ending Feb. 26, 2011, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint™.
Hibbett’s Q4 Earnings Climb 6%, Revenues Regain Momentum in Q1
Hibbett Sports, Inc. reported income in the fourth quarter increased 6.0% to $12.5 million, or 44 cents a share, coming in at the top-end of recent guidance. Sales increased 3.8% to $173.2 million with comps ahead 1.2%. Sales were slowed, as reported, by
RECALL: 325 Rocky Mountain Bikes
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is voluntarily recalling about 325 road bikes because the front fork steering tube can break and cause a falling hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bikes, where were priced from $1,300 to $1,700, were
Lorpen Contracts CoCo Smith to Design Sock Collection
Lorpen has recently contracted with The Design Studio of CoCo Smith to oversee merchandising, color selection and design for the company’s entire sock collection…
Colorado Proposes Merging Wildlife and Parks Divisions
Gov. John Hickenlooper and four Colorado legislators from both parties proposed combining the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation into a new division. The reorganization, which would eliminate 25 positions, aims to s
