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Johnson Outdoors Completes Watercraft Consolidation

November 10, 2009

Johnson Outdoors Inc. said the consolidation of U.S. operations for its Watercraft brands in Old Town, ME has been completed ahead of schedule. The company hosted an open house on Tuesday for local and state officials at its newly refurbished 136,000 squa

Rapala Becomes an Official Sponsor of FLW Outdoors

November 10, 2009

FLW Outdoors said that Rapala will become an official sponsor of FLW Outdoors in 2010. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…

Johnson Outdoors Completes Watercraft Consolidation

November 10, 2009

Johnson Outdoors Inc. said the consolidation of U.S. operations for its Watercraft brands in Old Town, Maine has been completed ahead of schedule. The company hosted an open house on Tuesday for local and state officials at its newly refurbished 136,000 s

Element 21 Sees Q4 Sales Up 35%

November 10, 2009

Element 21 Golf Company said record sales for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2009 was $1,197,000 an increase of 35% compared to revenue of $889,000 in the same period in fiscal 2008…

Warnaco Swimwear Posts Loss After FINA LAZR Ruling Charge

November 9, 2009

Warnaco's swimwear segment reported a Q2 operating loss of $7.4 million after a $3.6 million charge ($2.2 million after-tax) to write off inventories of its Speedo LZR Racer product. The loss compared to a year-ago deficit of $10.2 million, which inc

Big 5 Third Quarter Profits Soar on Lower Costs and Rising Sales

November 9, 2009

Big 5 Sporting Goods' Q3 earnings surged 77.8% due to a combination of improving sales, slightly better merchandising margins and lower expenses. The 1.6% comp decline represented its second straight quarterly gain and its strongest comp since the Q4

Under Armour Partners With IMG and Signs MMA Champ Georges St-Pierre

November 9, 2009

Under Armour and IMG Worldwide, announced an exclusive partnership highlighted by the development of a unique comprehensive athletic training platform that will establish a global measurement standard for improved sports performance, health and fitness ca

Dorel’s Rec. and Leisure Division Sees Declining Sales and Earnings

November 9, 2009

Dorel Industries Inc. Recreation & Leisure Division reported that sales declined 6.1% to $518.5 million compared to $552.2 million last year. Excluding the impact of the new business acquisitions and foreign exchange variations on the segment's non-U

Genesco Acquires Sports Fan-Attic

November 9, 2009

Genesco Inc. announced that its Hat World subsidiary acquired Sports Fan-Attic, a Tampa, Fla.-based retailer of licensed sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties. Sports Fan-Attic operates 37 stores largely in regional malls in seven states.

SportScanInfo: Early Winter Weather Helps Push Outdoor Sales Increase in October

November 9, 2009

An early start to winter this year spurred sales of cold weather footwear and apparel at the sporting goods industry retailers and chain stores that report sales to SportScanInfo. With snow falling in the Rockies and abnormally cold weather hitting the No