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Millet to Launch Rope Recycling Program
Millet has teamed up with the polyamide recycling company, Rhodia to develop a system for recovering and re-using polyamide waste. Consumers are asked to return used ropes to retailers in exchange for a discount on a new Millet rope. Any brand of rope
Clijsters Returning to Pro Tennis with Fila
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour star Kim Clijsters will reportedly begin her comeback to professional tennis wearing Fila apparel and footwear…
Shimano Feels the Effects of Global Recession in First Half
Shimano Inc. reported that the impact of the global recession and the pressure to reduce inventories has caused its bicycle components business and fishing tackle business to suffer from lackluster sales for the first half of 2009 ended June 30. As a resu
Sports Multiplied Names New Regional Reps for 2XU and BONT Cycling
Sports Multiplied, LLC, distributors of 2XU sports apparel and BONT cycling shoes, have recently appointed new sales reps in the Northern California and Colorado / Utah regions…
Adidas Group Sees Bottom in Second Quarter
Adidas Group saw declines in all segments of its business with the exception of TaylorMade-adidas Golf in the second quarter, but the increase in TMaG saw its improvement due to the inclusion of the Ashworth business this year. In sharp contrast to last
Iconix Gets Sport Brands Boost at Wal-Mart
Helped by a good reception of OP, Starter, and Danskin Now as well as exclusives at Wal-Mart, Iconix Brand Group's revenues climbed 9% in Q2 to $56.4 million from $51.7 million in Q2 last year…
Big 5 Sees First Comp Gain in Six Quarters
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on tighter cost control and forecast third-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations. The Q209 comp gain reversed six straight quarters of comp declines…
Sport Chalet’s Fiscal First Quarter Sales Down on 14.7% Comp Sales Decline
Sport Chalet, Inc. saw sales decrease 8.9% to $79.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 from $87.1 million a year ago. Comps tumbled 14.7%. The net loss was narrowed to $3.0 million, or 21 cents per share, compared to a loss of $4.5 million, or 3
EMS Sees New Financing Fueling Future Growth
Eastern Mountain Sports sees opportunities in the current recession and has closed on new financing totaling $50 million and a new, larger senior credit facility to help facilitate growth over the next few years. The new influx in equity from its existin
The END of the Road
In a release late Friday after press time, LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. said it had made a strategic decision to discontinue END Footwear (Environmentally Neutral Design) as a stand-alone outdoor and running brand. The release indicates that LaCrosse plans to
SEC Seeks More Than $22 Million from Former Kmart CEO
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more than $22 million from the former CEO of Kmart Corp., Charles Conaway, for “intentionally lying” to Wall Street and concealing information from Kmart directors prior to its bankruptcy filing in 2002…
Weather Helps and Hurts Second Outdoor Sales
As consumers and analysts feel like they are beginning to see the end of the recession, spending on outdoor footwear, apparel and equipment seems to be turning around. Like many metrics recently cited by economists, the retail point-of-sale data compiled
Liberal Season Proposed for Upcoming Late Waterfowl Season
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed continuation of liberal hunting season lengths for the upcoming 2009-2010 late waterfowl seasons, according to a release. Duck hunting season lengths would be 60 days in both the Atlantic and Mississippi Flywa
Sportsmen Urge Congress to Renew Their Commitment to Conservation in Highway Bill
With President Obama’s signing of the $7 billion short-term extension of the Surface Transportation Authorization Act on Friday, Aug. 7, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership calls for an increase in conservation-related policies and funding as
Delta Waterfowl: Hunter Numbers Not as Bad as they Appear
Several anti-hunting groups were quick to take credit when news of declining hunter numbers broke, but a closer look at the data suggests the numbers are more reflective of changing demographics than changing attitudes, said a release by Delta Waterfowl..
