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The North Face Base Camp Duffel Wins Award
The North Face Base Camp Duffel has been awarded the Editor’s Choice Gold Award by Backpacker magazine. The Base Camp Duffel was introduced in 1979 and celebrates its 30th birthday in 2009. It is The North Face’s classic, bomber expedition duffel…
Colnago Establishes U.S. Subsidiary in Chicago
Bike manufacturer Colnago recently established its first U.S. subsidiary in Chicago. This move rids the company of an outside distributor for the first time in 30 years. Colnago's most recent distributor was Veltec Sports…
Lacrosse Subsidiary Receives Army Order for $6.7 Million
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. said its Danner subsidiary received a new $6.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for the Danner Combat Hiker boot. Danner anticipates delivering this order of the Combat Hiker boot beginning in April through August of this
RECALL: Bowflex Gyms
Nautilus Inc. is recalling a total of 78,000 Bowflex home gym systems because of safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the seat of the Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym could fall unexpectedly and injure a user or bystander. The seat, whi
Gramicci Hires VP, Sales
Patricia Babka has been named vice president of sales for Gramicci, the manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle apparel. Most recently, Babka was general manager for the Americas at Skins USA, where she established all facets of the operations to launch Skins c
Berkshire Hathaway’s Apparel Earnings Down 34%
According to the just-released annual report from Berkshire Hathaway, pre-tax earnings in its apparel businesses declined 34% in 2008, primarily due to lower sales volume and costs incurred to consolidate certain operations of Russell and Vanity Fair Bran
SGMA: Participation Steady; ’08 Sales Show Slight Drop
In 2008, Americans continued to participate in sports, fitness and outdoor activities at roughly the same rate as in prior years, but manufacturers' shipments of sporting goods in the U.S. declined by almost 4% in wholesale dollar sales in 2008. The
Rip Curl Opens Flagship in Huntington Beach
Rip Curl has opened a flagship store in Huntington Beach. The store is located one block north of the Huntington Beach Pier on the Pacific Coast Highway…
Wolverine Hires New Members for Global Operations Group
Wolverine Worldwide has hired new employees for the Global Operations Group. Eric Goldner has joined the team as the Vice President, Procurement & Costing; Dan Spiegel joined the GOG team in Big Rapids on Jan. 19 as the Director of Operations in Big Rapid
Univ. of Michigan Severs Ties with Russell
The University of Michigan has ended its licensing agreement with Russell Corp. over what it said is the company's denials of workers' rights in Honduras, according to a report by the Associated Press…
Report: Sport Footwear Sales Were Flat in 2008
The SportsOneSource Group is projecting that Sport Footwear sales remained relatively flat in fiscal 2008. The industry market research firm and trade publisher released preliminary estimates that Sport Footwear sales grew just 0.3% to $18.4 billion in f
School Budgets Face Another Squeeze
Already under pressure for years, school budgets are expected to take another huge hit due to the economic downturn. At some schools, athletic spending has already been frozen for the remainder of the year, but with many budgets already set for the curre
Skechers Posts Q4 Loss as Margins Shrink
Skechers USA Inc. said it posted a loss in the 2008 fourth quarter, a loss the company attributed to the weak retail environment. Lower margins for the period were the result of the company cutting inventories to match lower consumer demands. Net sales f
Element 21 Cuts Operating Loss
Element 21 Golf Company generated fiscal Q2 revenue of $430,651, an increase of 168% compared to revenue of $255,801 in the same period in fiscal 2007…
Sport-Haley Sees Fiscal Q2 Results Tumble Across Board
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported net sales of fashion apparel in its second quarter ended December 31 were $3.2 million, a decrease of 26%, from net fashion apparel sales of $4.4 million for the comparable three-month period in the prior fiscal year…
