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Big 5 Q3 Sales Increase 3.6% on Slight Comps Gain

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw third quarter net sales increase 3.6% to $231.3 million from $223.3 million for the same period last year. Same store sales increased 0.1% for the third quarter. Net income for the fiscal 2007 third quarter was $8.4 mi

Callaway Increases Guidance on 22% Q3 Sales Increase

Callaway Golf Company net sales for the third quarter were $235.5 million, an increase of 22% compared to $193.8 million for the same period in 2006. Fully diluted earnings per share were two cents on 67.6 million shares outstanding compared to a loss per

Cabela’s Reorganizes Senior Management

Cabela’s Incorporated made several organizational changes designed to better align the Company’s business units with its multi-channel strategy. Michael Callahan, SVP of retail operations, will assume SVP of business development and international operatio

Delta Fiscal Q1 Slips to Loss Despite Sales Gains

Delta Apparel net sales for the fiscal first quarter, which ended September 29, 2007, increased 15.8% to $72.6 million compared to $62.7 million in the prior year’s first quarter. The increase was driven primarily by the FunTees and Junkfood businesses, b

20 Degrees North Inks Xterra Footwear and Apparel License

20 Degrees North has signed a licensing agreement with TEAM Unlimited to design, market and produce performance and lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories under the Xterra brand name. All products – geared for the ageless, active-minded multi-sport

Iconix Q3 Licensing Revenue Nearly Doubles

Iconix Brand Group licensing revenue for the third quarter of 2007 increased 93% to approximately $42.7 million, as compared to approximately $22.1 million in the third quarter of 2006. Net income for the third quarter increased 114% to $17.0 million vers

Under Armour Q3 Income Climbs 25%; Sales Jump 46%

Under Armour, Inc. net revenues increased 46.3% in the third quarter to $186.9 million from $127.7 million a year ago. Apparel revenues catapulted 44.8%. Net income increased 25.4% to $20 million, or 40 cents a share, from $16 million, or 32 cents. Result

Sports Direct Doubles Stake in Umbro

Sports Direct, headed by U.K. billionaire Mike Ashley, filed papers notifying the London stock exchange that the retail chain has acquired a 29.9% stake in Umbro, almost doubling its original holdings in the company. Previously, Sports Direct owned roughl

Reef Promotes Marketing Directors

Reef, a subsidiary of VF Corp., promoted Lindy Williams to Girls’ Marketing Director and PJ Connell to Men’s Marketing Director. Said Kevin Flanagan, Reef VP of Marketing. “Both have been instrumental in growing Reef during the brand’s explosive year wher

L.L.Bean Earns Worker Safety Standards

L.L.Bean has become the 15th Maine employer to enroll in a program that lets companies develop and maintain employee protections beyond federal safety regulations. A ceremony on Tuesday marked the entry of L.L. Bean's Brunswick manufacturing facility

Hanesbrands Inc. Inks Disney Deal

Hanesbrands Inc. signed a wide-ranging marketing deal with Walt Disney Co. that includes product co-branding, attraction sponsorships and signage at Disney parks and resorts. Under the 10-year deal, all basic apparel sold by Disney at its parks and resort

Millet Hires Todd Johnson as U.S. Brand Manager

Millet, the alpine climbing label that's part of Lafuma Group, has appointed Todd Johnson as its new US Brand Manager. Johnson, formerly Wholesale Manager at Montbell USA, will be based in the Lafuma Group US headquarters in Broomfield, CO. Johnson b

Nike Expands Soccer Footprint with Umbro Deal

It is ironic that in a week that saw American football invade London, as the New York Football Giants took on the Miami Dolphins in the first NFL regular season game outside the U.S., that an American company would reveal its plans to acquire the U.K.&#03

RECALLS

Collegiate Pacific is recalling approximately 800 Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units, because the battery inside the unit’s power pack box can cause excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box…

Nautilus, Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Nautilus Inc. said its board adopted a shareholder rights plan, a provision that would make hostile takeovers difficult. An acquisition of 20 percent or more of its outstanding shares without the board's approval would trigger the rights plan. The s