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Saks’ February Comps Leap 24.7%

Saks Inc. said total February sales increased 26.5% to 220 million from $173.9 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 24.7%…

Canada Goose Hires Two New Sales Agencies

Canada Goose/Metro Sportswear Ltd. hired Cascade Associates as its sales agency in the Northwest U.S.A including Alaska and Meridian Sports Inc. as its sales agency in the Midwest U.S.A.

Yakima Unveils Carbon Neutral Initiative

Yakima unveiled “Planet Payback,” a company-wide initiative focused on offsetting the carbon footprint of all operations, products and their distribution, as well as Yakima’s field marketing team, “Road Warriors.” “Planet Payback” will launch at Canoecopi

Snow Sports Drag Quiksilver’s Fiscal Q1 Profits Down

Quiksilver, Inc. net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 2% to $552.5 million from $541.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Consolidated net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 amounted to $2.5 million compared to $1

Big 5 Q4 Earnings Climb on 4.2% Comp Increase

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, net sales increased 7.1%, to $234.5 million from net sales of $218.9 million for fiscal 2005. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the fourth quarter, representing the Company's 44th consecu

Zeal to Open Boulder Office

Zeal Optics wil establish a Boulder CO area sales office. The new sales office and showroom is the first step of a multi-year growth plan to support Zeal’s expanding sales and network of sport retailers in the US and Internationally…

Suunto Names VP and Business Director

Amer Winter & Outdoor Americas has named Matt Kaplan as vice president and business director of Suunto North America. Stepping up from his current position as National Sales Director for Suunto North America, Kaplan brings 12 years of outdoor and action s

Ashworth Names New CFO

Ashworth, Inc. said Eric Hohl has been appointed executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective March 19. In this role, Hohl will be a key member of Ashworth's executive management team with responsibility for all finance

Deckers Sees All Three Brands Contribute in 2006 Fourth Quarter…

With just over one year as CEO of Deckers, Angel Martinez has managed to turn the company from a holding company with only true one growth brand into a multi-brand platform that is driving double-digit growth in all segments. At the same time, the compan

Head Fourth Quarter Sales and Profits Decline…

Head N.V. echoed the reports coming from other snow sports hardgoods manufacturers during their fourth quarter as winter snow did not materialize until late in the season for Europe, and much of the Northeast and Midwest in the U.S. Fourth quarter net re

Fleet Feet Boasts 17.5% Comp Gain in 2006

Fleet Feet, Inc. recorded a 19.9% growth in sales in 2006 with 70 stores, surpassing $63 million in revenue compared to $52 million in 2005. Comparative store were up 17.5% on top of the 16.1% increase posted in 2005. It expects to add 12 new stores this

K2 Sports to Move Warehouse to Seattle…

K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the company’s new headquarters in Seattle.
K2 began relocating its finance, legal, sales, customer service and operations personnel in September 2006, and with th

Earth Products Names VP of Marketing

Earth Products has promoted Jeff Taylor to the position of vice president of marketing. Taylor’s duties will include leading the global marketing efforts for all Earth Products brands, as well as new business development and integration…