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Everlast Inks Licensing Deal for Holistic Pain Relief Products
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has signed a license agreement with Bossong Mills Inc. to launch the “Everlast Pain Manager,” a graduated compression band for joint pain produced with Bossong's revolutionary carbon fiber technology. This new product will be
Collegiate Pacific Narrows Q2 Loss on 6% Sales Increase
Collegiate Pacific Q2 net sales were up 6.4% to $49.4 million for the quarter from $46.4 million for the same period in fiscal 2006. Net income for the quarter was a loss of $871,000 compared to a loss of $971,000 last year. Fully diluted earnings per sha
GSI Commerce Sees 38% 2006 Sales Jump
GSI Commerce Inc. saw net revenues increase 38% for the fiscal year to $609.6 million from $440.4 million last year.
Merchandise sales increased 74% to $1.2 billion from $682.0 million. Net income increased to $53.7 million or $1.10 per diluted share from
adidas Continues Partnership with Intersport…
adidas and Intersport International Corporation extended their existing strategic cooperation, which was entered into in 2003, until 2012. This deal will ensure integrated business development going forward, strengthening the sales and distribution proces
Speedo Partners with Symphony for China…
Speedo International Limited entered a partnership with Symphony Resources Ltd, a subsidiary of Symphony Holdings Ltd., granting Symphony the master license for the Speedo brand in China and Taiwan.
Speedo’s previous licensing partnership for China and T
Climbing Continues Growth…
While the rest of the winter market is already bringing out the close-out signs because of the lack of snow, the climbing category seems to be relatively healthy. Most vendors on the floor were surprised by the up-beat nature of the retailers who came by
Hibbett Changes Name and Forms Holding Company
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. changed its name to Hibbett Sports, Inc., which became the holding company for Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc., effective February 10, 2007. The holding company was formed to correct a technical error with respect to certain of t
Sport-Haley Sales Dip Takes Net Income into Red
Sport-Haley, Inc. saw net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2006, of $4.2 million, decreasing 5% from $4.4 million for the same period last year. The company saw net income slip to a loss of $221,000 for the quarter from a profit of $
A16 Names Vendor and Rep of the Year
Adventure 16 named Icebreaker as its “2006 Vendor of the Year” and that Black Diamond’s Linh Nguyen has been chosen as “2006 Rep of the Year.” Adventure 16 judges its yearly recipients on a dozen criteria ranging from their dedication to specialty retail
Nike Inc. Steps Boldly Toward Future with 23:11 Program…
Nike Inc. held their bi-annual Investor Day entitled “The Customer Decides” in Portland last Tuesday and made a number of very important and unusual announcements to the attendees. They presented, in an uncharacteristic amount of detail, the company'
LaCrosse Q4 Improves Despite Decrease in Days…
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. saw sales improve for both its fourth quarter and full year, with even stronger gains on the bottom line. All that despite a decrease in the calendar days covered by the current period compared to the year-ago. Fourth quarter conso
OIA Supports New NPS Budget Proposal…
While much of the newly elected democratic Congress was calling President Bush’s new budget proposal, “dead on arrival,” Outdoor Industry Association expressed strong support for the increased funding for National Parks. The Administration’s proposed budg
Gander Pulls Realistic Airsoft Guns off Shelves…
Gander Mountain Company is pulling realistic replica guns from its stores in Minnesota and will sell only airsoft guns that are obviously and unmistakably toys. Gander Mountain will phase out realistic replica guns, in favor of guns that are more obviousl
VF Corp. Organic Growth Continues in Q4; Misses Guidance on Write-Downs…
VF Corporation reported solid organic sales growth during the fourth quarter, but write-downs relating to the company’s Jeanswear business and the recently announced sale of their Intimates business caused net income and diluted EPS to miss guidance issue
Timberland Restructures for the Future…
In conjunction with reporting its financial performance for the fourth quarter and the year, Timberland announced the departure of the company’s COO, Ken Pucker, who had been with the company for 15 years. Beginning in the second quarter, Timberland will
