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Easton-Bell Sports Sees Q3 Earnings Halved Despite Solid Sales Gains
While one of its biggest competitors in football helmets is taking it in the chin, Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. is busy building on its helmet businesses — from football and other team sports to snow sports and cycling. Revenues increased 10.2% to $198.8 mil
Delta Apparel Appoints Two Independent Directors
Delta Apparel, Inc., the parent of M.J. Soffe, appointed Dr. G. Jay Gogue and Sam P. Cortez to its board of directors on Nov. 11, 2010…
Heelys Inc. Third Quarter Revenues Fall Double-Digits Again
Heelys, Inc.'s sales slid 23.3% in the third quarter, to $8.2 million. Losses were cut to $69,000, or less than 1 cent a share, from $1.1 million, or 4 cents, a year ago. Sales slid 15.6% to $6.9 million internationally due to lower sales to the Germ
Head NV Capitalizes on Winter Sports Gains in Q3 But Earnings Tumble
Head NV saw continued strength in its key Winter Sports segment drive healthy growth for the three months ended Sept. 30, although profit slipped significantly as a result of certain expenses…
FansEdge Parent Cuts Third-Quarter Losses
Dreams, Inc., the parent of FansEdge.com, reported revenues were up 30.0% in the third quarter to $19.8 million, compared to $15.2 million generated in the same period last year…
Broder Bros. Swings to Q3 Profit
Broder Bros. reported that sales for the fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 25 increased 9.2% to $210.7 million from $193.0 million a year ago. Net income was $6.0 million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for Q3 2009…
Container Traffic May Reflect Positive View
The National Retail Federation said import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports remains on track for a 14.6% increase over 2009 as retailers restock their shelves and increase inventories to cater to a more confident consumer…
Chinese Textile Cotton Prices Doubling
Chinese textile companies were quoting price increases of as much as 30% at the massive Canton Trade Fair, telling customers that a global cotton shortage and persistent labor shortages were driving up costs, according to several reports…
Fox Factory Q3 Sales Surge on OEM Rebound
Fox Factory Inc said sales spiked in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 as OEMs ramped back up production of mountain bikes, motorcycles, snow mobiles and other action sports gear that uses their suspension products…
NRF: Retail Sales Grow for Fourth Straight Month
October retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) increased 0.3% seasonally adjusted over September and 2.6% unadjusted over last year, according to the National Retail Federation…
Clarus’ Pro-Forma Sales Climb 9.7% in Q3 as Merger Proceeds as Expected
Sales at Clarus Corp., parent of Black Diamond Equipment (BDE) and Gregory Mountain Products (GMP), rose 9.7% to $33.9 million on a pro forma basis in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The results, greatly complicated by a reverse merger in May, broke dow
Sun and Ski Opens Third New England Store
Sun & Ski Sports, based in Houston, TX, has opened its third store in the New England market. The 16,000 square foot store in Pembroke, MA, is a former Ski Market location. It now has 26 stores…
Congress Unlikely to Move on IP Issues
Complex legislation on intellectual property is unlikely in coming years because the new Congress is going after major issues which define their own parties, a Washington lobbyist concluded in a roundtable on the impact of last week’s elections held
Fox Factory Parent Offers 4.3M Shares
Compass Diversified Holdings priced its public offering of up to 4.9 million shares at $16.90 per share, which could raise as much as $69.0 million for the parent of Fox Factory, Inc….
NRA’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendments Adopted in Three States
Voters in Tennessee, Arkansas, and South Carolina voted to include National Rifle Association-backed constitutional amendments to protect America’s great, ages-old heritage of hunting and fishing as state constitutional rights…
