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Washington Bicyclists Team with German Embassy
Just weeks after cycle advocates made their annual pilgrimage to Washington D.C. to lobby Congress for greater support of cycling, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) announced it had found government support of another sort. WABA said it has
Dorel Prepares to Pass on Higher Costs…
When Canadian bicycle maker Dorel Industries Inc. declined to provide earnings guidance for 2008 last week, it was not because of concerns over demand, but the rising costs of supplies and Chinese labor, the company’s CFO told analysts. Earlier in the wee
Dick’s Sporting Goods Tempers Outlook on Weather Shifts, Weaker Economy…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. reported that an abundance of cold weather in the fourth quarter slowed comp store sales growth to 2.7% for the period, cutting the golf season short. The same weather pattern is expected to cause first quarter same-store sales
Vail Resorts Overcomes Late Snow By Raising Prices…
Late snow reduced ski visits – not including season pass holders – by 5.3% at Vail Resorts Inc.'s five western ski resorts in the second quarter ended Jan. 31…
Trek Founder Dick Burke Dies…
Trek Bicycle Corporation and Milwaukee, Wisc. are mourning the loss of Richard “Dick” Burke, the company’s co-founder and chairman, who died in a Milwaukee hospital last Monday of complications from cardiac surgery. He was 73…
Wilson Launches March Madness Promotion
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., the maker of the Official NCAA Game Ball, launched a “Show Your NCAA March Madness” contest in which fans take their craziest NCAA March Madness photo with an NCAA Wilson basketball for a chance to win $10,000 in Wilson equipmen
New City Sports Owners Plot National Expansion…
City Sports has a new equity partner with big plans to expand the metro specialty sports chain across the nation, a move that may signal the next phase of sports retailing in the U.S. Highland Capital, which acquired an 80% stake in the business and was
Foot Locker, Inc. Takes its Lumps in Q4 and Gears Up for Improved 2008 Comps…
Foot Locker, Inc. suggested that the 2007 Holiday season was one of the most difficult retailing periods in the U.S. in many years, but the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer saw the trend early and aggressively liquidated inventories to end the
Genesco Inc. Sees Fourth Quarter Results Take a Turn for the Worse…
Genesco Inc. is looking forward to putting the failed merger with The Finish Line behind them and fully concentrating on their business that has struggled for the last few quarters. The good news is that their three sport- or lifestyle-oriented businesse
A Look Inside the GSCO/FINL Settlement…
At the beginning of its quarterly conference call with analysts, Genesco chairman and CEO Hal Pennington provided an overview of the details of the settlement with The Finish Line and UBS. While the settlement calls for GCO to receive a cash payment of $
Fila Completes EMEA Deal…
Fila completed the sale of the subsidiaries comprising Fila's European, Middle East, African and Indian businesses (EMEA) to the European based management team. It also entered into a long-term license for the Fila brand in the EMEA region…
Zumiez Sees Fourth Quarter Sales Grow, But Sees Tough H1 Ahead…
For the fourth quarter, net sales totaled $126.6 million, an increase of $14.2 million or 12.7%, compared to $112.4 million in last year's fourth quarter. When the additional week from fiscal 2006 is excluded, net sales were up 18.5% in the fourth qu
Brooks Sports Boasts 17.5% Revenue Increase…
Brooks Sports, Inc.'s revenues grew 17.5% to more than $170 million in 2007. Sales rose 20% domestically and in excess of 19% internationally. Additionally, the running brand delivered operating earnings that were up 39%…
Sport Supply to Switch to Nasdaq
Sport Supply Group, Inc. plans to transfer the listing of its common stock from the American Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ Stock Market…
Dick’s Sponsors Fox Soccer’s Season Preview
Fox Soccer Channel will air its 2008 MLS Season Preview Show, presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods on Sunday, March 23, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The show will close with host Max Breto's predictions for the 2008 season and a preview of Fox Soccer Channel’s ope
