SGB Update Footwear
Pacific Brands’ Slow Outdoor Sales Offset H1 Footwear Gains…
Thanks to strong gains in its Homegoods and Footwear groups, Pacific Brands Limited was able to post increases on both the top and bottom line for the first half of fiscal 2007. However, decreases in both sales and EBIT in the Outerwear & Sport division o
ORWM: Footwear Brands Push Ahead with Green RandD…
For years, footwear companies were regarded by environmentalists as notorious for environmental abuses. According to a study conducted by adidas, the average pair of shoes with leather uppers produced in 2005 used nearly three kilowatt/hours of energy, 57
Axcent Forms EU Subsidiary for Descente Athletic…
Axcent Sports has held the license to sell and design Descente apparel for the bike and run market in North America, Europe and Australia since 2002. Most of the company’s European business has been done through third-party distributors, but the company,
Thule Targets €1 Billion by 2009…
Thule finished off the 2006 fiscal year with double digit organic-growth and several acquisitions under its belt to boost the top line by nearly a third. The integration of these acquisitions did have a slight impact on profits, which did not keep pace wi
Rodale, owner of Runners World, Acquires Running Times
Running Times has been acquired by Rodale Inc., the owner of Runner's World. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Running Times will continue to operate under the Running Times brand, and will be independent of Runner's World…
Rocket Dog Acquired by Venture Funds
Rocket Dog has been acquired by Golden Gate Capital and Circle Peak Capital. The seller was New York Transit, Inc., a privately held fashion footwear company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mike Womack and the existing management team will continue
Warnaco’s Swimwear Profits Sink in Q4 on Ocean Pacific Sale
The Warnaco Group Inc. said its swimwear group's sales grew 1.3% in the fourth quarter, to $84 million from $83 million a year ago. Operating income in the segment, which includes Speedo, fell to $8.4 million from $12.5 million, reflecting losses rel
Payless, Nike Launch High-Tech Sneaker
Nike Inc. brought out soccer stars Brandi Chastain and Hope Solo and world-renowned volleyball player Logan Tom at a New York press event to help launch Tailwind, a women’s performance footwear and accessories brand that will be exclusive to Payless ShoeS
Mizuno Names Custom Fitters of the Year
Mizuno named 16 of its retail partners as Club Fitters of the year. The recipients were evenly split with 8 winners Green Grass shops and 8 Off-Course retailers…
WSA Decides to Keep Later Spring ’08 Show Dates
The WSA Show announced the decision to maintain existing dates and locations for the February 2008 show. The show, in the three-day format which will begin in August, will take place as scheduled Feb. 21-23, 2008 at The Mandalay Bay Convention Center and
Thule’s 2006 Sales and Earnings Climb
Thule's fiscal 2006 sales were up 33% to SEK 4,217 million ($577.7 mm) compared to fiscal 2005 sales of SEK 3,160 million ($420.9 mm), an organic growth of 10.6%. EBIT operational income before depreciation of excess value and one-off items was up 25
Yakima Increases OIWC Sponsorship
Yakima will become a gold level sponsor for the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC), a non-profit association organized for the purpose of equipping women to reach their professional success in the outdoor industries through educational programmin
Rebel Sports AU First Half Income Climbs 11.4%
Rebel Sport Limited’s consolidated net profit for the fiscal first half ended December 30, 2006 was A$14.4 million ($10.9 mm), a A$1.5 million ($1.1 mm) or 11.4% increase on the A$12.9 million ($9.7 mm) result achieved for the six months ended 31 December
EMS Partners with RecycleBank
Eastern Mountain Sports has partnered with RecycleBank, an incentive based recycling program that partners with cities to reward consumers for the amount of waste they recycle. This East Coast based program encourages more recycling in homes by rewarding
Dunning Golf Names Rep for Hawaii
Dunning Golf has hired Joey Sakaue as Sales Representative for Hawaii…
