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SSL Heads to Interbike
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), a retailer-owned specialty buying group for the snow sports, action sports, bike, outdoor, and casual outdoor furniture industries, will be attending Interbike 2007 in pursuit of new synergistic extensions to its buying,
Columbia Changes EU Management
Columbia Sportswear announced that Paul Gils, general manager Europe, has resigned his position for personal reasons. The Company announced that European operations will be overseen by a transition management team led by Mick McCormick, vice president of
Hot Tuna Names CEO
Hot Tuna PLC, based in Costa Mesa, CA, appointed Niels Anders Juul as chief executive officer. Juul, who originates from Denmark, joins Hot Tuna from Von Dutch, where he was most recently Managing Director…
Nautilus Adds Follit to Board
The board of directors of Nautilus, Inc. elected Evelyn Follit to the Company's board of directors. Ms. Follit operates Follit Associates, a corporate technology and executive assessment practice, after serving in corporate leadership roles with Radi
New Sport Supply Group Looks Ahead after Year of Integration…
Sport Supply Group, the entity formed after Collegiate Pacific, Inc. acquired the former Sport Supply Group in November 2006, ended its first fiscal year as a combined business with bottom line gains that more than doubled compared to the previous fiscal
Obit: Former NSGA Chairman Jack Schlicht
Jack Schlicht, retired owner of Milwaukee Sporting Goods and former chairman of the National Sporting Goods Association, died Thursday, August 30. Schlicht served on the NSGA Board of Directors from 1988-2001, including one term as Chairman in 1994…
Iconix Brand Group to Acquire Pillowtex…
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reached an agreement to buy Pillowtex LLL for $231 million to diversify outside of the world of fashion. Pillowtex marks Iconix's largest acquisition to date, topping the $204 million it paid earlier this year for Rocawear…
Action Sports Retailer Show Kicks Off with Hot Footwear Categories…
From an apparel and footwear standpoint, it would be hard to pinpoint one singular trend standing out at the Action Sports Retailer show this year. On the style front, all the edgy skater boys in SoCal are rocking mullets, but when it comes to apparel and
OR Summer Market Sees Continued Growth…
In 2006, Outdoor Retailer Show celebrated its 25th anniversary. A 175,000 square foot expansion of the Salt Palace convention center’s main exhibit space and a 12.4% increase in attendance confirmed the show’s continuing vitality. In 2006, 967 exhibitors
Kellwood Sees Second Quarter Loss Expand; American Rec. Sees Strong Growth in Q2
Kellwood Company Q2 net sales increased 1.3% to $465.4 million compared to $459.6 million in the second quarter last year. The company’s net loss was $65.8 million, or $2.54 per diluted share, versus net earnings of $7.2 million, or 28 cents per diluted s
Head to Handle Palmer Ski and Snowboard U.S. Distribution…
Head USA will immediately take over the U.S. distribution of Palmer snowboards and its new ski line that were introduced last November at the Palmer Project in Colorado. With preseason orders about to start shipping, both Palmer and Head are trying to rea
Sugoi Hires New Design Director; Launches NYC Design Center
Sugoi Performance Apparel hired Jin Seo to serve as the company’s Women’s Director of Design. Working directly from the Sugoi Design Lab in New York City, Seo will shape the vision of Sugoi’s women’s products. Combining the resources of Vancouver while es
Cabela’s to Open 2nd Idaho Store on November 9
Cabela's will open its newest destination retail store in Post Falls, Idaho, on Friday, November 9. The store, Cabela's second in Idaho, is the company's 24th retail location in the country. Cabela's last year opened a store in Boise,
G-III Beats Sales and Earnings Guidance in Q2
G-III Apparel Group net sales increased 21% to $83.9 million from $69.1 million last year. The company's prior guidance called for $75 million in sales for Q2. The Company reported a net loss of $884,000, or five cents per share compared to a net los
Ashworth Posts Q3 Loss; Revs Drop 6.3%
Ashworth, Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended July 31, decreased 6.4% to $49.5 million from $52.8 million. The company reported a loss of $5.7 million, or 39 cents a share, compared to net income of $0.7 million, or 5 cents per share, a yea
