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Amer Sports Q1 Hit by Winter Sports Slow-Down…
Amer Sports continued to suffer through the first quarter due to the exceptionally warm winter and slow re-orders of Salomon and Atomic snow sports equipment. However, in spite of the heavy declines in the top line for these two segments, the company was
Haroutunian Named OR and FFR Show Director…
Nielsen Sports Group promoted Kenji Haroutunian to be the new show director for the Outdoor Retailer trade shows. Haroutunian has been a member of the Nielsen Sports Group team since 1999, most recently as a senior account executive for the Outdoor Retail
Amer Sports Q1 Hit by Winter Sports Slow-Down…
Amer Sports continued to suffer through the first quarter due to the exceptionally warm winter and slow re-orders of Salomon and Atomic snow sports equipment. However, in spite of the heavy declines in the top line for these two segments, the company was
Exel Sports Restructures North American Operations…
Exel Plc has appointed Chris Griffin, formerly VP of sales of Exel Sports NA, as president of Exel Sports N.A. He replaces Melissa Cook, the former general manager of North America who left in February…
K-Swiss, Inc. Backs Off Positive Trend for Q4; Sees 2008 as the Year…
K-Swiss, Inc. will apparently continue to limp through the market this year, looking ahead to 2008 for any real hope of a turnaround. The company had initially expected to see a positive turn in the fourth quarter of this year, building in a 7.5% increas
Columbia Posts Strong Q1 on Sportswear Sales…
Columbia Sportswear’s continued investment in building an infrastructure to support a multi-brand outdoor holding company seems to be paying off with strong first quarter results for the company. First quarter income outpaced sales by a three to one rati
NYC Bans Metal Bats; What’s Next?
New York City's decision to ban metal bats in high school baseball games set off a firestorm in the sporting goods industry, once again stirring up the debate on whether metal bats have a higher “exit velocity” speed than wooden bats, consequently ri
Nautilus Sales Fall 14% in First Quarter…
Nautilus Inc. reported revenues in the first quarter totaled $158.8 million, down 14% from $185 million last year. The Vancouver-based exercise equipment maker warned last month that it would miss its first-quarter sales and profit projections due to a sl
Cybex Reports Strong Q1…
Cybex International, Inc. recorded a 20% jump in net sales for the first quarter to $34.7 million from $28.9 million for the same quarter last year.
Everlast’s Sporting Goods Sales Climb 30%…
Everlast’s revenues increased 24% to $12.4 million for the first quarter from $10 million last year. Sporting goods revenues climbed 30% to a record $9 million, the third consecutive quarter of more than 30% year-over-year sales growth…
Airesis Re-Acquires U.S. Distribution for Le Coq Sportif
Le coq sportif, the French sport brand acquired by the Swiss investment fund Airesis in 2006, continues to expand its international business and exposure. The company has re-acquired the U.S. apparel/footwear/accessories distribution from Itochu Internat
Golfsmith to Meet Sales Guidance, to Miss Net Income…
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. expects to meet its guidance for net sales for the first quarter and to beat comparable store sales guidance. Unfortunately, the company does not expect to meet previous net income guidance of 20 cents to 22 cents pe
AND 1 Plans Advertising Around Mix Tape Tour
AND 1 is planning a new advertising campaign entitled The United Streets of America to commemorate the return of the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour 2007 featuring a tournament between the world's best basketball playground players. The campaign from 72 & Sunny,
Acushnet Golf Q1 Results Hurt by Product Timing, Weather…
Fortune Brands reported that first quarter revenues were relatively flat at its Acushnet golf division, which includes the Titleist, Cobra and Footjoy brands, due primarily to the timing of new product launches, which they expect will benefit the second q
Payless Hires Sears Exec as VP, Corporate Strategy
Payless ShoeSource hired Paul Fenaroli to serve as division senior vice president of corporate strategy. He was most recently head of new store development at Sears. John Smith, who previously served as vice president, corporate strategy has been promoted
