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Columbia Acquires Pacific Trail in Auction…
Columbia Sportswear Company won out over three other bidders in the London Fog Bankruptcy auction of the Pacific Trail group of brands with a bid of $20.4 million. There were only three other bidders involved in the process, Perry Ellis, Studio Ray, LLC,
OIA Capitol Summit 2006 Opens New Doors…
Each year, Outdoor Industry Association hosts the Capitol Summit in Washington, D.C. in order to give members the opportunity to have their voices heard in a collective lobbying effort, and each year Congress becomes more receptive to OIA’s message…
The Outdoor Market is Going to the Dogs
Outdoor specialty retailers are constantly looking for new products to bring in store traffic. Nothing lifts sales receipts like a new product getting publicity in outdoor-oriented consumer magazines. Now, the time might be right to expand the traditional
Columbia Sees 5.9% Q1 Sales Increase
Columbia Sportswear Company posted first quarter net sales of $260.2 million, an increase of 5.9% over net sales of $245.7 million for the same period of 2005. The company reported net income for the first quarter of $19.5 million, an 8.5% decrease compar
K2 Sports Sees Q1 Sales Increase 9.4%
K2 Inc. reported that net sales for the first quarter increased 9.4% to $348.1 million from $318.3 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income for the first quarter was $5.0 million, or 10 cents adjusted diluted earnings per share, compared to a
SMR Retailer Profile: Outdoor DIVAS
“Women are not small men. At Outdoor DIVAS we live by this motto.” In its original Latin form, the word diva was the feminine version of divine. In the earliest dictionaries, ancient wordsmiths created male and female versions of divine with equal standi
Selling Online: A Store Without Walls
According to the Pew Internet and Family Life Project, almost 150 million adults are Internet users. That’s a 66% increase since the organization’s last survey in January 2005. In addition, 42% of homes have broadband connections.
Big Agnes Adds Three New Faces
Big Agnes Inc. has added two new sales representatives as well as an in-house “go-to guy” to its growing team of employees. Jeff Hollis, of Arlington, Texas, will cover his home state as well as Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Chris Pottinger wi
Trailblazer Wins Horny Toad Merchandising Award
The mission was simple: bring Horny Toad’s tagline of “Every Day is an Adventure” to life through in-store merchandising. The result was a concerted campaign by key specialty retailers nationwide who went above and beyond simply ‘stacking and racking’ to
Rocky Brands Shares Plummet After Sales and Earnings Warning…
RCKY shares fell nearly 43% on Friday after Rocky Brands, Inc. revealed that it expects to report net sales of approximately $57 million for the second quarter versus net sales of $65.5 million in the second quarter of 2005. The company noted that the s
Fortune Brands Sheds More Light on Golf Business…
In a filing with the SEC last week, Fortune Brands reported that its Acushnet golf division netted $1.3 billion in sales in 2005, with 70% of the total originating in the U.S. market. Sales of Titleist and Pinnacle golf balls accounted for roughly 40% of
Johnson Outdoors Sees Ups and Downs…
Johnson Outdoors reported that an initial inspection indicates that damage and losses related to the flooding and temporary closure of its Binghamton, New York plant and administrative offices will exceed $1.2 million, the loss level at which the company
Wolverine Ups Guidance on Strong Backlog, Q2…
Wolverine World Wide reported strong growth in North America, led by double-digit growth in the Merrell business and gains in most international markets in the second quarter ended June 18, but Europe came in “somewhat” weaker than the year-ago period. Th
RECALL: Kite Tubes
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.
CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Thos
prAna Thrives Under Liz Claiborne Ownership…
When Liz Claiborne acquired prAna in November of last year, many in the industry assumed the brand would go down market and quickly evolve into a department store commodity shirt and short supplier. Today, eight months after the deal was formally announce
