SGB Update Outdoor
Zumiez July Comps Climb 8.4%
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for the month ended July 29, 2006 increased 44.6% to $19.8 million, compared to $13.7 million for the four-week period ended July 30, 2005. The company's comparable store sales increased 8.4% for the four-week period, vers
Garmin Q2 Sales and Earnings Jump; Increases Guidance
Garmin Ltd. second quarter 2006 revenue was $432.5 million, up 64% from $264.5 million in second quarter 2005. Outdoor/Fitness segment revenues increased 24% to $71.1 million; Marine segment revenues decreased 3% to $50.1 million in second quarter 2006. E
Cybex to Break Ground on New Facility in Minnesota
Cybex International, Inc. will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 36-acre office and manufacturing facility in Owatonna, Minnesota…
NRF Lists ‘Hot 100 Retailers’
NRF's monthly magazine, Stores, published its Hot 100 Retailers list, sponsored by Alliance Data, which highlights the retail companies that reported the greatest year-over-year revenue percentage growth. All public companies with more than $100 mill
adidas Eyewear Shifts Management Team
adidas Eyewear, a division of Silhouette Optical, is re-structuring its US management team. Jeff Ravreby has accepted the position of US Brand Manager; Rocky Fresh has accepted the position of Retail Business Development Manager; and Bill Munch will take
G.I. Joe’s Extends Agreement with Trail Blazers
G.I. Joe’s and the Portland Trail Blazers have extended their sponsorship agreement through the 2008-2009 season. This agreement continues their association which began in 1976-1977, one of the longest in professional sports…
MacGregor Golf Supports Golf Retirement Plus
MacGregor Golf has been named a supporting partner in Golf Retirement Plus, a supplemental retirement
program for PGA Professionals and apprentices, GCSAA Superintendents,
and CMAA Club Managers, which allows them to make their own
contributions or have t
Easton-Bell Sports to Take Bike Sales In-House
Easton-Bell Sports and Veltec Sports, Inc. will end their distribution agreement on August 31st. The transition marks the final consolidation of the merger between Easton and Bell Sports first announced six months ago in February.
Veltec will continue se
Sporteve Opens in Culver City, CA
L.A.’s first outdoor athletic store for women, Sporteve, in downtown Culver City, opened July 1, 2006, offering women a comfortable place to shop for active wear, shoes, accessories and gear for activities such as hiking, cycling and kayaking, as well as
Everlast Q2 Sales Slip; Income Jumps 53%
Everlast Worldwide Inc. second quarter net revenues were $9.8 million, as compared to $10.3 million in the same period in 2005. Net licensing revenues for the second quarter of 2006 were $3.0 million, as compared to $2.9 million in the same period a year
InSport Doubles Military Sales with Marine Base Layer Contract
InSport International has received a $2 million contract to provide advanced base layer garments to the United States Marine Corps. InSport’s military sales for this year are now double what they were last, requiring that the company ramp up and significa
Thule Sees Strong Growth In North America…
Thule is moving ahead with its plans to double the size of the company by the end of 2007, and is actually well on its way to accomplishing this goal by the end of the current financial year, one year ahead of schedule. This would make Thule an $825 milli
Five Ten Hires New Nevada Rep
Five Ten has appointed Laura Sanders, former president and co-owner of Sky’s the Limit Guiding Service, as sales rep for Nevada…
Coleman Q2 Sales Climb; Looking for Acquisitions…
Jarden Corporation, the parent company to Coleman, reported strong sales and earnings growth for the second quarter of 2006. Sales increased 28% to $962 million compared to $754 million in the previous year. Martin Franklin, president and CEO of Jarden, a
Genesco Tempers Outlook on Weaker Urban Business…
Genesco Inc. reported last week that it expects to report net sales in the range of $303 million to $304 million for the second quarter, up from $275 million during last year's second quarter, but a bit short of the $308 million expected by Wall Stre
