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Garmin Sees 45% Q4 Sales Gain
Garmin continues to ride the wave of popularity surrounding Personal Navigation Devices. The company’s fourth quarter sales jumped 45% to $319.3 million from $220.9 million in 2004. The consumer segment, which includes all hand-held GPS devices and PND’s
Brunswick Shuffles Management Deck
Brunswick Corporation named Peter B. Hamilton as president – Brunswick Boat Group, reporting to Dustan E. McCoy, Brunswick chairman and chief executive officer. John E. Stransky, currently president – Brunswick Bowling & Billiards, has been named presiden
Op Teams with NBA for Beachwear
Ocean Pacific entered a partnership with the NBA that will produce the new “NBA Beach” collection. The three-year deal provides for the design, manufacture, sale, and distribution by Op of “NBA Beach” — a new collection of team logo swim and beachwear fo
Rawlings to Supply Tulane Baseball
Rawlings Sporting Goods will supply the athletic equipment to Tulane University’s Green Wave Baseball Team. The partnership will extend until 2010, and will outfit the Green Wave team with Rawlings wood and aluminum bats, gloves, batting helmets, equipmen
Perry Ellis Extends Nike Swim License; Expands West Coast Hub
Perry Ellis International has extended its license for Nike Swim through 2009 including men's, women's and children's swimwear, performance and casual swimwear products, apparel and swim equipment. This new agreement ensures continuity for
UVEX Names New England Sales Rep
UVEX Sports, Inc. has hired Kirsten Andreae as sales representative for UVEX Sports and Holmenkol USA race products in New England. Kirsten was most recently vice president of sales and marketing for Neofin, Inc. in Laguna, CA, and was events and promotio
Shoe Pavilion Posts 5.5% Q4 Comps Gain
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported comparable store net sales increased 5.5% for the fourth quarter with net sales increasing 18.9% to$29.5 million from $24.8 million during the same quarter last year. Net income was $1.3 million, or 17 cents per diluted share,
Head Posts Nice Q4 Profit Gain Despite Weaker Winter Sports Business
Head N.V. reported that net revenues for the fiscal fourth quarter were down 10.7% to $154.4 million, while the operating profit before restructuring costs increased 5.9% to a profit of $12.5 million. Net income increased to $5.1 million, compared to jus
FESI Remains Concerned Over Anti Dumping Measures
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry remains deeply concerned at the impact of proposed antidumping measures on Chinese and Vietnamese leather footwear, although it welcomes the proposal to exclude special technology athletic footwear (S
Weiss to Head Marketing of K2 Europe
K2 Sports Europe appointed long-time K2 employee Andreas Weiss as the new Marketing Manager for Brand Marketing K2 Sports Europe. In cooperation with the respective Marketing Coordinators of K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, K2 Inline Skates, Madshus, Ride Snowboar
Wal-Mart Names Coleman Sporting Goods Supplier of the Year
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has named The Coleman Company, Inc. as its choice for the 2005 sporting goods supplier of the year. Wal-Mart, operating more than 3,800 facilities in the U.S., annually names its top performers by category, sporting goods being one
Cabela’s Has Strong Q4 with Double-Digit Sales and Income Gains
Cabela's Incorporated reported total revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 increased 16.6% to $675.4 million compared to $579.1 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2004. Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 increased 10.5% to
Earth Products Makes Promotions in Sales Force
Earth Products today made several promotions in the sales force for the Planet Earth and Adio Footwear brands. For Planet Earth, Chad Crites has been promoted to the Planet Earth Sales Manager, which will positively impact the brand’s specialty retailers
Accounting Error Causes Sport-Haley to Restate Earnings
Sport-Haley, Inc. announced that the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, along with senior management, determined that the statements of operations and cash flows for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, contained an error, which wh
Sport Haley Fiscal Q2 Swings to Profit on 11% Sales Decline
Sport-Haley, Inc. net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2005 were $4.4 million, a decrease of $571,000 or 11%, from net sales of $5.0 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Net income for the quarter ended December 31,
