SGB Update Outdoor
Cutter and Buck CEO Leaves for GapBody
Cutter & Buck Inc.'s president, CEO, and board member, John T. (Tom) Wyatt will be relinquishing his positions with the company on March 8, 2006, to become the president of GapBody, part of Gap, Inc…
Dragon Hires New General Manager
Dragon Optical welcomed Aaron Behle as the company's new General Manager. Effective immediately, Aaron comes to Dragon to help strengthen and build the brand globally while providing solid corporate direction and insight. Aaron brings years of action
Under Armour Q4 Net Income Climbs 14% on 25% Revenue Increase
Under Armour, Inc. fourth quarter net income increased 14% to $7.0 million from $6.2 million. Net revenues, which consist of net sales and license revenue, increased 25% in the fourth quarter to $87.3 million compared to net revenues of $69.6 million in t
ispo Sees More than 60,000 Trade Visitors in Munich
ispo winter 06 took place on 160,000 sq. m. at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from January 29 to February 1, 2006. A total of 1,806 exhibitors, compared to 1,600 last year, from 49 countries, compared to 44 last year, attended the fair. 81% of the atte
G.I. Joe’s Takes Over a Former Wal-Mart Spot…
G.I. Joe's plans to open a new Kennewick, Wash. store. The opening is scheduled for late April. The Kennewick store, G.I. Joe’s 24th, will utilize 52,000 sq. ft. of the former Wal-Mart store located at 7011 W. Canal St., just off Columbia Center Boul
Golf Galaxy Moves into Newport News…
Golf Galaxy, Inc. will open the 16th new store of its 2006 fiscal year, which ends February 25. The new store, located in Newport News, Va., marks the retailer's 50th specialty golf store in the U.S.
The Newport News Golf Galaxy store opens to the p
Delta Again Looks to Junkfood for Growth…
Delta Apparel saw strong growth from its recently acquired Junkfood brand coupled with slight growth at Soffe overcome a less than spectacular performance from the company’s namesake Delta business. In the Activewear segment, which includes Delta, sales
Forzani Acquires Fitness Chain…
The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc., a nine-store chain of fitness stores that generates approximately $20 million in annual sales. The acquisition was financed through existing credit facilities and was said to be immediately acc
Nautilus Q4 Bottom Line Suffers from Operational Issues; Pearl Provides Some Top-Line Relief…
Nautilus, Inc. pointed to trouble in its domestic manufacturing and operations groups in the fourth quarter as the primary reason for a sales decline in its Direct channel and a plunge in the bottom line for the quarter. Total net sales increased 6.9% to
Billabong Seals Nixon Deal…
Billabong International Ltd has completed the previously announce purchase of California-based Nixon Inc., a leader in the premium watch and accessories boardsports market (see SEW_0552). The purchase was announced on December 22, 2005 and was conditional
Warnaco Completes CK Europe Acquisition…
The Warnaco Group, Inc. completed its acquisition of 100% of the shares of the companies that operate the licenses and related wholesale and retail businesses of Calvin Klein jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia and the CK Calvin Klein “bridge” line o
Bite Lands Sponsorship Deal with World Amateur Golf Tournament
Bite Golf has been named the official shoe sponsor of the World Amateur Golf Tournament taking place this August in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. One of Bite Golf’s leading retailers, PGA Tour Superstores, is the title sponsor of this prestigious event…
Quiksilver Promotes Kaupas to VP Marketing
Quiksilver promoted of Natas Kaupas to Vice President of Marketing of Quiksilver Americas. In this capacity, Natas will oversee Quiksilver’s creative, advertising, promotion and online projects. He will also continue in his role as the Quiksilver Brand
LaCrosse Sees Q4 Sales Increase 4%; Net Slips
LaCrosse Footwear Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $29.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, up 4% from $28.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2004. Sales to the outdoor market were $14.2 million for the fourth quarter and $48.9 million for the
ANWR Battle Heats Up Again
In last week's State of the Union address, President Bush admitted that the United States is suffering from an oil addiction. Less than one week later, the President released his 2007 federal budget request to Congress- and it includes revenues from
