SGB Update Outdoor
SGAA Highlights Annual Award Recipients
The Sporting Goods Agents Association Annual Meeting will be held on the opening day of the Super Show in January 2006. Tim Maloney, Tim Maloney Sales Inc., will be inducted into The SGAA Hall of Fame. Tom Rogge, president of Cramer Products Inc., will
K2 Cuts Earnings Guidance on Paintball Weakness
K2 Inc., for fiscal year 2005, forecasts GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of 66 cents to 68 cents, versus previous forecast of 77 cents to 81 cents, and Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of 75 cents to 77 cents, versus previous
Royal Precision Appoints New CEO
Royal Precision appointed Christopher Johnston as its new president and chief executive officer. Formally the director, president and CEO of Royal Associates Inc., parent company of Royal Precision, Johnston played a significant role in establishing and o
Cloudveil Hires Two New Rep Groups
Cloudveil hired two sales representative agencies Pemba Services Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin for the Central region and San Miguel Mountain and River Products Inc., of Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain region…
Early Snow Storm in Colorado Accellerates Opening Dates at Vail Resorts
An October snowstorm pounded Vail Resorts' ski resorts in Summit and Eagle counties, dumping more than 30 inches of snow on the slopes at Breckenridge and more than a foot at Keystone (17 inches), Beaver Creek (16 inches) and Vail (13 inches)…
Jake Jacobs Appointed President of Spyder
Spyder Active Sports named Jake Jacobs as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Jacobs, previously Spyder’s senior vice president, product, assumes the position of president from David Jacobs, the company’s founder, who will remain chief executive o
Big 5 Completes Restatements; Q3 Comps Stronger…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation was able to get up to date with its required SEC filings, prompting the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to restore its stock trading symbol to BGFV last week. The retailer was forced to restate earnings in a number of
Outdoor Industry Companies Again Lead the Way in Corporate Responsibility…
At a recent Patagonia press conference, former company CEO Michael Crooke issued a call to action for the outdoor industry. He made one simple request — take a leadership role in corporate responsibility. Many outdoor companies are involved in different
Johnson Acquires Two New Brands and More Tent Orders
Johnson Outdoors continues to add more brands to its Marine Electronics division, most recently with the acquisition of Cannon downriggers and Bottomline fishfinders. The brands and assets were acquired in a cash purchase from Computrol of Boise, Idaho, a
Interbike: Opportunities Abound for Bike Apparel…
Last Week BOSS covered many of the hardgoods companies at Interbike, which for the most part are the main attraction. While softgoods still only account for roughly 15% of the average Independent Bicycle Dealer’s annual sales, there is a growing opportuni
Garmin Acquires MotionBased Technologies to Support Move into Fitness
Shortly after officially launching their new line of heart rate monitors at Interbike in Las Vegas, Garmin has taken a second big step into the bicycle, fitness, and outdoor markets with the acquisition of MotionBased Technologies.
MotionBased is a web-b
Vail Swings into the Black in Fiscal ‘05…
Vail Resorts managed to swing back to profitability for the fiscal 2005 year thanks to across the board increases in revenues and profitable fiscal years at all of Vail’s five mountain resorts. Total fiscal year revenues climbed 11.5% to $810.0 million. N
Conservation Alliance Sees Success with Funding and Fund-Raising…
For the most recent Conservation Alliance funding cycle, membership voted to fund eight new groups, including the Alaska Wilderness League, the Campaign for the Snake River Headwaters, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and the Alaska Conservation Fou
Recall: Yakima Racks
Yakima Products is voluntarily recalling its Mighty Joe 2 and Mighty Joe 3 bicycle racks due to the latches designed to support the load arms. The company stated that these latches may appear to be latched when they are not. In such a case, the bicycle l
Spyder Seizes Counterfeits
Continually battling against black market schemes, the Spyder scored a win against counterfeit operations when a shipment of over 1000 imitation jackets and pants was stopped at the Finnish border. In late August, the Finnish National Board of Customs not
