SGB Update Outdoor
Perry Ellis Announces New Nike Swim SVP
Perry Ellis International, Inc. announced that Al Derago was appointed senior vice president of the Nike swim division. Mr. Derago will report to Oscar Feldenkreis, president, vice-chairman, and COO of Perry Ellis International. Mr. Derago will be based i
Veltex Acquires Marketing Rights to Top-Flite Golf Products in Canada
Veltex Corporation, has commenced marketing and distributing Top-Flite branded caps, balls, and golf products throughout Canada to the promotional products and retail industries. Top-Flite products were previously marketed by Explorer Headgear. However, V
Sporting Goods Retail Starts to Stabilize in Q1, But Specialty Sees Shake Up from New Players…
The relative calm in the retail market continued in the first quarter with no mysterious “lost” quarters, major mergers or acquisitions announced. But while making comparisons to the prior year period was a simpler task in the Sporting Goods sector in Q1
Yue Yuen Grows Retail Presence in China
Chinese footwear manufacturer Yue Yuen Industrial Limited reported that a 19.2% fiscal second quarter revenue gain was due primarily to YY’s core manufacturing operation and retail sales in greater China. The company said that the operating environment fo
Volcom Nearly Doubles First Quarter Earnings; Sets Price for IPO…
In an S-1 filed with the SEC, Volcom determined that it expects to sell its 4.2 million shares associated with its IPO for $15 to $17 per share. This range should allow the company to net approximately $60.7 million from the IPO.
In the same SEC filing,
Rossignol Gets Q4 Apparel and Golf Lift…
Rossignol S.A. reported a strong fourth quarter in its Golf and Apparel divisions, but this was offset by continued weakness in SnowSports sales. Total Group sales for the fourth quarter inched up 0.7% to €83.2 million ($109.2 mm) compared to €82.6 millio
Nautilus Sees Extension into Fitness Apparel as Basis for Pearl Izumi Deal…
When the announcement about Nautilus, Inc.’s acquisition of Pearl Izumi USA first came across the wire on Friday morning the SportsNewsSource office had three general responses to the deal, and none of them — especially one that contained an expletive an
Nogales Investment Links G.I. Joes and Chick’s Sporting Goods …
Nogales Investors Fund I, LP of Los Angeles has placed itself squarely in the middle of the fight for sporting goods market share on the west coast after making minority investments in Chick’s Sporting Goods, the 11-store Southern California chain, and G.
SEW Goes One-On-One with… Spalding’s Scott Creelman
Each month, Sports Executive Weekly will go One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future of the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets.
This month, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Sco
Recall: Razor USA Electric Scooters
Razor USA has recalled about 246,000 electric scooters due to a weld which can break, causing the handlebar to detach from the scooter. Razor USA has received 261 reports of handlebar welds breaking or bending with reports of 16 injuries. This recall repa
Recall: Fisher-Price Scooters/Mini Bikes
In a separate recall, Fisher-Price is recalling its Power Wheels Lightning PAC Scooters and Power Wheels MX3 Mini Bikes. Roughly 29,000 scooters and 5,000 mini bikes are affected by the recall. If tires are over-inflated, the plastic rim within the wheel
OIA Comments on BLM; OIF’s New GAA
The Bureau of Land Management issued four different options for a new Resource Management Plan for the Vernal Field Office area in Utah, an area that OIA has been watching closely due to its wilderness and recreation areas under threat of oil and gas deve
Shakespeare Children’s FIshing Kits Being Recalled
Shakespeare’s Fishing Tackle Division has recalled 438,000 Children's Fishing Kits The paint on the rods of these fishing poles contains lead. The company warns that lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Th
OIF Launches ‘Getting Americans Active’
To leverage outdoor industry resources to introduce more Americans to the benefits of an active lifestyle, Outdoor Industry Foundation has launched Getting Americans Active, a database of outreach programs and initiatives designed to promote increased you
Sorbothane To Present the Philly Trialthlon
Sorbothane Performance Insoles signed to present the Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park, the nation’s newest, big-city, Olympic-distance triathlon, on June 26, 2005. The relationship provides a foot-bed of direct contact with the 1,400 or so athlete
