Vital Apparel Group has reached agreement to purchase the assets of ProMarX Specialties USA, a girls’ sports accessory company. The ProMarX accessory line will become Vital Accessories and be marketed along with the Vital Team girls’ and women’s apparel l

With an estimated 30% of retail sales for the season accounted for, trends are emerging in the SnowSports market which, historically, will continue through the remainder of the season. SnowSports retail sales slowed down slightly in the month of November,

The Stride Rite Corporation just got over the profit line in the fourth quarter, managing to pull out net income of just $51,000, or zero earnings per share. Still, it was a swing to profit from Q4 last year when SRR posted a net loss of $965,000, or two

Mizuno USA, Inc. announced last week that it posted its fifth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth, reporting that overall sales for the company increased 12% versus the prior year. Since 1999, Mizuno has seen revenue grow 77%…

Norco Products Ltd, in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, M

Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC, and L.L. Bean have inked a partnership to offer a full line of Buzz Off Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel from L.L. Bean. The Buzz Off line of apparel from L.L. Bean will include men's, women's and children&#039

Northwave North America announced the addition of Venue Snowboard Co. for the 2005-06 season. “The birth of Venue Snowboards has been a long planned venture for us over the past few years,” said marketing CEO Dane Hjort. “We listened to the feedback from

Tubbs Snowshoes has announced it is bringing a scaled down version of its successful Romp To Stomp Out Breast Cancer event series to Backcountry BaseCamp in Brighton Backcountry, UT, on January 28, prior to Outdoor Retailer.
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Manufacturer’s shipments of sporting goods in the U.S. rose 4% in 2004 to $52.1 billion, according to estimates by SGMA International. It was the largest percentage gain the industry has achieved since 1997, when wholesale sales rose 5.2%. SGMA expects

Spenco Medical Corporation has appointed David Morgart as President of the company. Morgart comes to Spenco with an extensive background in consumer packaged goods, with previous work history at Kimberly-Clark and, most recently, Coleman. Morgart will r

The National Retail Federation (NRF) released its 2005 forecast on Monday, predicting that GAFS sales, which includes most general merchandise categories, will increase 3.5% from last year. In its quarterly Retail Sales Outlook Report, released Monday at