SGB Update Outdoor
180s Wins Preliminary Injunction Against JC Penney, Drew Pearson
180s announced Monday that a Federal judge in Baltimore has issued a preliminary injunction on behalf of 180s against J.C. Penney Company Inc., J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. and and Drew Pearson Marketing, Inc. 180s requested the order because of alleged
Golfsmith Q3 Net Income Falls 47% on 7.9% Comp Sales Decline
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to an increase of 12.6%
Bike Buyer — Sport Chalet
Sport Chalet, Inc. is looking for a Senior Buyer with an emphasis in Bicycles or Fitness – responsibilities include assortment planning, product development, selection and promotion, vendor negotiation, gross margin and inventory control, develop s
adidas to Keep Soccer Boot Production in Germany
The Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG has decided to maintain the production of football boots in Germany, thereby underlining its commitment to the roots of its production in its home market. The plan includes measures to further automate series prod
Brown Shoe Consolidates Wholesale Business; Forms Specialty Retail Group
Brown Shoe Company, Inc., moving to further strengthen its product design, brand building and service to department store customers, has consolidated its wholesale operations into one division: Brown Shoe Wholesale. The Company also announced the creation
adidas-Salomon Sees Healthy Q3 on Strong Apparel Business…
adidas-Salomon saw fairly balanced sales increases across all three divisions in the third quarter, but a slowdown in brand adidas order backlog in Europe is offsetting excitement over renewed energy in North America. Still, total third quarter net sales
Sportsman’s Guide Sees Golf Warehouse Push Internet Sales Even Higher…
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. saw the Internet play an even bigger part in the sales increase for the third quarter. Internet and catalog sales grew as a percentage of base business sales, reaching 41% of sales in Q3 versus 36% in the year-ago period,
Sport Chalet Posts Strong Fiscal Q2; Will Enter Arizona Market…
Sport Chalet, Inc., the Southern California retailer that has been rapidly expanding into Northern California and the Las Vegas area, is now eyeing Arizona as the new frontier for growth with an initial opening of four locations in the Phoenix area in fis
Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P
SGMA Sees Generational Shift…
SGMA International last week announced that Tom Rogge, president of Cramer Products, has been elected chairman of the SGMA Board of Directors. Steve Furniss, founder and EVP of TYR Sport, Inc., was elected as vice chairman. Dick Kazmaier will remain on
Hybrid Shafts and Tax Benefits Help Boost Aldila’s Q3 Sales and Earnings…
Aldila capitalized on the popularity of their NV wood shaft line to post a 35.0% increase in net sales for the third quarter of 2004 to $10.8 million, compared to $8.0 million last year. Branded sales increased 198% while golf shaft units shipped were up
Rossignol Hurt by Asia Weakness…
Rossignol’s fiscal second quarter and first half showed a marked improvement, but requests to delay shipments and exchange rates again pulled sales down. The delayed shipments are having a “positive effect” on second half sales, and the company is maintai
Occupational Market Pushes LaCrosse Sales Up…
LaCrosse Footwear recovered from a flat second quarter and posted a 15.4% increase in third quarter net sales to $34.5 million compared to $29.9 million in the third quarter of 2003. The company said it has benefited from the occupational market's ye
adidas-Salomon Sees Healthy Q3; Salomon Mixed…
adidas-Salomon saw fairly balanced sales increases across all three divisions in the third quarter, but a slowdown in brand adidas order backlog in Europe is offsetting excitement over renewed energy in North America. Total third quarter net sales grew 5
The Industry Gets Behind Green Steps…
Two weeks ago, VNU and Outdoor Retailer announced a new program designed to highlight the various environmental initiatives of the outdoor industry. The program offers different advertising opportunities and calls out companies that are taking active step
