SGB Update Outdoor
Davidson Takes Over as Bell Canoe’s Sales Manager
Bell Canoe Works has filled its Sales Manager vacancy. Dennis Davidson joined the Princeton, MN canoe company on February 1. Davidson assumes the role vacated by Craig Johnson who was with the company for six years. Davidson is an ACA Open Canoe Instructo
Veltec Finalizes SnowSports Rep Force
On the heels of their acquisition of Briko’s North American distribution and launch into the Snow Sports market at last month’s SIA Show, Veltec has finalized their new team of SnowSports Sales Representatives. Veltec’s SnowSports Division is comprised of
Forzani Fourth Quarter Sales Off 2.3% Due to Ski and Snowboard Weakness
The Forzani Group's fourth quarter total revenues were $274.3 million, a decrease of 2.3% from the prior year. Corporate store revenues, at $229.5 million, were 4.1% below last year's revenues of $239.2 million. Corporate comparable stores sales
SMS Clothing Hires New Reps
SMS Clothing announced the appointment of two new reps to cover key regions in Canada and the US. Bill Reeves is now covering the Ontario area and Brian Healy is now covering CO, UT, NM, WY…
CenterStone Technologies Sees Record Usage
CenterStone Technologies announced record usage of the company’s online sales order management software application. The number of retailer long-ins to the application jumped 54%, to 57,400 in 2004 compared to 37,400 a year ago. CenterStone vendor custome
Body Glove Inks Apparel License with Rays
Body Glove International has signed a licensing agreement with Rays Apparel Inc., a lifestyle apparel manufacturer in Southern California. Through Rays Apparel, Body Glove will launch a new lifestyle apparel colection in spring, 2006. Through the agreemen
Water’s Edge Trading Company Wins Horny Toad Merchandising Contest
Horny Toad sponsored its second Dealer Merchandising Contest, and retailers took part by creating unique and artistic displays featuring Toad’s “Every day is an adventure” theme. For Fall, the company has also produced a brochure entitled, “A Blueprint fo
Skechers Swings to Profit in Q4 on Sales Growth, Better Margins
Skechers USA, Inc. reported that net sales for the 2004 fourth quarter increased 17.8% to $206.5 million, compared to $175.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $2.1 million, or 5 cents per diluted share
SGAA February Rep News
D-Bat, Inc. honored the Robertson Sales Company as Agency of the Year. Robertson Sales Company associate Nick Stubbs was awarded Sales Agent of the Year by Bison Manufacturing Company. J. B. “Bunny” Andrews has retired as a salesman from E.C. Frazer & A
Sport-Haley Posts Fiscal Q2 Loss on Higher Close-Out Sales
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2004 were $5.0 million, an increase of 5% from net sales of $4.8 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. The increase in net sales for Q2 was primarily d
Head of Design — Sugoi
Sugoi is seeking a seasoned Head of Design to create the design direction of our product lines. The ideal candidate will collaborate with our Product Development team, providing and executing creative solutions and design briefs that are consistent
Jarden: Coleman Integration Better than Expected…
In September, Jarden Corporation acquired American Household, parent company to Coleman (See BOSS_0438). The deal closed on January 24 and Jarden recently held an investor conference call outlining fiscal 2004 performance and gave some insight on the inte
SEW Goes One-On-One with… SBI’s Steve Wynne
Each month, Sports Executive Weekly goes 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 sat down with Steve Wynn, president and CEO o
Apparel Vendors Move to Tell New Fabric Stories…
Like the story BOSS reported last week regarding the footwear market, apparel companies are striving to move in a new direction that will separate them from the competition. BOSS detected a bit of a shift in the brands that received attention for innovat
Orange 21 Looks to Europe for 2005; Will Launch ‘Junior’ Line in U.S…
Orange 21, the parent company to Spy Optics and E-Eyewear, capitalized on the snow in the west and strong at-once orders of its goggle and apparel lines to post a 22.3% increase in sales for the 2004 fiscal year to $33.5 million compared to $27.4 million
