SGB Update Outdoor

Ross Stores Comps Decline 5.0% in September

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $374 million for the five week period ended October 2, 2004, a 3% increase above the $363 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

Target Corp. Beats Septembr Plan; Comps Up 5.6%

Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 increased 12.5% to $3.866 billion from $3.437 billion for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. On this s

Callaway Appoints Pan-West to Broader Asia Deal

Callaway Golf Company has appointed Pan-West (Private) Limited as the distributor for Callaway Golf's Top Flite® and Ben Hogan® products in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand effective October 15th, 2004. The appointment covers all of Ca

Wolverine Q3 EPS Jumps 37.5% on 13.2% Sales Increase

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported third quarter 2004 revenue totaled $260.9 million, a 13.2% increase over third quarter 2003 revenue of $230.6 million. Earnings per share for Q3 increased 37.5% to 55 cents compared to 40 cents reported for the third qu

Cabela’s to Open SuperStore at Meadowlands

Cabela's Inc. is in negotiations to build one of its large retail stores at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J. The 175,000-square-foot store could open in August, 2007, with construction scheduled to begin in August, 2006…

Winter Feels Good’ Campaign Snags Awards

The “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to promote the health and fitness benefits of snow sports participation has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America (PSRA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)

Rocky Shoes and Boots Reaffirms Q3 Outlook

Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. anticipates record net sales and record earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2004. For the third quarter of 2004, the Company expects net sales to increase approximately 22% to $50 million and fully dilute

Pacific Hires New VP of Product Development

Pacific Cycle has hired Ellen Johnson as vice president of product development. Johnson is a 20-year veteran of the bicycle industry and spent the last five years as Huffy’s vice president of product management. Prior to Huffy, Johnson worked at Specializ

True North Adds Marketing Division

Mike Coogan has joined True North Brand Group to open a marketing division within True North aimed at supplying brands in the outdoor, athletic and fashion market segments with a range of marketing programs. In addition to Public Relations, True North now

Big Agnes Inks Deal to Use Mountain Hardwear Tent Pole System

Big Agnes has joined Mountain Hardwear in accepting an exclusive one-year invitation to use the Atlas Pole System™ by Mountain Hardwear. A collaboration between Mountain Hardwear, tent pole engineer Frank Tehan and Yunan Aluminum, the new tent pole system

Herbst to Retire from Arc’Teryx CEO Post

Tom Herbst will resign as CEO at ARC’TERYX Equipment Inc. effective January 31, 2005. Herbst, most of whose 30+ years in the outdoor industry were at the helm of Mountain Equipment Co-op, joined ARC’TERYX as a shareholder and adviser in 1998. He became

Interbike’s OutDoor Demo Evolves…

Preliminary reports from Eurobike and the Milan Bicycle show seem to be pointing to an exciting week at Interbike, and as the industry evolves Interbike’s management team has created more opportunities for the show to evolve as well. Each year, the Inter

Interior Appropriations Bill Leaves Little for Recreation…

Senate Interior Appropriation Bill 2840, which handles budget appropriations for various national forests and National Parks, is slated to come up for a vote this week. Several organizations, including the OIA and the Sierra Club, are keeping a close eye

Adopt-A-Crag Surpasses Goal…

The Access Fund's fifth annual nationwide Adopt-a-Crag program surpassed its goal of 89 events around the country. Adopt-a-Crag began in 2000 as part of the Access Fund's 10th anniversary celebration. Since its inception, Adopt-a-Crag has drawn