SGB Update Outdoor

Rocky Earnings Increase 32% on 25% Top Line Growth

Rocky Shoes & Boots reported the eighth consecutive quarter that diluted EPS increased. Net income rose 32.1% to $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2004 from $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income per diluted share increased 16.0% to

Stage Stores Appoints New EVP, GMM

Stage Stores has appointed Cynthia “Cinny” Murray to the position of EVP, General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Murray will report to Jim Scarborough, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will oversee the misses sportswear, junior sportswear, s

Johnson Outdoors Closes Two Watercraft Facilities

Johnson Outdoors plans to outsource manufacturing at its Grand Rapids, Michigan facility, and to shift production from Mansonville, Canada to its Old Town, Maine operation, as part of the Company’s on-going efforts to increase efficiency and improve prof

LEKI wins ISPO Outdoor Award

LEKI recently won first place at the 2005 Summer ISPO Outdoor Awards. LEKI's new, patented Nordic Walking model, the Pacer Vario, won in the outdoor sector, hardware category. The Pacer Vario poles are adjustable, in order to fit each walker. It is a

Icebreaker Opens New U.S. Facility

Icebreaker has opened the doors of its U.S. customer service and distribution center located in Santa Barbara, California. In a move to establish greater reach in the U.S. market, Icebreaker is now positioned to serve its existing and future U.S. retaile

Oakley to Open London O Store

Oakley plans to open a flagship company owned O Store located in the Covent Garden area of London. This latest addition to the company's expanding retail presence is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2005 on King Street and will be owned and

Gildan Replies to FLA Audit

Gildan Activewear, after an audit conducted by the Fair
Labor Association in Gildan's El Progreso, Honduras, sewing facility earlier this year, has submitted its response to the FLA in order to fully comply with FLA's code of conduct, an integra

Arctic Edge Hires Pine as New VP-Sales and Marketing

Arctic Edge LLC, North American distributors of 66ºNORTH, has hired marketing executive Karim Pine as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Pine will help build and support key accounts and hire and manage the sales team. Karim Pine is the former pro

Eldorado Climbing Walls Hires Cook as GM

Eldorado Climbing Walls has hired Richard Cook as General Manager. Cook will operate as part of the management team supporting new and existing climbing wall clients and new business development worldwide. Eldorado has projects throughout the US, Caribbea

ACR Hires McDaniel as New Rep

ACR Electronics has named Robert McDaniel as an outdoors division product representative covering five states.
McDaniel, president of The McDaniel Agency, will cover Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Kansas. McDaniel also represents several other

Oakley Sees H2 Backlog Gains While Q2 Earnings Suffer…

After revising its second quarter sales and income guidance downward the previous week (SEW_0429), Oakley reported last week that net income for the quarter fell 12.1% to $16.0 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $18.2 million, or 27 cen

Nautilus has High Hopes for Retail…

Nautilus second quarter sales were down slightly to $100.2 million compared to $100.6 million in Q2 last year. Net income during the period was down nearly 60% to $1.9 million, or six cents per diluted share, compared to $4.7 million, or 14 cents per dil

Timberland Continues Building Solid Global Business in Q2…

Timberland said its second quarter results reflected solid global growth in footwear, apparel, and accessories and continued progress in enhancing gross margins. The company acknowledged a tougher climate for outdoor-related product in the U.S. sporting

Acushnet Golf Sales Up 9.7% in Q2…

The Acushnet Company golf business, which includes the Footjoy, Cobra, Titleist, and Pinnacle brands, saw second quarter sales increase 9.7% to $407.9 million from $371.8 million in the year-ago period. Parent company Fortune Brands said the increase tha

Columbia Makes Moves to Get Outerwear Business Back in Line…

Columbia Sportswear continued to log double-digit gains in both net income and sales in the second quarter despite continued declined in the company’s Outerwear business. COLM looks to right the Outwear ship as it moves its Sportswear chief over to bring