SGB Update Outdoor
American Eagle May Comps Jump 11.4%
American Eagle Outfitters total sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004 increased 20.1% to $117.3 million, compared to $97.6 million last year. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle Outfitters stores increased 11.4% for the May period. C
Elsey Resigns as Footwear Specialties Chief
Wayne Elsey has resigned from Footwear Specialties International after a five year stint as President and CEO. FSI is the parent company to Nautilus, SkidBuster and Third Watch Footwear. “The company and people are poised for positive growth in the indust
New Era’s De Waal Named to Caps for Kids Board
New Era Cap Co. announced that John De Waal, Vice President of Global Marketing, was appointed membership on the National Advisory Board for Caps for Kids, a charity organization dedicated to providing celebrity-autographed caps for children undergoing ca
Currency FX Rates Limit Rossignol’s Full Year Sales…
Rossignol closed the books on the company’s 2004 fiscal year, which ended in March. The group showed a 1.1% decline in sales when measured in Euros, down from €484.9 million ($482.0 mm) in 2003 to €479.4 million ($563.7 mm) for the past year. With over ha
Yue Yuen Closer to Providing One-Stop-Shopping for Vendors…
Yue Yuen is moving beyond footwear and apparel and into bags and accessories. The Taiwan based manufacturer has acquired a 30% stake in Prosperous Industrial Holdings Limited, an OEM/ODM manufacturer of sports bags, luggage, golf bags, hand bags and trave
Cabela’s Keeps the Momentum Going…
Cabela’s continues to see its Retail business capture a larger part of its fast-growing business as the big-box outdoor recreation retailer prepares for its pending IPO. Cabela’s is poised to partake of the same success experienced by rival Gander Mounta
Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets; Litigation Continues…
After nearly three years of legal battles over patent infringement between Outlast Technologies and Frisby Technologies over the rights to “Phase Change Materials”, Outlast has bought substantially all of the assets of its competitor…
New TSA Getting Closer to the Gart Model…
Doug Morton, vice chairman and CEO of The Sports Authority, will temporarily assume the chief merchant role as the retailer looks for a replacement for Elliott Kerbis after the president and chief merchant resigned last week. Morton pointed to five “very
Cabela’s Keeps the Momentum Going…
Cabela’s continues to see its Retail business capture a larger part of a fast-growing business as the big-box outdoor recreation retailer prepares for its pending IPO. Cabela’s is poised to partake of the same success experienced by rival Gander Mountain
Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets; Litigation Continues…
After nearly three years of legal battles over patent infringement between Outlast Technologies and Frisby Technologies over the rights to “Phase Change Materials”, Outlast has bought substantially all of the assets of its competitor…
Currency FX Rates Limit Rossignol’s Full Year Sales…
Rossignol closed the books on the company’s 2004 fiscal year, which ended in March, reporting a 1.1% decline in sales when measured in Euros, down from €484.9 million ($482.0 mm) in 2003 to €479.4 million ($563.7 mm) for the past year. With over half of i
Deckers Uses Stock Sales to Clean Up Balance Sheet; Pays Off Thatcher Early…
Deckers Corp. has completed the sale of 1.5 million company shares for net proceeds of $35.2 million, and has used the proceeds to substantially eliminate company debt. Deckers paid in full its $7 million subordinated note issued to the Peninsula Fund, an
Yue Yuen Closer to Providing One-Stop-Shopping for Vendors…
Yue Yuen is moving beyond footwear and apparel and into bags and accessories. The Taiwan based manufacturer has acquired a 30% stake in Prosperous Industrial Holdings Limited, an OEM/ODM manufacturer of sports bags, luggage, golf bags, hand bags and trave
NSGA Elects Five New Board Members
The National Sporting Goods Association announced five new members of its Board who will serve three-year terms. Steve Harding, President of Kep Harding’s Sport Shops in Lincoln, NE; Bill Reynolds, COO of New Balance DFW in Dallas, TX; Kevin Adams, Presid
SGMA: America’s Seniors Are Active both Indoors and Outdoors
America's seniors are getting in tip-top shape, so they can enjoy the great outdoors. According to SGMA International's recent analysis of the Superstudy® of Sports Participation (conducted by American Sports Data), 13
