SGB Update Outdoor

FX Rate Both Curse and Benefit to THC…

Despite a solid sales increase and gains in the gross margin line, The Hockey Company swung to a loss in the first quarter, due primarily to extraordinary expenses and foreign exchange losses on long-term debt…

SGMA Board Elects Cove EVP; Will Succeed Riddle

The SGMA board has elected Tom Cove as Executive Vice President for the association, a new post within SGMA management's structure. Cove will subsequently assume the presidency of SGMA International on February 1, 2005. The move is part of a succes

Cramer Jumps into P.E. Business with Both Feet…

Cramer Products had to make the decision to either build or sell when it came to its PE products business, but the company’s decision to pursue the latter actually led to an acquisition that supports the first option. Cramer will definitely grow its PE b

LaCrosse Sees Q1 Upside from Production Outsourcing…

LaCrosse Footwear posted a 19.4% jump in first quarter 2004 sales, recording $23.7 million in revenue for the period compared to $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2003. Sales of Lacrosse brands increased to the retail channel in the quarter and Dann

Eggers Makes Athlete’s Foot EVP/GMM Post Official

Industry veteran Chuck Eggers has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of The Athlete's Foot. This follows an announcement in September 2003 that Eggers had joined the organization as interim GMM…

Sport Haley Settles Securities Suit…

Sport Haley announced that a class action securities lawsuit that was originally filed in October of 2001 has been settled. The company, Kevin Tomlinson, Robert G. Tomlinson and Robert W. Haley were all named as defendants. The settlement says that Spor

Garmin’s Q1 Margins Hurt by Chip Costs…

Garmin's revenue for first quarter of the year increased 28% to $158.3 million from $123.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Gross margins fell 950 bps to 50.8% for the 2004 first quarter compared to 60.3% last year. SG&A expenses were reduced 40 ba

Thule Taps Houseman for Regional Sales Manager Post

Thule has announced the hiring of Mark Houseman as the Southeastern Sales Manager. In the newly created position, Houseman will be responsible for managing Thule's southeast sales force, including IBD, outdoor/ ski, and automotive sales representati

Gildan Out of Powder for the Back Half…

Gildan Activewear is backing off its previous earnings forecast for its fiscal year due to capacity constraints and lower inventories. It appears the company raided the warehouse in the first of its fiscal year and sold more units at lower prices to meet

Sea to Summit Triples Sales…

Sea to Summit more than tripled its sales in the first quarter of 2004 with 218% growth, thanks to an expanded product line and its new sales force (see BOSS_0410). Seven years ago the company launched its U.S. line with an assortment of travel liners, an

Billabong Launches New Brand

Billabong announces the launch of a new brand: Honolua Surf Co., which will commence as a stand-alone wholesale company separate to the Honolua Surf Company retail division. The Honolua Surf Company retail division will remain the same and continue as a r

LaCrosse Swings to Q1 Profitability…

LaCrosse Footwear posted a 19.4% jump in first quarter 2004 sales, recording $23.7 million in revenue for the period, compared to $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2003. Sales of Lacrosse brands increased to the retail channel in the quarter and Dan

Bite Sees the Market Swinging Up…

Bite footwear has been posting some strong results, with a 20% increase in sales for the month of April – the company’s highest U.S. sales in a single month to date. March also showed the strongest Canadian sales numbers Bite has ever seen as well…

New NSGA Report Focuses on Female Sports Participation

Among sports participants age seven and older, females constitute a majority of participants in four of six fitness activities surveyed for 2003 by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), according to NSGA Vice President of Information & Research