Sequential Brands Group Returns to Profitability
Sequential Brands Group, the owner of Heelys, the DVS skate brand and numerous fashion brands, reported first-quarter earnings of $742,000, or 3 cents a share, rebounding from a loss of $21.5 million, or $2.96, a year ago…
Johnson Outdoors’ Fiscal Q2 Sales Fall Short of Last’s Year’s Record
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported lower sales for the fiscal 2014 second quarter, due primarily to prolonged harsh winter weather during the period. Record-high revenue during the prior year second quarter also contributed to unfavorable year-over-year compa
Skullcandy Resumes Growth, Halves Losses in Q1
Skullcandy, Inc. halved its loss and resumed growing in the first quarter ended March 31 after spending much of 2013 narrowing its distribution and cutting expenses to enhance margins…
Gildan’s Q2 Revenues Advance 5 Percent
Gildan Activewear reported second-quarter revenues rose 4.9 percent to $548.8 million. Adjusted net earnings were $79.2 million, or 64 cents a share, up 8.9 percent. The gains came in spite of the impact of colder weather which negatively impacted demand
Pacific Vector to Miss Filing Deadline for 2013 Financial Report
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc., which is in the midst of trying to turn around opeartions at a portfolio of action sports retail stores, will miss the filing deadline for its fiscal 2013 financial report…
Skechers USA Exploring Bid for NBA’s Clippers
Skechers USA, Inc. threw its hat in the ring of prospective bidders for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. The company, which is based in Manhattan Beach, CA, is consulting with its advisors about leading an investment group to acquire an interest
Garmin Ramps up Spending at Fitness and Outdoor After Strong Q1 Showing
Garmin Ltd. is shifting more advertising and R&D resources to its Fitness and Outdoor segments after seeing how quickly new innovations by those businesses boosted sales and profits in the first quarter…
Field and Stream Specialty Store to Open on June 13 in Erie, PA
Field & Stream has announced it will open a new store in Erie, PA on June 13 with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and Grand Opening weekend celebration…
National Wildlife Federation Names New President
The National Wildlife Federation announced that Collin O’Mara will be the nest President and CEO…
Lands’ Ends Taps Former Office Depot Exec as Chief Marketing Officer
Lands' End announced it has named Steven Rado as senior VP, chief marketing officer…
Johnson Outdoors Says Weather Pushed Sales Out of Fiscal Q2
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported that it cut expenses nearly 10 percent in the the quarter ended March 28 to mitgate soft demand for its spring products, but that if April POS data hold, ramping up production to meet demand for a host of new products from i
Mountain Khakis Partners with Badass Dash Obstacle Series to Benefit Autism
Mountain Khakis, a mountain-inspired lifestyle apparel brand known for its “Best Damn Khakis,” is teaming up with BADASS Dash, the Ultimate Adventure Race and Obstacle Course Challenge benefiting Autism Speaks, as both a marketing partner and outfitter of
RG Barry to Go Private in $215M Deal
R.G. Barry Corp., best known for the Dearfoams slipper brand, has agreed to be acquired for an estimated $215 million by Mill Road Capital, the Greenwich, CN.-based private equity firm that proposed buying it in September.
The merger will result in R.G. B
Gildan Offsets Cotton and Weather Woes in Q2
Gildan Activewear reported revenues rose 4.9 percent in its second quarter ended Mar. 30, to $548.8 million. Adjusted net earnings were $79.2 million, or 64 cents a share, up 8.9 percent…
Bogs’ Q1 Revenues Climb 23 Percent
Bogs increased sales 23 percent on a wholesale basis in North America for the first quarter, according to the quarterly report from Weyco Group, Inc…
