NE Footwear Looking at U.S. Manufacturing
New England Footwear, maker of GoLite Footwear, will receive funding as part of the Green Launching Pad, a joint venture between the state of New Hampshire and the University of New Hampshire designed to help bring new green technologies to market and cre
Asics America Sales Up 18.4 Percent in Fiscal 2011
Asics Corp. said revenues at Asics America Corp jumped 18.4 percent in its fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The growth was driven by footwear posting its highest sales figures in recent years at over 18 percent, while apparel showed an increase of almost
Taiwanese Owner Eliminates CEO Post at Yakima
Yakima eliminated the position of CEO held by Jerry Heinlen and will now be led by an executive management team reporting to Chairman C.S. Lin, owner of Kemflo International Ltd., the Taiwanese company that acquired Yakima in 2009…
Report: Federal Hunting and Fishing Excise Taxes Generate Significant ROI for Industry
An analysis conducted for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that federal excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and shooting equipment represented an approximate 1,100 percent annual return on investment (ROI) to manufacturers bet
Adidas Said to Be Among Final Acushnet Bidders
Adidas AG and Blackstone Group LP are among the companies vying for Acushnet Co., Fortune Brands Inc.'s golf division that includes Titleist and FootJoy, sources told Bloomberg News. Offers are due May 9, and Fortune Brands may negotiate with multipl
PEP Grants Approved for FY 2011
The U.S. Department of Education announced that PEP will receive $78.84 million in funding for fiscal 2011. That's just 0.2 percent less than the federal government approved in FY 2010. The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) said the app
Adidas Outdoor’s 2010 Sales Reached Euro 265 Million
Adidas Outdoors’s global sales reached €200 million ($265mm) in 2010 and its sales are growing faster than the 22 percent rate reported by Adidas Group as a whole for the first quarter, Senior Vice President for Global Outdoor Rolf Reinschmidt
DSW Names SVP, Human Resources
DSW Inc. appointed Todd Cordell as senior vice president of human resources…
Sport Footwear Average Selling Prices Hold Steady in April
Average selling prices for Sport Footwear rose nearly 2 percent to $54.33 for the fiscal month of April, the result of stronger basketball, lightweight running and natural/minimalist running, outdoor and training/fitness footwear sales for the month. The
Gildan Sees Record Fiscal Q2 Results Despite Soaring Cotton Costs
Gildan Activear Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter ended April 3 were $383.2 million, up 17.3 percent from $326.8 million in the year-ago period and well above forecasted sales of $375 million…
Maurice Sporting Goods Co-Partners for Health and Fitness for Kids
Maurice Sporting Goods has partnered with Playground Entertainment Group, Inc., a global media and consumer products company, to introduce a line of “kid-sized” equipment and DVDs starting late 2011…
Canadian Tire Corp. Q1 Retail Sales Up 3.7 Percent
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd, (CTC), which announced last week it's intent to acquire Forzani Group Ltd., reported consolidated retail sales increased 3.7% in the first quarter ended April 2, compared to Q1 2010 thanks to strong performance at its
Broder Bros. Q1 Sales Up 13.3 percent
Broder Bros. Co. reported net sales for the first quarter ended March 26 were $173.9 million, up 13.3 percent from sales of $153.5 million for the first quarter 2010…
Quiksilver Appoints Joseph Berardino to its Board
Quiksilver, Inc. announced that Joseph F. Berardino has been appointed to the Quiksilver board of directors effective immediately…
Cascade Designs Partners with Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Cascade Designs, Inc. is the latest vendor to partner with Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a buying group that represent more than 70 independent owned and operated outdoor specialty stores…
