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…
Aldila Q1 Sales, Earnings Fall
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales were $11.3 million for the 2011 first quarter, down 29.7 percent from the $16.1 million achieved in the year-ago period…
JC Penney 1Q Profit Rises 6.7 Percent
J.C. Penney Co.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings rose almost 7 percent. For the quarter ended April 30, Penney reported a profit of $64 million, or 28 cents a share, up from $60 million, or 25 cents a share, a year earlier…
April Sport Footwear Sales Up Despite Toning Fall
The month of April was a bit surprising for sales of Sport Footwear products considering that the Easter business — which fell three weeks later this year than last year and moved back reporting by a month — barely materialized…
Head NV Posts Weaker Q1; Sees 2011 Net Income Falling Short of 2010 Results
Head N.V. wrapped up the 2011 first quarter with revenue declines in all three of its primary business segments, including a 6.9 percent drop in its Winter segment that resulted partially from a significant weather-related drop-off in re-orders through mo
POC USA Inks Ben Wallace as New Vice President of Sales
POC Sports, the supplier of protective sports helmets, eyewear, body armor and apparel, hired action sports industry veteran Ben Wallace as POC USA vice president of sales. Previously serving at K2 Sports as U.S. national sales manager, Wallace will manag
