Steve Madden Reports Q3 Sales Up 9.4%; Earnings Spike 61%
Steve Madden announced sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $140.1 million compared to $128.1 million reported in the comparable period of 2008…
R.G. Barry Doubles Quarterly Profit
R.G. Barry Corp. more than doubled its first-quarter profit to $2.27 million, or 21 cents a share, in the three months ended Sept. 26 from $1.1 million, or 10 cents, a year ago. Revenue grew 14.9% to $29.4 million from $25.6 million last year…
Spyder Appoints Sales and Marketing Manager, Canada
Spyder Active Sports appointed Mark Brasier as Canadian sales and marketing manager. He most recently as head of a retail and brand consulting firm…
Osprey Hires Program Pack and Pro Purchase Manager
Osprey Packs, an independent pack company located Southwestern Colorado, announced the hiring of Sarah Harper Burke as the company’s new Program Pack & Pro Purchase Manager…
OIA Thanks Congress for Public Lands Funding
Congress has approved a 17% increase in total funding over last year’s level for the Department of the Interior (DOI) which manages a vast majority of the nation’s public lands, according to the OIA…
Hat World Acquires Sports Fan-Attic
Genesco Inc. announced that its Hat World subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the assets of Sports Fan-Attic, a Tampa, Fla.-based retailer of licensed sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties, with 37 stores in seven states, and revenu
Cybex Q3 Revenues Sink 17%
Cybex International, Inc. reported sales fell 17.1% in the third quarter to $29.0 million compared to $35.8 million a year ago. The company reported net income for the third quarter of 2009 of $0.1 million, or 0 cents a share, compared to $0.3 million, or
Cabela’s to Offer Customers Identity Protection
Cabela’s Inc. and LifeLock, Inc., a leader in proactive identity theft protection, have partnered to provide Cabela’s customers a special offer to help protect their identity…
IV Gear Licenses Coppertone Brand for Headwear
Thanks to a new licensing agreement with Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, the IV Gear division of InnoVision will be introducing a line of sun-protective headwear under the Coppertone brand. Initially, IV Gear will introduce 23 styles ranging from buc
Hillerich and Bradsby Found Liable for Player’s Death
A jury in Clark County, MT, found Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the parent of Louisville Slugger, liable for the 2003 death of an 18-year-old who was hit in the head by a batted ball. The jury awarded $850,000 to the family of Brandon Patch, the player who die
Golf Datatech: Sept. Rounds Up 4.2%; YTD Up 0.5%
According to Golf Datatech, rounds played in the US in September were up 4.1% compared to September 2008 and up 0.5% for the year to date. Public courses were up 4.6% and 0.8% for the month and YTD, respectively. Private courses were up 2.5% for the month
Play It Again Parent Sees Q3 Profit Gain
Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported earnings grew 33% in the third quarter ended Sept. 26, to $1.8 million, or 33 cents a share, from $1.35 million, or 24 cents, a year ago. Revenues grew to $9.8 million from $9.1 million…
New Balance Names New Sandal Licensee
New Balance announced that Boston-based KLONE LAB, LLC will be their U.S. licen sing partner for sandals and slides effective January 2010. The KLONE LAB, LLC team brings more than 39 years of footwear experience to the partnership with brands like adidas
Adams Golf Settles Stockholder Class Action Litigation
Adams Golf has agreed to settle and resolve a stockholder class action lawsuit initially filed in June 1999 against Adams Golf, certain of its current and former officers and directors, and the three underwriters in Adams Golf's July 1998 initial pub
Deuter Names Dir. of Sales/Marketing
Deuter, makers of multi-use packs, announced the hiring of Christian Mason as director of sales and marketing. Mason comes to Deuter USA from Petzl America, where he most recently managed the headlamp division for the vertical and headlamp equipment manuf
