Smith Optics Wins Backpacker Magazine ‘Gold Editors Choice’ Award
Smith Optics' Slider series has earned the 2005 Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Gold Award. Among the annual Editors' Awards, the Gold Award is the most prestigious, only bestowed upon products that go the extra mile in delivering perfo
NSGA Conference Registrations Continue Record Pace
With two months remaining before the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit, registrations continue to arrive at a record pace. As of March 17, nearly 390 persons had registered…
Osprey Hires New Product Development Manager
Osprey Packs welcomes Stephen Barnes to its team as Product Development Manager. For the past three years Stephen has served as Osprey's South Central sales representative, opening up several major dealers and resurrecting a dormant part of the U.S.
West Marine Files For Extension on 10-K Filing
West Marine, Inc. filed an extension notification with the SEC for the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K which was due today, March 17, 2005. The company experienced a delay in the audit of its results of operations for the fiscal year ended Janua
Two Promotions and One Retirement at Shoe Carnival
Shoe Carnival, Inc. has announced two executive promotions and one executive retirement. Tom Welden is taking over for the retiring Ed Hensel as vice president of distribution and Kathy Yearwood has been promoted to vice president – controller…
SIA Revises Season-to-Date Retail Audit Results
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) recently reported dollar and unit sales for specialty ski and snowboards stores as well as overall industry sales for the reporting period of August 2004-January 2005. However, after further analysis, a calculation err
Nike Fiscal Q3 Net Income Up 36% on a 14% Revenue Increase
Nike reported revenues for the third quarter increased 14% to $3.3 billion, versus $2.9 billion for the same period last year. Third quarter net income totaled $273.4 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $200.3 million, or $0.74 per diluted sh
Shoe Pavilion Swings to Profit in Q4 on 14.7% Comp Sales Gain
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported net income of $1.0 million, or 14 cents per fully diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2005, compared to a net loss of $60,000, a loss of a penny per share, on a restated basis for the year-ago period. Net sa
Sea Otter Classic Promotes Recreation in N. Calif. Schools
World class athletes from the Sea Otter Classic take to the schools to promote physical activity and participation in bicycling. The program is one of many supported by the Cypress Youth Fund, Sea Otter Classic’s philanthropic arm, and is aimed at helping
Exel Consolidates Sports Group Operations; Appoints Managing Director
Exel has decided to incorporate the marketing, sales, logistics and product development operations for its Sport division’s consumer products (Nordic Fitness Sports, floorball and winter sports) into a separate company, Exel Sports Oy. The new company, a
NGF Elects New Officers and Directors
The National Golf Foundation recently elected officers and directors for 2005. The newly elected officers are Mark King, Jim Connor, and Stephen F. Mona; while the newly elected directors are Gerard Hinckley, Gary Schaal and Jim Thompson…
Total Rounds Played Down 4% For January
Total U.S. rounds of golf played dropped 4.0% in January 2005 vs. January 2004 according to the NGF. The drop can be attributed to a decrease of 18.6% in the Southwest region, which was hit by record precipitation that triggered flooding and mudslides, an
New Balance Sponsors ‘Live Your Best Life Tour’
For the second year, New Balance will team up with O, The Oprah magazine in sponsoring the publication's “Live Your Best Life Tour.” The Tour enables New Balance to reach a core demographic of female walking shoe consumers and allows NB to ta
Asics GEL-Trail Attack Wins ‘Best Debut’
In the April issue of Runner’s World®, the ASICS® GEL-Trail Attack™ running shoe was awarded “Best Debut” in the magazine’s annual trail running shoe review. The GEL-Trail Attack is a lightweight, trail running shoe aimed at performance-orientated trail r
Saucony Wins Two Awards From SHAPE Magazine
Saucony, Inc. announced that both the Grid Shadow 9 and the Grid Kineta Walk have been named a “best” by SHAPE in the magazine’s 2005 Spring Shoe Review. In the review, SHAPE named the Grid Shadow 9 as “Best Value” in the running category and the Grid Kin
