Wallenfels Takes the Reins at Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear announced that beginning January 1, 2005, Mike Wallenfels will transition to President of Mountain Hardwear. Wallenfels will succeed Jack Gilbert, who has served as President from the Company’s founding in 1993. Gilbert will step down f
Jim Stanley Joins SMS
SMS Clothing has announced the appointment of Jim Stanley as their new sales rep covering the mid-west: MN, WI, IL, ND, SD, MO, IA, KS, NB, and upper MI. Stanley joins this emerging outwear company with five years experience as a rep in the sporting goods
Tompkins Promoted to Show Director of OR and FFR
The Outdoor Group of VNU Expositions recently announced the promotion of Andy Tompkins to the role of Show Director for the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Markets and Fly-Fishing Retailer World Trade Expo, assuming the day-to-day responsibility of sal
KSA Study Predicts Chilly Holiday Spending
Comfort and joy? Neither retailers nor shoppers expect much of either this holiday shopping season, predicts global retail and consumer products consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), as merchants face another year of potentially chilly spending an
Sales Reps Wanted — Lafuma USA
LaFuma, European leader in the outdoor industry is looking for an outside sales representative to cover the Rocky Mountain territory: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming. Lafuma offers a wide range of products including packs, sleeping bags, footwe
K2 Acquires Watermark’s Inflatable PFD Business
WaterMark announced the sale of its inflatable personal flotation device (PFD) business to K2 Inc. Specifically, K2 Inc.’s Stearns Division has acquired all of the assets of the inflatable personal flotation device business of WaterMark…
Sport-Haley May Go Private; Looks for Investment Banker
The Sport-Haley, Inc. Board of Directors has authorized Ronald J. Norick, Chairman of the Board, to negotiate with one or more investment banking firms, in order to engage such firm to assist the company in exploring certain potential strategic alternativ
Bob’s Stores Gets Red Sox Boost in Q3
Bob's Stores, which was acquired by TJX in December 2003, posted total sales were $80.9 million for the third quarter, essentially in line with plan, while operating profit came in at approximately $2.4 million, about a million dollars better than fo
Cohen Becomes Dunham and Aravon Nat’l Sales Manager
New Balance announces the addition of industry veteran Chris Cohen as the National Sales Manager for two of the company's performance brands, Dunham and Aravon. Cohen comes to the company with 17 years of experience in the outdoor, alpine and athleti
Golfsmith Q3 Net Income Falls 47% on 7.9% Comp Sales Decline
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to an increase of 12.6%
Head NV Q3 Profits Jump on Sale of Ball Factory…
Head N.V. posted third quarter net income that was nearly three times the year-ago level, due primarily to the divesture of a tennis ball manufacturing facility in Ireland. The increase in operating profits and the bottom line was also attributed to the
Fox River Inks Deal with RFA Media
RFA Media announced that Fox River has signed on the astern
Regional Adventure Sports® Magazine Mobile Tour next year.
This year’s Tour is traveling to over 40 events across the United States promoting Adventure Sports and its sponsors. In 2005, RFA Medi
WSA Super Bowl Scheduling Snafu Creates Challenges…
The scheduling screw up for the February WSA show has caused a lot of concern and confusion in the athletic footwear industry. (For those of you just getting back into the country, the second day of the WSA Show is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest d
Pacific Sunwear Starts to Fix d.e.m.o. mix; PacSun E-Commerce Jumps 37%…
Pacific Sunwear saw year-on-year comps improve as the third quarter progressed into October, but the company still fell short of the double-digit gains seen last year. Still, the d.e.m.o. format appears to have made some good moves on the merchandising f
The Buckle Net Up 22% on 5% Comps…
The Buckle reported a solid increase in sales and income for the fiscal third quarter. Sales grew 10.2% to $133.7 million compared to $121.3 million for fiscal 2003. Comparable store sales were up 5.1% for the quarter…
