K2 Closes WinterQuest facility In CO
K2 Inc. announced plans to discontinue manufacturing and distributing snowshoes from its Grand Junction, Colorado facility effective end of March, 2004. This facility is one of two U.S. plants that manufactures and distributes snowshoes for the recently a
Anderson Named Division President of Fox River Brands
Fox River Mills has named Joel Anderson divisional president for Fox River brands. He was formerly Fox River’s national sales manager. Anderson, who was hired by Fox River in 1999, will lead the Fox River team to increase Fox River’s branded products’ vis
Head Offers Senior Notes
Head announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary HTM Sport- und Freizeitgerte intends to offer unsecured senior notes guaranteed by Head N.V. and certain of its subsidiaries. The final size of the transaction, which will be determined at the time of pricin
Head Posts 15.6% Sales Gain Fueled By Winter Sports
Head anounced preliminary, unaudited financial information for the consolidated Head group for the two-month period ended November 30, 2003 indicated that the group had revenues of $115.5 million compared to $99.9 million for the comparable 2002 period…
The Athlete’s Foot Expands into Saudi Arabia
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with The Alajlan Company of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to become The
Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company projects 10 store openings over the length of the
SIA Hires Rocky Mtn. Sales Rep
SnowSports Industries America has hired Terry Larson to the position of Rocky Mountain sales and marketing manager. Larson will be responsible for servicing the sales and marketing needs of SIA members in the Rockies…
InterBike Appoints New EU Sales Rep
In an effort to further enhance its international reach and customer service, Interbike is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Uwe Weissflog and his agency, called inMotion mar.com, as its new European sales representative…
Vibram Named in Top 10 Most Significant Innovations…
Vibram was named one of the top ten most significant gear innovations in the history of outdoor sports according to the February 2004 issue of Hooked on the Outdoors…
Vibram Partners with K2 and Enters Snowboard Market
Vibram is utilizing its mountaineering expertise by introducing the company’s first snowboarding outsoles in partnership with K2. Three K2 high-end models will be on the market for winter 2004/2005…
Huffy to Post Fiscal Year Loss on Lower Margins, Higher Expenses
Huffy Corp. announced that preliminary fourth quarter sales figures are in line with expectations, but the loss from continuing operations for the quarter will be substantially higher than previously anticipated and will likely result in a modest loss fro
Stride Rite 2003 Net Income up 5.7% on a 3.3% Sales Gain
The Stride Rite Corporation reported net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 6% to $103.8 million, resulting in a 3% net sales increase for the full year. Hilfiger Footwear increased 7% for Q4 and 9% for the year and Sperry Top-Sider ga
Gregory Hires New Southeast Sales Reps
Gregory Mountain Products has hired Ron Frongillo of Mountain 2 Sea Marketing to represent the brand in the Southeastern US. Ron will be replacing Bill Chandler’s Nomad, Inc…
Dahon Posts 28% Unit Sales Growth
Dahon California announced record sales results in 2003. Unit volumes increased by 28% compared to 2002. Dahon produced and sold an all time record high of 160,000 folding bicycles in 2003 compared to 125,000 units in 2002…
Noonan is Promoted to COO at Tecnica USA
Mike Noonan has been promoted to the position of COO of Tecnica USA and its subsidiary, Volkl Sport America. Noonan replaces John Stahler who will now assume the position of President and CEO of the Tecnica Group in the United States, which includes Tecni
Noonan is Promoted to COO at Tecnica USA
Mike Noonan has been promoted to the position of COO of Tecnica USA and its subsidiary, Volkl Sport America. Noonan replaces John Stahler who will now assume the position of President and CEO of the Tecnica Group in the United States, which includes Tecni
