Mountainsmith Appoints Pinnacle Outdoor Group to Rep New England
Peter Novak, vice president of sales for Mountainsmith, announced the appointment of the Pinnacle Outdoor Group, including Bob Bruce and Hal Ellms as principal representatives, for the company's New England territory. Effective immediately, Bob and
OR Receives Top Marks From AC Nielsen
Outdoor Retailer is releasing findings from a recent project and “Return on Objective” survey conducted by AC Nielsen International Research. The survey was designed to evaluate retailers’ objectives for attending Outdoor Retailer tradeshows and to defin
OR Receives Top Marks From AC Nielsen
Outdoor Retailer is releasing findings from a recent project and “Return on Objective” survey conducted by AC Nielsen International Research. The survey was designed to evaluate retailers’ objectives for attending Outdoor Retailer tradeshows and to defin
Pacific Sues Maverick and Klein Over iDrive
Pacific Cycle, owner of the Schwinn, Mongoose and GT brands, has filed a patent infringement suit against Maverick American and Klein Bicycle Corp. (a division of Trek), claiming the competitors are using its patented technology…
SmartWool Hires Carol Momoda as West Coast Regional Sales Manager
SmartWool is pleased to announce the addition of Carol Momoda as their West Coast Regional Sales Manager. Momoda was formerly the Brand Manager at Lowa Boots LLC…
Northwave Brings in New CEO and Restructures Sales Team
Northwave North America has hired Brent Turner as their new CEO. Brent brings over 15 years of experience in the snowboarding industry to the table, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of K2 and Ride Snowboards…
Arc’Teryx Brings in New Talent
ARC¹TERYX Equipment Inc. announced the addition of Nick Cienski and Gary Bryant to its growing roster of talented individuals. Cienski, formerly with Salomon, has
been appointed the VP, Manager of Product Development & Design and Bryant, known for his wo
SportHill Partners with Northeast Trading Group
SportHill, Inc. is pleased to announce that Northeast Trading Group is partnering with SportHill to represent the performance apparel brand in the New England territory: CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME…
REI Opens Fifth L.A. Area Store
REI announced plans to open a store in November 2004 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in the Victoria Gateway Center at the intersection of Foothill and Day Creek boulevards….
Callaway Gets 2003 Sales Lift — and Profit Hit — from Top-Flite Deal
Callaway Golf Company reported net sales for the full year 2003 of $814 million compared with $793 million for the prior year. Net income for the full year was $46 million, or 68 cents per diluted share, versus $69 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, for
Kona Named Official Bike Supplier of Whistler… Again
The Kona Bicycle Company will once again be the official bike supplier of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park (WMBP), the world’s number one mountain bike resort destination. The formalization of the 2004 relationship marks the 5th year the two companies have
SIA Turns 50
SnowSports Industries America is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with its 50th global trade show beginning Monday, January 26, 2004 at the 2004 SIA SnowSports Show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas…
Unifi Reports $9.2 million Net Loss
Unifi released operating results for Q2 of fiscal year 2004. The Company reported a net loss of $9.2 million or 18 cents per share, which compares to a net loss of $2.2 million or 4 cents per share for the prior Q2. The Company also reported a net loss of
New Harris Poll Finds Internet Use is Changing
A new Harris Poll finds that the Internet continues to become more useful and more used. While the total
Internet population is rising more slowly than it was in the late 90s, the proportion of those with broadband is rising much faster (Harris Poll of Ja
MandA Group Sees Continued Industry Consolidation
Mergers and consolidations will continue to shrink the number of players in the $40 billion global sporting goods industry in 2004. That's the forecast of The Mercanti Group, a boutique investment banking firm that served as the advisor to K2, Inc. i
