American Eagle May Comps Jump 11.4%
American Eagle Outfitters total sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004 increased 20.1% to $117.3 million, compared to $97.6 million last year. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle Outfitters stores increased 11.4% for the May period. C
Sportsman’s Guide Listed in BusinessWeek’s ‘100 Hot Growth Companies’
The Sportsman's Guide has been ranked 35th on BusinessWeek's listing of 100 “Hot Growth Companies.” The list appears in the June 7, 2004 edition of the magazine. Inclusion on the list was based on a company's three-year results in sales gro
Elsey Resigns as Footwear Specialties Chief
Wayne Elsey has resigned from Footwear Specialties International after a five year stint as President and CEO. FSI is the parent company to Nautilus, SkidBuster and Third Watch Footwear. “The company and people are poised for positive growth in the indust
New Era’s De Waal Named to Caps for Kids Board
New Era Cap Co. announced that John De Waal, Vice President of Global Marketing, was appointed membership on the National Advisory Board for Caps for Kids, a charity organization dedicated to providing celebrity-autographed caps for children undergoing ca
White Resigns COO Post at Ajay Sports, Pro Golf
Ajay Sports, Inc. announced that Joseph White, Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Consultant to Ajay Sports and Ajay’s subsidiary Pro Golf of America Inc., has resigned to “spend more time with his family”. Ajay, the majority investor in Pro Golf, sa
Leki Bets on Nordic Walking
LEKI has recently completed a program to certify and train its sales staff and retailers as basic Nordic Walking trainers. LEKI now has the only Nordic Walking certified sales staff in North America. Retailers currently authorized as LEKI Nordic Walking C
Outlast Works with ASTM to Create New Textile Test Process
The American Society of Testing and Materials has approved a new standard test procedure to measure the amount of latent energy in textile materials. Based on years of research and testing textiles containing “phase change materials” by Outlast and Dr. Hi
Currency FX Rates Limit Rossignol’s Full Year Sales…
Rossignol closed the books on the company’s 2004 fiscal year, which ended in March. The group showed a 1.1% decline in sales when measured in Euros, down from €484.9 million ($482.0 mm) in 2003 to €479.4 million ($563.7 mm) for the past year. With over ha
Dragon Hires New Int’l Sales Manager
Dragon Optical has hired Steve Benson as its new International Sales Manager. Benson will manage the day-to-day Dragon businesses with our distributors in the over 30 countries worldwide…
Yue Yuen Closer to Providing One-Stop-Shopping for Vendors…
Yue Yuen is moving beyond footwear and apparel and into bags and accessories. The Taiwan based manufacturer has acquired a 30% stake in Prosperous Industrial Holdings Limited, an OEM/ODM manufacturer of sports bags, luggage, golf bags, hand bags and trave
NSGA Elects Five New Board Members
The National Sporting Goods Association announced five new members of its Board who will serve three-year terms. Steve Harding, President of Kep Harding’s Sport Shops in Lincoln, NE; Bill Reynolds, COO of New Balance DFW in Dallas, TX; Kevin Adams, Presid
Cabela’s Keeps the Momentum Going…
Cabela’s continues to see its Retail business capture a larger part of its fast-growing business as the big-box outdoor recreation retailer prepares for its pending IPO. Cabela’s is poised to partake of the same success experienced by rival Gander Mounta
SGMA: America’s Seniors Are Active both Indoors and Outdoors
America's seniors are getting in tip-top shape, so they can enjoy the great outdoors. According to SGMA International's recent analysis of the Superstudy® of Sports Participation (conducted by American Sports Data), 13
Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets; Litigation Continues…
After nearly three years of legal battles over patent infringement between Outlast Technologies and Frisby Technologies over the rights to “Phase Change Materials”, Outlast has bought substantially all of the assets of its competitor…
SGMA: Solo Sports Appeal To U.S. Men
When it comes to athletic activities, American men prefer individual sports over group/team endeavors. According to SGMA International's recent analysis of the Superstudy® of Sports Participation (conducted by American Sport
