SGB Update

Sports Authority to Miss Q2 Projections; Comps Down More Than 4%

The Sports Authority, Inc. expects to report a same-store sales decline of 4% to 5% and fully diluted earnings per share of 41 cents to 48 cents, excluding merger integration costs, for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. This compares to the Company'

Reebok Sees Softer Apparel Impact Q2 Sales

Reebok International net income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004 was $22 million, or 35 cents per diluted share, as compared to net income of $26 million, or 41 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2003. Net sales for the 2004 second

Primaloft Hosts Sleeping Bag Clinic at OR

PrimaLoft Insulation Technology is sponsoring a technical
clinic to help answer question about sleeping bag performance and design at teh OR Summer Market Friday, August 13th from 7:30-9:00 AM at the Downtown Marriott Hotel across from the Salt Palace Con

Accel Group’s Acquisition Strategy Pays off in First Half

Both sales and profit increased for the Accell Group during the first half of 2004. Sales rose to €204.3 million ($251.2 mm), a 24% increase over the €165.3 million ($175.7 mm) in 2003. The organic growth amounted to 10%. Net profit increased by 49%, to €

Urban Climber and Outward Bound Ink Partnership

Urban Climber Magazine and Outward Bound USA have started a partnership designed to “inspire a new generation to explore their urban wilderness.” The partnership will initially focus on promoting the mission of Outward Bound in the Magazine, and copies of

Everlast Inks Two New License Deals

Everlast Worldwide has inked two licensing agreements with Hong Kong-based Stelux Watch Ltd. to launch Everlast-branded watches in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan with a concentration of sales through its own City Chain g

Oakley Q2 Income Down 12.1% on 5.7% Sales Increase

Oakley second quarter net sales increased 5.7%, to $152.0
million, a second quarter record, compared with $143.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income for the second quarter totaled $16.0 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $

Columbia Promotes Sandquist and Prentice

Columbia Sportswear Company has named Mark Sandquist Vice President – Columbia Sportswear Apparel and Doug Prentice as Vice President – Global Outerwear Integration. Sandquist joined Columbia in 1995 as Senior Merchandiser of Men's and Women's

Columbia Q2 Income Jumps 13.8% on 12.5% Sales Increase

Columbia Sportswear second quarter net sales were $171.1 million, an increase of 12.5% over net sales of $152.1 million for the same period of 2003. The Company reported a net income for the second quarter of $10.7 million, a 13.8% increase over net incom

Gear for Sports and Sun Ice Ink Distribution Deal

Gear for Sports has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributing, marketing and sales partner for Sun ice Golf products in the U.S. GEAR for Sports will begin shipping the Spring 2005 Collection during the first week of November…

K2 Sales Climb 25.7% in Second Quarter; Organic Growth at 9%

K2 sales , for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, were $251.0 million, an increase of 25.7% from $199.7 million in the prior year, and diluted earnings per share were 16 cents for the quarter. Operating income in the second quarter was $12.4 million,

CPSC Issues Recall of Reebok and NordicTrack Dumbbells

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Jumpking Inc., of Mesquite, TX, has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1.2 million Reebok and NordicTrack Chrome Dumbbells. The company is issuing the recall because the product

VF Corp. Gets New Business Boost to Post Strong Q2 Numbers

VF Corporation reported that second quarter sales rose 11.9% to $1.27 billion from $1.13 billion in the prior year's second quarter, with growth in most of the company's core businesses. Net income increased 20.3% to $90.1 million, or 80 cents

NRF Sees 7.2% Increase in Back-to-School Spending

The NRF 2004 Back-to-School Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that families with school-aged children will spend an average of $483.28 on back-to-school items, up 7.2% from $450.76 last year. In all, adults wi

K2 Creates EU Management Team

K2 Inc. has established its European management team. John J. Rangel, a 20-year veteran of K2 Inc. and most recently SVP and CFO, has been appointed President of K2 Inc.'s European operations, responsible for integration of all current and future ope