Oakley Stock Falls on Thump’s Slump…
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend several analysts downgraded Oakley stock, citing poor sell-through of the much hyped THUMP sunglass/MP-3 player. OO shares fell 12.3% for the week to close at $12.03 on Friday evening…
VF Outdoor Coalition Outlines New Management Roles…
Mike Corvino has been been promoted to president of JanSport. He was most recently VP of sales and merchandising for VF Imagewear. He will report to Mike Egeck, president of VF Outdoor – Americas, whi made the announcement last week amid a flurry of oth
Kellwood Sees Health in Outdoor Specialty Channel…
Kellwood, the parent company to American recreation and its subsidiaries Sierra Designs and Kelty, reported a third quarter sales increase of 11.3% to $716.8 million compared to $644.1 million. The majority of the sales increase was attributed to an organ
Russell Athletic: And Then There Were Three… Again…
Russell Corporation continues to experiment with organizational structure, this time splitting the Russell Athletic business into three business units again after three years as a merged business. This time the business will be split into Team, Men’s Ret
Alpina Sports Expands into Canada…
On the heels of a taking over ownership of the US-based Alpina Sports Corp, Frank Thibodeau, ASC’s president & CEO, told BOSS that his company has expanded its distribution into Canada. Heading the Canadian sales team will be Mike Doble, national sales m
Chief Executive Officer — Action Sports Company
Private equity firm seeks CEO for high-growth branded action-sports company located in Southern California. Company is a leading designer, marketer, manufacturer and distributor of action sports goods targeting the young male demographic…
Umbro Upbeat at Analyst Meeting…
Umbro last week invited institutional investors and analysts to company HQ in the U.K. for presentations on Umbro’s marketing strategy, its international licensee network, new product development, and updates on the U.K. and U.S. markets…
Chief Financial Officer — Action Sports Company
Private equity firm seeks CFO for high-growth branded action-sports company located in Southern California. Company is a leading designer, marketer, manufacturer and distributor of action sports goods targeting the young male demographic…
Huffy Corp. to Sell Snowboard Assets to Salter Group…
As SEW reported last week, Huffy Corporation filed a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy court seeking approval to sell its Hespeler hockey, in-line skates, and action sports businesses to Forzani Group Ltd. in a deal worth $1.6 million. Huffy was also soliciting
Product Manager — Dunham Women’s Casual
Dunham is seeking a Product Manager to create, articulate and implement the plan to achieve business objectives for the women's casual business. You will manage development activities of the cross functional team and build relationships with
Rossignol H1 Profits Hurt by FX Rate Impact, Asia Restructuring…
Last month, SEW’s sister publication The B.O.S.S. Report reported that The Rossignol Group’s first half sales showed a marked improvement, but requests to delay shipments and exchange rates again pulled sales down.
Consolidated group sales for the firs
China Bans Nike’s LeBron James TV Ad
The Associated Press is reporting that China has banned a Nike television commercial showing U.S. basketball star LeBron James in a battle with an animated cartoon kung fu master, saying the ad insults Chinese national dignity…
Retail Execs Upbeat Despite Weak Nov…
U.S. retail executives were rather hopeful for a strong start to the Holiday shopping season, based on the latest findings of the NRF Executive Opinion Survey, a monthly index by the National Retail Federation. The tempered outlook in the October survey
New Bike-Friendly SUV Design Based on Kestrel Bicycles
Kestrel Bicycles has partnered with Ford and Octane to create a cycling-specific custom Ford Escape. Kestrel's carbon fiber road racing bicycles were featured on a Ford Escape concept vehicle at the recent SEMA automotive aftermarket trade show. The
Outdoor Specialty Sees Increased Competition…
Outdoor Industry Association has published the bi-annual top-line retail sales report for the outdoor industry. The reports include a 12 month review (last six months of 2003 and first 6 months of 2004 roll-up) and details specialty and chain store sales
