…Trying to Play Catch Up with Nike…
The proposed adidas-Salomon acquisition of Top-Flite will do little to further the intentions spelled out by the company’s CEO, Herbert Hainer, in comments to the German magazine, Der Spiegel…
The Allegheny Trail Company will be Blair Corp.’s newest brand
The Allegheny Trail Company will be Blair Corp.’s newest brand, targeting the outdoor apparel wholesale market. The Warren, PA-based company says that ATC will offer an entry-level line of apparel basics, including polo’s, tanks, cargo pants, and fleece
Great Trango Holdings Has Added Four Key Players
Great Trango Holdings Has Added Four Key Players for the new season in addition to shuffling around a few of their existing team…
JOUT Q3 Earnings Slip
Johnson Outdoors on Thursday Told Investors they could anticipate Q3 earnings to be in the 57 cents to 61 cents per share range, off from the 78 cents earned in the year-ago period…
Confluence Surges In Spite of Compet-itor Promotional Deals…
Confluence Watersports has hired 41 new employees, bringing their total workforce to 217 people. In an exclusive interview with SPORTS EXECUTIVE WEEKLY, Kelley Woolsey, Confluence VP of Sales and Marketing, said these new employees are long overdue…
Pegasus Appoints New Cannondale COO.
John Doer has come aboard as Cannondale’s Chief Operating Officer. The former VP of Supply Chain Management at Bell Sports has a solid background in the Cycling industry with a successful tenure at the helmet company…
Cannondale Taps Bell Sports Vet as COO
John Doerr has joined Cannondale as its new Chief Operating Officer. A bike industry veteran and a passionate mountain biker, Doerr comes to Cannondale from Bell Sports where he was Vice President of Supply Chain Management…
Timberland Sees Q2 Net Income Jump 18% on Strong International Effort
The Timberland Company reported revenue of $211.7 million for the second quarter, 10.5% higher than the $191.5 million reported for the second quarter of 2002. Constant dollar revenue growth, which excludes the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates,
West Marine Q2 Earnings Up 25% as Comps Slip 4.4%
West Marine, Inc. reported net income for the second quarter ended June 28, 2003 of $19.8 million, or $0.98 per share, compared to net income of $15.8 million, or $0.79 per share, a year ago. Net sales for the quarter were $233.0 million, up 22.6% from $
Sears Q2 Net Income Jumps 35% on Fairly Flat Revenues
Sears, Roebuck and Co. reported net income of $309 million, or $1.04 per share, for the second quarter ended June 28, 2003, compared with net income of $229 million, or $0.71 per share, in Q2 2002. Revenues for Q2 increased 0.9% to $7.8 bn. The revenue
Acushnet Helps Fuel Q2 Gains at Fortune Brands
Fortune Brands, Inc. reported net income for the second quarter of 2003 was $176.7 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, as compared to $196.9 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Consolidated net sales were up 5% to $1.58 billion
Cybex Refinances Credit Facility
Cybex International, Inc. has successfully refinanced in full its prior credit facility. Cybex' new credit arrangements include a $19,000,000 working capital and term loan facility from CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. and a $11,000,000 mortgage loan
NRF Asks Senate to Stay Out of Overtime Fight
The National Retail Federation has asked the Senate to reject an amendment that would block the Department of Labor from implementing a proposed update to 50-year-old Fair Labor Standards Act rules on overtime. NRF said it would count the amendment, expec
Amerex Promotes Alvarez-Mitchell to Vice President
Amerex Group, Inc. has announced that the current Director of Marketing and Creative Services, Monica Alvarez-Mitchell, has been promoted to vice president, overseeing design and implementation of the company's brands. Prior to joining Amerex, Ms. A
Sportcraft Adds Sales and Marketing Managers
Jim McGeehan has joined Sportcraft as Regional Sales Manager of the Western U.S. region. Jim previously held the position of Director of International Sales for And-1.
Jeff Stack has joined Sportcraft as Marketing Manager for New Business Development. Je