SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Salomon Taps Reebok Exec to Head up U.S. Apparel Effort
Salomon Sports named Jim Howard as its new vice president of Salomon Apparel USA, where he will develop the annual sales plans and budget, market analysis, account forecasts and sales goals as well as long-term objectives for the future growth of the busi
Costco’s July Comps Up 10 Percent
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.74 billion for the month of July, the four weeks ended July 31, 2011, an increase of 15 percent from $5.86 billion during the similar period last year…
Kohl’s Comps Dip 4.6 Percent in July
Kohl's Corp. reported that for the four-week month ended July 30, 2011 total sales decreased 2.9 percent and comparable store sales decreased 4.6 percent from the four-week month ended July 31, 2010…
Footbalance Names Rep Firms to Cover Southeast and Southwest
Footbalance has hired independent sales teams Über Group and FHB Sales Agency to represent its moldable footwear systems to retailers in the Southeast and Southwest…
Kohl’s Partners Fila Sport to Fight Breast Cancer
Kohl’s Department Stores is helping customers take a stand against breast cancer with Fila Sport athletic merchandise designed exclusively by Kohl's for the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program…
Mossberg® Expands Partnership with The Evans Group
O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc. has expanded its sales representation agreement with The Evans Group, effective August 29, 2011…
Lowe Alpine Returns to Colorado
Equip Outdoor Technologies is moving the U.S. headquarters of the Lowe Alpine brand to the Front Range of Colorado, where the brand was founded in 1967. The move will combine the brand's customer service, distribution and marketing with those of Rab
Point6 Moves Sock Production to the U.S.
Point6, manufacturer of merino wool socks, announced that it is moving all production from China to the USA. The company said the move to U.S. soil will allow the company to have better control over inventory management, product quality and…
Deckers Outdoor Slips To Second Quarter Loss But Boosts Full Year Outlook
Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported a loss in the second quarter due to the additional costs associated with the transition to wholesale operations in the U.K. and Benelux, opening stores and other infrastructure investments. But revenues continued to move up
OIA: Outdoor Industry Finished 2010 Leaner and More Profitable
The outdoor industry emerged leaner and more profitable at the end of last year than it was going into and during the 18-month recession that officially ended in June 2009, according to the first benchmarking reports published by Outdoor Industry Associa
Fila Korea Completes Acushnet Acquisition
Acushnet Company announced that the transaction for its sale from Fortune Brands, Inc. to a consortium led by Fila Korea, Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity, was completed. The sale was announced on May 20. Acushnet will remain as a standalone company th
Nielsen Exposition Sales Flat in Q2
Nielsen Holdings N.V. said sales by its Expositions segment, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike shows, were flat in the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, but remain up 8% year to date…
Cabela’s to Open Second Store in West Virginia
Cabela's plans to open a store in in Charleston, W.Va. Cabela's expects to open the Charleston store in summer of 2012. The 80,000-square-foot store will be located in the Southridge Centre shopping area off U.S. Highway 119, and will be Cabela&
Cabela’s Comps Rose 4.4 Percent in Q2
Cabela's Inc. reported adjusted earnings rose 14.9 percent in the second quarter, to $22.3 million, or 32 cents a share. Revenues increased 7.7 percent to $562.1 million. For the quarter, comparable store sales increased 4.4 percent. On a reported ba
OIA Benchmarking Studies Point to Leaner, More Profitable Industry
The outdoor industry has emerged from the recession leaner and more profitable, according to two benchmarking reports released by Outdoor Industry Association. High-profit retailers in this year’s study reported an average gross margin of 46.5 perce
