SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Nève Designs Inks Licensing Deal with U.S. Ski Team
Nève Designs will be a licensed sweater and accessories company for the U.S. Ski Team. The terms of the agreement will run from May 1, 2007 until April 30, 2011 and will provide Nève the use of the U.S. Ski Team mark and athletes for advertising and promo
Airesis Re-Acquires U.S. Distribution for Le Coq Sportif
Le coq sportif, the French sport brand acquired by the Swiss investment fund Airesis in 2006, continues to expand its international business and exposure. The company has re-acquired the U.S. apparel/footwear/accessories distribution from Itochu Internat
AND 1 Plans Advertising Around Mix Tape Tour
AND 1 is planning a new advertising campaign entitled The United Streets of America to commemorate the return of the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour 2007 featuring a tournament between the world's best basketball playground players. The campaign from 72 & Sunny,
Skechers Continues String of Strong Quarters…
Skechers USA, Inc. continued its line of consecutive quarterly year-over-year sales and earnings improvements with the largest quarterly sales result in the company’s 15 year-history. Growth was widespread for the vendor, coming from both wholesale and ow
Acquisitions Help Delta Fiscal Q3; Ups Guidance…
Delta Apparel, Inc. fiscal third quarter net sales increased 22.6% to $85.0 million from $69.4 million in the prior year's third quarter. The increase was primarily due to the addition of $19.0 million in sales from FunTees and sales growth in the So
VF Corp. Leverages Outdoor Strength Again in First Quarter; Gets Majestic Boost…
VF Corporation started 2007 with a strong first quarter due to healthy increases in sales in its Outdoor Coalition and its Imagewear Coalition. While the outdoor brands were boosted by a mix of organic growth and acquisitions, Imagewear was boosted almost
Mountain Hardwear Hires New NE Rep Agency
Mountain Hardwear Inc. hired the Stoner-Andrews Agency as sales representatives to cover Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.. The principals in the agency, Rick Stoner and Scott Andrews, have been outdoor industry
Delta Fiscal Q3 Income Inches Up on 22.6% Sales Gain
Delta Apparel, Inc. fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 net sales increased 22.6% to a third quarter record of $85.0 million compared to $69.4 million in the prior year's third quarter. The increase was primarily due to the addition of FunTees and sa
Cybex Posts Double-Digit Top and Bottom Line Q1 Gains
Cybex International, Inc. recorded a 20% jump in net sales for the first quarter to $34.7 million from $28.9 million for the same quarter last year. Net income for the quarter was $1.1 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, growing 57.1% from $0.7 millio
West Marine Slims Loss Despite Comps Decline
West Marine, Inc. saw a net loss for the first quarter of $11.2 million, or 52 cents per share, compared to a restated net loss of $11.9 million, or 56 cents per share, for the same period last year. Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2007 w
Shertz Leaves MacGregor Golf
Dana Shertz has left MacGregor Golf to become Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner at EnDev Enterprises LLC, a San Diego-based entertainment and real estate development group. Shertz was most recently COO and President of MacGregor Golf…
Wolverine Worldwide Gets Another Solid Quarter from Outdoor; Lifts Guidance…
Tim O’Donovan last week conducted his last analyst conference call as the CEO of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. as Blake Krueger, company president and COO, assumed the reins as CEO under a succession plan previously approved by the company’s board of directo
Liquidlogic and Legacy Complete Merger…
Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports have completed their previously-announced merger. The close comes after months of discussion among the owners and their retailers. The business will now headquarter at the Legacy Paddlesports plant in Greensboro, NC, al
Gordon Brothers Group Acquires Rugged Shark Footwear
Gordon Brothers Group has acquired the brand and other assets of Rugged Shark, a line of footwear for boating and other outdoor uses. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition consists of assets and intellectual property, which include
Boix-Vives Retires from Quiksilver
Quiksilver announced in a filing with the SEC that Laurent Boix-Vives resigned from the Board of Directors. No other details were provided…
