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Columbia Sportswear Ups FY14 Guidance on Strong Q1 Results

Columbia Sportswear Company raised its 2014 outlook after announcing record first quarter net sales, a sharp increase in first quarter profits, surging wholesale demand for its fall 2014 products, strong results at its new Chinese joint venture and the ac

Goal Zero Hires Former REI SVP Lee Fromson as President/COO

Goal Zero has appointed Lee Fromson, REI's former senior vice president of merchandising, as its president and chief operating officer as part of several changes to its executive team. Current President and CEO Joe Atkin has assumed the role of co-ch

Boxercraft Partners with Minor League Baseball

Boxercraft has partnered with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) through a national retail apparel license agreement. Boxercraft’s classic and historic line of loungewear will be available to consumers for all 160 clubs beginning this season…

Footwear and International Boosts UA’s Q1

With ongoing robust growth is apparel and “meaningful acceleration” in both footwear and its overseas businesses, Under Armour, Inc. reported net revenues vaulted 36.0 percent in the first quarter, to $642 million. Net income surged 73.3 perce

Under Armour Lifts FY Guidance on Strong Q1

Under Armour, Inc.'s net revenues jumped 36.0 percent in the first quarter of 2014 to $642 million, representing a sixteenth straight quarter of at least 20 percent top-line growth. Net income surged 73.3 percent in the first quarter of 2014 to $13.5

Amer Sports Says Exchange Rates Offset First Quarter Sales Growth

Amer Sports reported net sales increased 6 percent currency-neutral in the quarter ended March 30, but said earnings before income taxes fell nearly 22 percent as the euro continued to rise against other currencies. The Finnish company said a mild winter

West Marine Widens Q1 Loss

West Marine Inc. reported net revenues were $113.3 million in its first quarter ended Mar. 29, a decrease of 0.8 percent compared to last year. Comparable store sales decreased by 1.7 percent. The net loss in the period widened slightly to $11.0 million,

REI Report Shows Scrutiny of Apparel Factories Grew in 2013

Instances of non-compliance with REI’s Factory Code of Conduct quadrupled in 2013 as it doubled the number of visits to its factories and auditors heightened their scrutiny of safety and evacuation procedures in the wake of the Bangladeshi and Pakis