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Johnson Outdoors’ Q2 Sales Growth Powered by Marine and Jetboil
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported that its net income surged 23 percent on a 3 percent rise in sales in its second fiscal quarter ended March 29. Sales at its Marine Electronics segment and newly acquired Jetboil more than offset declines at its Watercraft a
OR Says Scrutiny Improved Quality of Winter Market 2013 Attendees
Outdoor Retailer (OR) reports that attendance at its Winter Market in January grew 1 percent as a 23 percent increase in international buyers and a 16 percent increase in the number of stores from the Northeast more than offset a 6 percent decline in driv
Adidas Appoints New Leaders for Global Sports Marketing and Central Europe
The Adidas Group appointed new leaders for global sports marketing & sport relations and managing director Adidas Group Central Europe…
McNett Tactical Names New Rep for Three Southeastern States
McNett Tactical has named Brian Weiland as sales representative for the Southern region (Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee) and will spend his time supporting dealers in the region with product training, merchandising, order placement and in-store events…
Outdoor Sports Marketing Hires Manager for NC Showroom
Outdoor Sports Marketing (OSM) has hired Mackey O’Connor Leitch as office manager for its Hendersonville, NC showroom. OSM is a manufacturers' representative for Chaco, MSR, Osprey, Platypus, Prana, Smartwool, Therm-A-Rest and Vasque in the Sou
Vittoria Names New GM, Moves Warehouse to California
Italian cycling shoe maker Vittoria has restructured its North American division, Vittoria USA LLC, and relocated its warehouse from Ohio to California. Kim Maynard has joined the company as general manager and is based at Vittoria USA's new 2,400 sq
Sports Authority Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Sports Authority announced that Paul M. Okimoto has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Formerly, Okimoto served as vice president of marketing at RadioShack Corporation…
Sports Inc. Pays Rare Patronage Refund to Members
Sports, Inc., a national sporting goods buying group with over 430 members and 600 locations in all 50 states, said its board of directors approved an additional $672,000 in payments to its members via a patronage rebate for FY2012…
Keen Drafts PCT Through Hikers to Demo New Sock
Keen Inc. launched a consumer testing program this summer on the Pacific Crest Trail to demonstrate the durability of its Olympus hiking socks, which are constructed to withstand 2,663 miles of the PCT and beyond…
Etnies Launches Nozaka Collaboration in Japan
This month Etnies launched its footwear and apparel collaboration with pro skateboarder and Japanese tattoo artist, Toshikazu Nozaka, at retailer Beams’ Harajuku store in Japan…
Alliance for Biking and Walking Appoints Campaigns Manager
The Alliance for Biking & Walking welcomed Kristin Purdy as its new national campaigns manager…
Native Eyewear Hires Kate Heckman as Consumer Marketing Manager
Native Eyewear has hired Kate Heckman as their new consumer marketing manager…
Cabela’s Boasts 24 Percent Q1 Comp Gain
Cabela's Inc. reported net income jumped 72.9 percent in the first quarter, to $49.8 million, or 70 cents a share, compared to $28.8 million, or 40 cents, in the year ago quarter. Revenue increased 28.7 percent to $802.5 million as comparable store s
Amer Sports Shows Modest Growth in Q1
Amer Sports Corp. reported first-quarter revenues inched ahead 0.7 percent to €493.0 million ($640 mm), or 2 percent in currency neutral terms. Strong growth in Apparel, Emerging Markets, and Business to Consumer, were offset by a decline in Team Sp
Deckers Outdoor Q1 Beats Projections
Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported sales increased 7.1 percent in first quarter, with increases of 7.9 percent for Ugg, 3.6 percent for Teva and 4.4 percent for Sanuk. Earnings dropped 75.8 percent due to greater operating costs. Still, earnings as well as re
