SGB Update Sportsmans
Disappointing July Retail Could Spell Trouble for Crucial BTS
A dreadful year-ago period that saw same-store sales drop 5.1% on poor market conditions had initially set up July 2010 for inflated results, but a hodgepodge of unfavorable circumstances led the consolidated retail results to a paltry 2.8% growth for the
Black Diamond Equipment Targets $500M in Sales by 2015
Black Diamond Equipment Inc. (BDE) told its shareholders last week it expects to quintuple sales to $500 million in the next five years through organic growth and acquisitions. “We are putting our first flag in the ground with an expectation to reac
Asics Corporation Posts Solid Fiscal First Quarter on Double-Digit U.S., Europe Growth
Asics Corporation posted solid sales and earnings growth in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 as double-digit top-line increases in the U.S. and Europe more than offset declines in Japan…
Mizuno Corp. Sees Fiscal Q1 Revenues Inch Up on Gains in Running and Golf
Mizuno Corporation reported revenues inched up 0.4% to ¥41.2 billion ($447 mm) for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 from revenues of ¥41.0 billion ($421 mm) in the year-ago quarter. Revenues were up 1.3% on a currency-neutral basis…
T. Boone Pickens Becomes Equity Partner in FLW Outdoors
FLW Outdoors said T. Boone Pickens has become an equity holder and partner in the FLW Outdoors…
WNBA Teams with Jamba Juice to Support Healthy Lifestyle
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Jamba Juice announced today a comprehensive multiyear relationship –Jamba Juice’s first with a professional sports league – that will highlight both companies’ commitment to promotin
Dorel’s Recreation/Leisure Sales Rise 7.2% in Q2
Dorel Industries Inc. reported total revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was up 10.3% to $607.7 million from $551.1 million for the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $35.1 million or $1.05 per diluted share compared with $24.8 million or 74 cents
ATK Security and Industry Group Renews Agency
ATK Security & Sporting group has renewed their media agency of record contract with CMG Marketing and Events through July 2012…
Henning to Lead RMEF Lands and Conservation Programs
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has announced the promotion of 10-year employee Blake Henning to the position of vice president of lands and conservation…
ONCAP Closes Sport Supply Group Deal
Sport Supply Group, Inc. announced that ONCAP II LP and its affiliates, the mid-market private equity platform of Onex Corporation, have completed the previously-announced acquisition of Sport Supply Group…
Puma’s Americas Business Sees Q2 Growth Surge
Puma's Americas segment returned to double-digit gains on a currency-neutral basis in Q2 for the first time since the first quarter 2009…
Tifosi Optics Names VP of Sales
Tifosi Optics said Jay Romasco will fill the newly created role of vice president of sales. Romasco brings with him over 25 years of experience in the industry having served as Vice President of USA Sales and later of Global sales with Bell Sports/ Easton
NSGA Forms Hockey Dealers Association
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) launched the Hockey Dealers Association (HDA) to create a platform for hockey retailers to share views and ideas….
K-Swiss Acquires FORM Athletics
K-Swiss acquired Laguna Beach-based FORM Athletics, a mixed martial arts brand created earlier this year by former DC Shoes SVP Mark Miller…
Brunswick’s Fitness Thrives; Bowling and Billiards Pales in Comparison in Q2
Overall, Brunswick Corporation garnered $1.0 billion in sales in the second quarter ended July 3, as increasing sales of boats and marine engines combined with recent cost cutting measures resulted in a swing to profitability for the period…
