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Antigua Announces New Asian Licensee/Distributor
The Antigua Group, Inc. has consummated a ten-year licensee-distributor agreement with MST Golf in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam…
Hibbett Q4 Profits Surge on 9.6% Comp Gain
Hibbett Sports, Inc. reported sales increased 12.1% in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, to $166.8 million from $147.9 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 9.6%. Earnings jumped 54.0% to $11.8 million, or 40 cents a share, from $7.6 millio
Sof Sole Donates $50,000 To Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announced that Sof Sole, an Implus Footcare brand family, has joined the fight against women's cancers by becoming an official sponsor…
Smith and Wesson’s Posts Flat Earnings on 8.6% Sales Gain
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. reported sales rose 8.6% to $89.4 million from $83.7 million a year ago. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $2.4 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.4 million, or 5 cents per
Zappos Introduces Zappets
Zappos has launched a new campaign to celebrate its customer service reps. The campaign features puppet characters, called Zappets, that resemble Muppets and centers around the notion of “delivering happiness.”…
Columbia Sportswear Supports The Ocean Foundation
Columbia Sportswear Co. and The Ocean Foundation announced they are joining forces to protect and restore seagrass meadows…
FLW Outdoors Announces Sponsorship With Wolverine
FLW Outdoors, the tournament fishing organization, announced that Wolverine has joined FLW Outdoors as an associate sponsor. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
Heelys’ Q4 Revenue Sinks 26.9%
Heelys, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales fell 26.9% to $11.4 million from $15.6 million a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $1.1 million, or 4 cents a share, versus a net loss of $5.2 million, or 19 cents, in the prior year…
Genesco Fourth Quarter Gains Driven by Hat World
Genesco Inc.’s fourth quarter earnings rose 12% and exceeded expectations, driven by strong sales at Hat World and its direct-to-consumer catalog and e-commerce businesses combined with higher gross margins and lower expenses. Sales increased 6% to
Geocaching.com Publishes One Millionth Listing
Seattle-based Geocaching.com said it published its one-millionth active geocache listing over the weekend. It has taken just over two years to double the number of active geocaches in the world to reach the one millionth geocache, the company said.
Nautilus Swings to Q4 Profit Despite Double-Digit Sales Decline
The final quarter of fiscal 2009 was a continuation of the first three for Nautilus, Inc. as the company reported more general weakness in all of its major business segments. Net sales for the Vancouver, WA-based fitness manufacturer fell 16% to $53.7 mil
Element 21 Golf Sees Strong Q2 Revenue Gains
Element 21 Golf Company reported revenues grew 52% in its second quarter ended Dec. 31, to $902,000 from $431,000 in the same year-ago period. The increase in revenue was mainly attributable to an increase in sales of the company's Carrrot Stix brand
Delta Apparel Raises FY10 Guidance Based on Higher Sales and Margins
Delta Apparel, Inc. raised its expectations of net sales and earnings for its 2010 fiscal year ending July 3, 2010. The parent of M.J. Soffe now expects net sales of $395 to $400 million compared to its prior guidance of net sales of $375 to $385 million.
Rosenlieb Joins Ellett Brothers
Ellett Brothers announces Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Merchandising for the Shooting Division. Rosenlieb joins the Ellett Brothers Family after 20 years of service with the National Wild Turkey Federation as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
NSSF: 16 Months and Counting as Demand for Firearms Continues
Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,243,211 checks in February 2010, ranking the month the second highest February (eighth highest month overall) for most NICS checks, according to a release
