|
Brunswick Corp. reported sales gains across its marine, boat, fitness and billiards segments in the United States in the fourth quarter and said it expects to sustain growtin in 2012 by taking market share in a flat market. The company reported its highest level of operating earnings since 2006...
(1/27/2012)
* * * Delta Apparel, Inc. reported that while revenue continued to grow in its fiscal 2012 second quarter and first half, earnings were negatively impacted by a one-time second quarter inventory markdown of $16.2 million. The inventory markdown, previously announced, was necessitated by the unprecedented record high cotton costs combined with selling price discounts in the company's line of basic undecorated t-shirts...(1/27/2012)
* * * Outdoor Retailer Winter Market saw increases in buyer, store and overall attendance as well as a significant increase in exhibitor count, easily making it the largest-ever winter show. There was a nearly 30 percent increase in retailers from the Northeast, a jump in footwear brands, which now account for nearly a quarter of all exhibitors, the arrival of iconic brands such as Burton and a new line by Quiksilver Mountain...(1/27/2012)
* * * Bodyglide has hired Vince Morse as National Sales Manager. A sporting goods veteran, Morse was western regional sales manager of Nathan Sport/Penguin...
(1/27/2012)
* * * FNH Outdoors, LLC. announced the acquisition of CastAway Graphite Rods and the merger of Castaway with its existing FISH-N-Hunt Pro Gear subsidiary to form a stronger portfolio of fishing offerings for an existing hunting and fishing gear business...(1/27/2012)
* * * Patagonia President and CEO Casey Sheahan will give a presentation on corporate responsibility at the University of Colorado Boulder campus on Wednesday, Feb. 8 addressing how Patagonia has built its products, reputation, and customer base around purpose-driven principles, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced.(1/27/2012)
* * * The Sierra Club is working with the University of Michigan on a research project to measure how outdoor trips it has been conducting for six years with veterans affect their individual mental health. The excursions vary from fly fishing, kayaking and whitewater rafting to backpacking and paddling...(1/27/2012)
* * * Marika, the women’s active wear company, signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Laila Ali, one of the most recognizable female athletes and champions of health and fitness in the world. Specific details of the deal were not disclosed, but includes Ali serving as the label’s spokesperson across all marketing platforms...(1/27/2012)
* * * REI (Recreational Equipment Corp.), Zappos.com and W.L. Gore & Associates were ranked eighth, 11th and 38th on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list...(1/27/2012)
* * * Minneapolis-based Shock Doctor, the mouthguards specialist, announced today that sports industry sales executive Paul Rutherford will join Shock Doctor as general manager, Shock Doctor EMEA...(1/27/2012)
* * *
|
