The B.O.S.S. Report

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The Latest from The B.O.S.S. Report...

Online Videos Expand as Useful Marketing Tool
Social Media has certainly had an impact on nearly every facet of business, and companies continue to expand their brand presence online. New online social communities, purchasing opportunities, customer reviews, and shopper incentives are introduced every day as a means of bringing the consumer closer to a brand. The fastest growing Web feature on the business horizon is using online videos as a communications tool...(6/29/2009)

Yue Yuen Sees Athletic Footwear Shipments Decline in Fiscal Second Quarter
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd., the China manufacturing giant that makes footwear for many key athletic brands, reported net income declined 2.05% to $108.5 million in the second fiscal quarter, compared to $110.7 million a year ago. For the period ended March 31, athletic footwear sales, which make up 54.4% of the business, fell 3.4% to $645.5 million. In an unusual showing, Sport Sandals, which only makes up 2.4% of sales, jumped 66.9% to $28.2 million...(6/29/2009)

Andy Knapp Loses Battle with Cancer
Andy Knapp, the long time head buyer of hardgoods at Midwest Mountaineering in Minneapolis, passed away at home on June 22, 2009. He had been fighting kidney cancer for six years...(6/29/2009)

Performance Bike Debuts New Store Design
Performance Bicycle, which operates 85 bike stores across the country, is launching a new store design with a relocated store in Greenwood Village, CO. The design features easier bike selection as each bike is showcased in one of five major categories – Road, Mountain, Path & Pavement, Women’s & Kid’s, and a new Spin Doctor department, which offers a trained team of bike experts to help customers choose equipment...(6/29/2009)

Choose Outdoors Secures Industry Grants, Plans 2009 Agenda
Choose Outdoors, a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Colorado, has received start-up funding from America Outdoors, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, the National Ski Areas Association, and Outdoor Industry Association...(6/29/2009)

Paddlesports Vendors Look for New Selling Solutions
The shift in the timing of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market to earlier July dates this year, coupled with the current economic conditions, has apparently caused many specialty paddlesports retailers to forgo attendance of the show this summer...(6/22/2009)

Eddie Bauer Files for Chapter 11 Protection; Prepares for Sale
Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last Wednesday as part of a proposed sale to affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors LLC. The deal is expected to be worth $202 million in cash with working capital and similar adjustments...(6/22/2009)

Amer Sports 2009 Outlook Clouded
Amer Sports stated that their full-year outlook is “clouded by the uncertainty in consumer demand in general.” The company said that pre-season orders in winter sports equipment for fall/winter are roughly flat to last year's level, a result that reflects what they see as market share gains in Europe...(6/22/2009)

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