Propelled by a 25% increase in the first quarter at Vans and stronger gross margins, VF net income rose 26% to $270,417,000 from $215,216,000 for the three months ended Mar. 31 on a 2% revenue increase to $2,582,230,000 compared to ...
Tags: Vans, Outdoor&Action Sports
If you've ever wanted to film your adventures from multiple angles at once, with no crews, no extra equipment, and no reshoots, look no further than the ATC Chameleon! The groundbreaking ATC Chameleon action camera from Oregon Scientific ...
After a four-month search, Crankbrothers has named outdoor and action sports industries veteran Andy Palmer as its new general manager. He replaces current GM Andrew Herrick, who announced his departure early this year to launch an ...
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VF Corporation reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 30, 2013. All per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis. "VF's first quarter performance is a great example of our strong business model, disciplined ...
Tags: Apparel
The turn of the year brought in a lot of new things for Volcom and amid the transition to a new CEO was the re-tooled Company Mission to include an increased focus on sustainability for the 22 year old, Orange County based action sports ...
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Northern Marin County gets a new purveyor of bikes—and beer, too, if all goes according to plan—as Bicycle Brüstop prepares to open April 27 as a Giant partner store. Husband-and-wife owners Aaron and Carolyn Thompson are ...
Tags: bikes, Giant Store Brewing, Marin County
Seattle Bike Suppy has hired?Dirk Sorenson as marketing manager, the senior member of the distributor's marketing department. Sorenson's 15-plus-year marketing career includes an extensive background working with leading action sports and ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
Today, NZN Labs Inc. (www.nznlabs.com/Indiegogo) announces the launch of their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for LIT: the first activity tracker designed for Action Sports. LIT is a modular, rugged, water resistant, activity tracker ...
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Sequential Brands Group, Inc. announced that it acquired the intellectual property management company that owns two consumer lifestyle brands, Ellen Tracy and Caribbean Joe. The purchase price of the transaction was comprised of $62.3 ...
Easton-Bell Sports sales were $183.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared with $207.1 million a year earlier.?? Sales for the company's Action Sports division, which include its bicycle-related sales, decreased $12.2 million, ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Speedo International has announced that Oberalp Deutschland GmbH and Oberalp Austria GmbH have been appointed as its new distribution partners in Germany and Austria respectively. The agreement, which will begin in May 2013, extends ...
Tags: Speedo, swimwear brand, swimwear
Clothing brand Club Ride continues to grow, opening its 500th North American dealer recently, expanding to four new countries and adding a line of urban cycling clothes. “We think we are on the cusp of the next big cycling trend," ...
ISPO Bike has a new exhibition director as longtime community manager David Badalec takes over while Eva Schlangenotto is taking maternity leave, the trade show announced Friday. Badalec has been community manager for the action sports ...
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Quiksilver, Inc announced operating results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended January 31, 2013. “During the first quarter, we took a number of steps supporting our three core strategies of strengthening our brands, ...
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World sports business attention is without a doubt focused on China as the Asian market continues to develop an increasing and unrivalled appetite for new and authentic recreational products. From the mountains to urban spaces, sport is the ...