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Dorel Industries' recreational and leisure division, which includes the bicycle...
Dorel Industries' recreational and leisure division, which includes the bicycle and equipment brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose and Sugoi, increased sales by 10.3 percent to $200.4 million in the first quarter. Growth was entirely organic and not influenced by currency rates. The business' gross margin was flat at 25.4 percent ...
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Black Diamond reports sales of $39.1 million for the first...
Black Diamond reports sales of $39.1 million for the first quarter of this year, up by 18 percent from a year ago on a pro-forma basis, including the sales of Gregory Mountain Products prior to its acquisition. Black Diamond alone scored a 36.3 percent increase to $28.7 million, with gains ...
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Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optic, is warning investors...
Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optic, is warning investors that it will need to raise more equity in the current quarter after posting a net loss of $1.3 million in the first one. Sales declined to $6.7 million from $8.3 million a year ago. The drop was only partly ...
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Yonex saw its sales decline by 0.5 percent to 36.69...
Yonex saw its sales decline by 0.5 percent to 36.69 billion yen (€317.0m-$448.8m) for the financial year ended March 31. The operating margin fell to 2.0 percent of sales from 4.5 percent in the prior year. Net income went down by 26.5 percent to ¥718 million (€6.2m-$8.8m).
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Goldwin reports a decline of 8 percent in consolidated net...
Goldwin reports a decline of 8 percent in consolidated net income to 1.49 billion yen (€12.9m-$18.2m) for the financial year ended March 31. Annual sales and operating income both rose by 2 percent, reaching levels of ¥42.4 billion (€366.4m-$518.6m) and ¥603 million (€5.2m-$7.4m), respectively.
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Descente enjoyed a 35.7 percent increase in net income to...
Descente enjoyed a 35.7 percent increase in net income to 2.51 billion yen (€21.7m-$30.7m) in the financial year ended March 31. Operating earnings grew by 20.9 percent to ¥3.73 billion (€32.2m-$45.6m), although revenues were basically flat at ¥75.7 billion (€654.1m-$925.9m). The gross margin ratio was 47.3 percent. The Japanese company, ...
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Globeride, the Japanese fishing tackle company formerly called Daiwa Seiko,...
Globeride, the Japanese fishing tackle company formerly called Daiwa Seiko, reports a 27 percent drop in net income to 215 million yen (€1.9m-$2.6m) for the financial year ended last March 31. Consolidated sales fell by 4 percent to ¥59.9 billion (€519.7m-$736.7m).
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French sporting goods retailers' sales grew by between 5 percent...
French sporting goods retailers' sales grew by between 5 percent and 10 percent in April, according to a survey made by sport-guide.com. It was the third consecutive month registering an increase, but because of a big drop in January, the increase for the first four months of this year was ...
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The International Cotton Advisory Committee, a group based in the...
The International Cotton Advisory Committee, a group based in the U.S., reports that prices for cotton dropped in April, the first drop in seven months. The reasons cited were a decline in demand and a switch to man-made fibers. The Cotlook A Index listed cotton at $2.44 per pound on ...
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Devanlay, holder of the Lacoste license, will invest €100 million...
Devanlay, holder of the Lacoste license, will invest €100 million in the brand this year compared with €25 million in 2010. Lacoste is expected to increase sales by a double digit figure this year after being stable in 2010, José Luis Duran, chairman of Devanlay, said in an interview with ...
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Briko finished 2010 with a 20 percent increase in sales...
Briko finished 2010 with a 20 percent increase in sales to €7 million. The increase is in line with the targets set by the B Holding, a company owned by the Boroli family, which took over the Italian firm in 2008. Briko achieved 65 percent of its revenues with winter ...
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Sales of sporting goods in Sweden increased by 0.2 percent...
Sales of sporting goods in Sweden increased by 0.2 percent in February, according to the DHI Retail Sales Index, resulting in a sales decrease of 4.7 percent for the first two months of 2011.
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U.S. antitrust authorities are reportedly creating obstacles to Jarden Corporation's...
U.S. antitrust authorities are reportedly creating obstacles to Jarden Corporation's plans to increase its stake in the Rossignol Group. Meanwhile, Jarden reports that its Outdoor Solutions segment enjoyed a 25.3 percent increase in operating earnings to $50.0 million in the first quarter of 2011 on 10.3 percent higher sales of ...
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Crocs increased net income by 276.1 percent to $21.5 million...
Crocs increased net income by 276.1 percent to $21.5 million in the first quarter, lifted by a 36 percent increase in revenues to $226.7 million. The group booked strong sales growth in all distribution channels and geographies. Wholesale revenues increased by 36.9 percent to $164.6 million, retail by 32.5 percent ...
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Nautilus reported a net profit of $1.6 million in the...
Nautilus reported a net profit of $1.6 million in the first quarter against a loss of $7.8 million in the same period a year ago. Sales increased by 5.8 percent to $48.3 million, with the direct-to-consumer business up by 24 percent to $30.3 million. Retail sales rose by 6.5 percent ...
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Represented mainly by Life Fitness, the fitness segment of Brunswick...
Represented mainly by Life Fitness, the fitness segment of Brunswick Corporation recorded operating profit of $23.4 million in the first quarter on 31 percent higher sales of $156.4 million. Sales outside the U.S. grew by 40 percent to an implied $86.0 million.
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Cybex reported net profit of $379,000 in the first quarter,...
Cybex reported net profit of $379,000 in the first quarter, against a loss of $753,000 one year prior. Revenues rose by 19 percent to $31.0 million and gross margins went up by 0.1 percentage points to 36.3 percent.
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The Spanish sports footwear brand Munich recorded growth in sales...
The Spanish sports footwear brand Munich recorded growth in sales by 22 percent in 2010. With the help of a very strong performance by the company's corporate stores, Munich achieved total sales of €28 million in 2010. The company owns 10 corporate stores in Spain, three of them opened during ...
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Brooks Sports is targeting sales of $300 million in 2011...
Brooks Sports is targeting sales of $300 million in 2011 after a sales increase of 21 percent in 2010 to $190 million and a strong order backlog. Orders are up by 37 percent for U.S. footwear, 42 percent for U.S. apparel, 50 percent from the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & ...
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Oakley's sales of optical products grew by 11 percent in...
Oakley's sales of optical products grew by 11 percent in the first quarter worldwide, with particularly strong progress in the buoyant North American market. The brand has just opened a store in Times Square in New York, which is visited by an estimated 26 million people each year. The store ...
