| Taiwan's Bicycle Exports Rose 22.7% in 2010 21st March 2011 Taiwan's exports of bicylces and bicyle parts rebounded sharply in 2010, rising 22.7% to $2.2 billion as dealers worldwide restocked their shelves after dramatically reducing orders in 2009, according to figures releas...read more |
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| Black Diamond Reports 13.6% Pro Forma Sales Growth for Q4 15th March 2011 Black Diamond, Inc. reported consolidated sales in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010 grew 13.6% to $34.2 million compared to pro forma sales of $30.1 million during the year earlier quarter. The company noted that its sale...read more |
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| Why Independent Retailers Should Also Be Online 14th March 2011 Retail marketing practices favor the big, powerful retailers to the extent that most independent retailers struggle constantly to keep their businesses alive. But also having an online retail store can make a big difference to ...read more |
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| VF Corporation Announces New 5-Year Growth Targets 14th March 2011 VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, today is announcing new 5-year financial targets at its investor meeting in New York City. Eric Wiseman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and other members of V...read more |
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| Fox Factory 2010 Sales Jump 40.7% As OEMs Rebound 11th March 2011 Fox Factory Holding Corp. generated net sales of $171.0 million for the full fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2010, up 40.7% or nearly $50 million from a year earlier, according to the annual report released by its parent company Com...read more |
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| Quiksilver Inc Increase Reveneues By 1 Per Cent in Europe 11th March 2011 Quiksilver, Inc., which owns DC Shoes, Roxy as well as the Quiksilver brand, reported revenues dipped 1.4% in the first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $426.5 million from $432.7 million a year ago. Sales were up compared to the same...read more |
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| Amer Sports Doubling Capacity at Bulgarian Ski Factory 10th March 2011 Amer Sports plans to invest BGN 7.8 M, or $5.5 million at current exchange rates, to expand its Pamporovo Ski factory in the Bulgarian mountain resort of Chepelare over the next three years, according to the...read more |
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| 1% for the Planet Members Boost Giving by 40% in 2010 9th March 2011 1% for the Planet said its environmental donations grew by 40%. The organization is a network of companies in 43 countries who pledge to give at least 1% of their revenue to environmental causes. In the last three years, more t...read more |
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| Eiki and Halldor Helgason Hyped on Their New Brands and Social Media 8th March 2011 Eiki and Halldor speak to Action Sports Europe about their new brands Lobster Snowboards and Hoppipolla. Action Sports Europe has recently been running a feature on how social media and an online following is b...read more |
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| Worlds First Surfboard Providing Mechanical Data 7th March 2011 Today, PUKAS and TECNALIA invited the elite surfer Aritz Aranburu to present their research work into the mechanical behaviour of surfboards. The results obtained and the conclusions drawn from them open up a whole range of opt...read more |
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