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U.K.’s Sports Direct Raises $1.82B in IPO

Sports Direct International PLC, the United Kingdom’s largest sporting-goods retailer, on Tuesday raised US$1.82 billion (929 million pounds; euro1.4 billion) in an initial public offering after owner Mike Ashley sold a 43 percent stake in the business. A

Marmot Promotes Three

Marmot Mountain L.L.C. made three internal promotions within the company. Laura Miera has been appointed to Vice President of Global Production; Beng Hook is the new Manager of Technical Design; and Jamie Ruderman has been appointed to Creative Director..

Cabela’s Delivers Robust Fourth Quarter Results…

Driven by a strong performance at its retail stores, Cabela's Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 26%. The outdoor retailer also announced plans to open eight stores in 2007. In the quarter ended December 31, revenue grew 16% to $781 million f

American Skiing Co. to Focus on Utah and Maine Resorts…

American Skiing Company has been selling off several of its resort holdings over the past three months. Just last week, the resort holding company announced plans to sell Mount Snow and Attitash resorts for $73.5 million, and in December announced a deal

Pony Names VP Sales and VP RandD

Pony International LLC appointed Nathan Crary VP of research and development and also named David Corsi as VP of sales. Prior to joining Pony, Nathan Crary was president of Velocy Performance Footwear, while Corsi history has included positions as key acc

Yakima Increases OIWC Sponsorship

Yakima will become a gold level sponsor for the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC), a non-profit association organized for the purpose of equipping women to reach their professional success in the outdoor industries through educational programmin

Puma Q4 Income Falls on 37.6% sales Increase

Puma finished the first year of Phase IV of its long-term corporate development better than expected. In Q4, consolidated sales increased 37.6% to €480.6 million ($620 mm). Footwear rose by 30.3% to €273.2 million ($352 mm) while Apparel increased by 79.4

GSI Commerce Sees Cash Flow Positive Year…

GSI Commerce looks to have possibly turned a corner in 2006 as the company posted its first year of positive free cash flow. In all, the company saw growth in both sales and service fee revenues, but it was a provision for income taxes adding approximatel

Collegiate Pacific Posts Less Than Stellar Q2…

Collegiate Pacific posted sales increases in the second quarter as well as improved margins and flat expenses, but was forced to lower its annual guidance as the sales gains were not quite up to expectations. According to Adam Blumenfeld, CEO, “top line g