VF Corp. to Open Panama Sourcing Office
VF Corp. will establish a supply chain office to manage purchasing in the Latin America region in Panama City, Panama by October, The Business Journal of the Triad Area reported...(3/12/2010)

Bikes Belong Launches National Campaign
Bikes Belong officially launched peopleforbikes.org – a brand new initiative to put more people on bikes more often and amplify the bike lobby's voice with electd officials. The campaign was unvieled this week at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC, where 700 cycling enthusiasts met for Bikes Belong's annual lobbying trip.(3/12/2010)

Quiksilver Slashes Q1 Loss on 2% Revenue Decline
Quiksilver, Inc.'s sales dipped 2% in its first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $432.7 million from $443.3 million a year ago. The pro-forma consolidated loss from continuing operations was $2.5 million, or 2 cents per share, an improvement over a deficit of $9.0 million, or 7 cents per share, a year ago. Second quarter revenues are expected to be down in the high single-digits on a percentage basis but the company expects to show a profit... (3/11/2010)

New Denver Venue Helps SIA Snow Show Set Attendance Record
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is reporting a six-year attendance high for the inaugural Snow Show recently held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from Jan. 28-31, 2010. The sold-out Snow Show attracted 18,932 attendees and featured over 3,100 booths representing 845 snow sports brands, including 125 new exhibitors.(3/11/2010)

REI Comp Sales Fell 3.5% in 2009
Comp stores sales at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) declined 3.5% in 2009, or less than the 5% decline the co-op had expected, the Seattle Times reported... (3/11/2010)

West Marine Delays Earnings Release
West Marine, Inc. announced that it has delayed the release of its 2009 fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings release, as well as the related conference call and webcast scheduled to take place today (March 11, 2010) while working through final audit items with its new independent registered public accounting firm...(3/11/2010)

Zumiez's Profits Jump 39.6%
Zumiez Inc. reported sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, increased 5.6% to $132.4 million from $125.5 million a year ago. Net income rose to $8.8 million, or 9 cents a share, from $6.3 million or 21 cents, a year ago...(3/11/2010)