In a message dated 7/30/2009 6:43:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, culpeper_at_tbaytel.net writes: > They are releasing their 3rd quarter results tomorrow: > http://investor.johnsonoutdoors.com/ johnson outdoors announced a closing of a factory in Washington State a few months ago. there are rumors of bankruptcy. i repeat - they are rumors. the paddlesport industry in general is in economic turmoil - along with other industries and individuals. retail sales are down. a good indicator of the future could be to look at who did not attend the Outdoor Retailer event this year. I heard Werner Paddles decided to skip this year. This could be a precursor to things to come next year. It is probably reasonable to expect lower "pre-season" orders this fall as retailers will still have stock from this year's orders. sid *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 31 2009 - 11:15:14 PDT
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