Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) announced plans to open a new store in Norwalk, CT in the fall of 2010. The one-story, 24,000-square-foot store will be REI's second in Connecticut, joining a location in West Hartford, CT, which opened in 2007…
Month: January 2010
LaCrosse Footwear Selects Howard as PR Firm
Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. has selected Howard Communications, Inc. as its public relations agency within the outdoor category.
Puma Names General Manager of International Footwear
PUMA announced that Mary Taylor has become the new General Manager of International Footwear effective Jan. 1, 2010. Before PUMA, she was Chief Product and Marketing Officer at ONE7 LLC, a brand management company based in Boston…
Late Snow Causes Vail’s Early Traffic to Slip
Vail Resorts, Inc. said total lift ticket revenue from the beginning of the ski season through Jan. 6, 2010 slipped 0.4% from the comparable period a year earlier, while total skier visits for the company's five mountain resorts were down approximate
DSW Lifts FY09 Guidance
DSW Inc. estimates annual comparable store sales grew approximately 3% and annual diluted earnings per share of $1.15 to $1.25 for fiscal 2009. This is updated from the company's previous estimate of annual comparable store sales of approximately 1%
Programming set for NSGA’s May Conference and Team Dealer Summit
The 46th Annual NSGA Management Conference & 12th Annual Team Dealer Summit will offer presentations on financial performance, grassroots marketing and managing generational diversity…
Famous Footwear’s Nov/Dec Comps Climb 7%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. said that for the nine weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010, same-store sales at the Famous Footwear division increased 7.0% and same-store sales at its Specialty Retail division increased 4.9% , both exceeding expectations…
Yue Yuen’s December Sales Rise 0.7%
Hong Kong-listed Yue Yuen Industrial said its operating revenue rose 0.7% year in December to U.S.$469.2 million…
Shoe Carnival Raises Q4 Comp Guidance
Shoe Carnival, Inc. raised its expectations for the fourth quarter. The off-price shoe chain now expects net sales to range from $168.0 to $169.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales grew in the range of 7% to 8% versus previous
Outdoor Cap Renames Team Division to OC Sports
Outdoor Cap Company, Inc. announced a name change for their Team Sports Division. By June 2010 communications and marketing initiatives using the new title, OC Sports, will replace the existing title, Outdoor Cap, to better align the brand with the compan
Browning Adds Products to Support Elk Foundation Fundraising
With its X-Bolt rifles and a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Browning said it has raised tens of thousands of dollars for conservation in elk country. For 2010, the company is adding clothing items, knives and hunting gear to the mix.
Pro Ears Teams Up with OSP
Altus Brands, maker of thePro Ears line of electronic hearing protection / amplifications products said it has joined forces with OSP (Optimum Shotgun Performance) Shooting School…
NWTF Veteran Joins Steel Challenge Organization
The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), the governing body for the sport of Speed Shooting and organizer of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships, announced that Tammy Mowry, a veteran of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF
Crimson Trace Taps New President, CEO/Chairman
Crimson Trace has announced the promotion of Lane Tobiassen to President. Lane previously held the position of Director of Marketing and most recently, VP of Sales and Marketing at Crimson Trace…
Co-Founder Garland Leaves Mad Rock
Joe Garland, one of the founders of Mad Rock Climbing, left the company late last week in a self-described amicable split. Garland said he would attend the upcoming Outdoor Retailer and ISPO shows to research and weigh his options…
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