PrimaLoft, Inc. has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, to drive environmental responsibility across its supply chain…
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Ibex Outdoor Clothing Hires Southeast Reps
Ibex Outdoor Clothing announced that Mountain Lake Marketing will be representing Ibex in the Southeastern U.S…
Freedom Group Logs Q3 Loss
Freedom Group, the parent of Remington, reported a loss of $6.4 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 28, against earnings of $30.6 million a year earlier. Sales slid 27.1 percent to $253.6 million from $347.1 million a year ago, according to a filing
PGA Tour Superstore to Open in Southlake, TX
PGA Tour Superstore is opening a store iin Southlake, TX…
Eagle Creek Hires Nedra Fabito as VP of Product Management
Eagle Creek appointed Nedra Fabito as VP of product management…
Costa Appoints VP of Product Development
Costa Sunglasses announced the addition of John Sanchez as vice president of product development. Sanchez most recently held the position as president of Zeal Optics…
Mountain Khakis Awards NASJA Winners
Lifestyle apparel brand Mountain Khakis, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) are honoring five member journalists with its annual Harold S. Hirsch Awards for Excellence in Snowsports Journalism…
SAF Launches Media Campaign Against Obama
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has launched a national media campaign and petition effort to head off a possible executive order by President Barack Obama to implement the United Nations small arms treaty…

Sportsman’s Warehouse Says Manufacturers’ Price Cuts Helped Maintain Firearms Margins in Q3
Mid-teens growth at its Camping and Fishing departments, sales from new stores and price cuts by gun manufacturers helped Utah-based Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. increase its gross margins and beat its earnings guidance in the third quarter en

Unlike Competitors, Zumiez Grows Transactions, Loses Margin in Q3
Zumiez Inc reported higher transaction volume at stores in its comp base and lower margins in the fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 1, distinguishing itself from its two major competitors at the mall…

Men’s Drives 11th Consecutive Quarter of Comps Growth at PacSun
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported sales grew 4.7 percent in the third quarter ended Nov. 2 as a 4.0 percent increase in same-store sales and higher merchandise margins more than offset having 15 fewer stores compared with the same period in 2013

Tilly’s Sees Glimpses of Improving Teen Spending in Third Quarter Results
Tilly’s Inc. reported glimpses of improvement in the teen market in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, when its same-store sales fell 1.2 percent, or half the rate of a year earlier…
Remington to Replace Rifle Triggers
As part of a settled lawsuit, Remington Arms Company will be replacing triggers on selected rifle models, including the Model 700 rifle…

Remington Parent Logs Q3 Loss
Freedom Group, the parent of Remington, reported a loss of $6.4 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 28, against earnings of $30.6 million a year earlier, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Sales slid 27.1 percent to $25

Johnson Outdoors Reports Operating Profits at All Four Segments in Fiscal Q4
Sales of Minn Kota trolling motors, Eureka! tents, Jetboil camping stoves and Old Town fishing kayaks propelled sales growth of nearly 10 percent at Johnson Outdoors Inc. in the quarter ended Oct. 3…