Black Diamond Inc. is recalling about 3,000 ski poles because the stainless steel pick in the handgrip can break and fail to slow or stop users from sliding downhill on a snow or ice covered slope, posing a risk of injury…
Year: 2014
MVP Outdoor Adventures Acquires Booking Company
MVP Outdoor Adventures, a hunting and fishing booking and video production company, announced the purchase of the majority ownership of Worldwide Trophy Adventures (WTA), a company offers global hunt bookings, landowner tags and license application fees..
Ameritex Fabric Doubles Midwest Facilities
Ameritex Fabric Systems, a member of the Taylor Made Group and a supplier of engineered canvas enclosures, tops and covers for OEM boat builders, is expanding its Indiana facility to better serve the large number of pontoon and sport boat manufacturers in
ICAST Receives Award from Trade Show Industry Group
The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) has been recognized by the Trade Show News Network as one of the fastest growing trades shows by attendance in the U.S…
BowTech Archery Expands Regional Sales Force
BowTech Archery is expanding its sales teams for all of its consumer brands, including Bowtech, Excalibur, Diamond, Stryker and Octane into a single unified organization…
TJX Companies Strong Q3 Marred by Currency Outlook
The TJX Companies Inc. reported margin improvement and same store sales growth in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, but lowered its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year due to different than anticipated effects from currency exchan
Faction Collective to Make Roxy Ski Line
The Faction Collective will design and manufacture a new range of freeride and freestyle skis for Quiksilver Inc.’s Roxy brand that will hit retailer shelves in autumn 2015…
HeavySwing Partners to Enhance Player Development
The Baseball Factory and Softball Factory will use HeavySwing’s original handle-weighted training bat as its Official Training Bat to train prospective college athletes proper swinging, stretching and strengthening techniques…
Performance Sports Group Adds Board Member
Performance Sports Group Ltd., the parent of Bauer, announced that Larry Lucchino, president/CEO of the Boston Red Sox, has joined the company’s board of directors…
Hillsound Equipment Welcomes Camille Egdorf to Fly Fishing Ambassador Team
Hillsound Equipment, the maker of winter and fishing footwear traction and gaiters, added fly fishing guide, Camille Egdorf, to the brand’s ambassador team…
Accell Reports Strengthening Sales and Profitability
Accell Group NV, the Dutch company that sells Raleigh, Diamondback, LaPierre and Haibike bicycles in the United States, expects to book higher sales and profits in the second half based on developments through October…
GoPro to Raise $100 Million in Secondary Offering
GoPro plans to raise $100 million in a secondary offering that will raise about $708 million for its current shareholders, including approximately $315 million for a trust controlled by founder Nicholas Woodman and his wife Jill Woodman, according to esti
Dick’s SG’s Q3 Reaches High End of Guidance
Dick's Sporting Goods reported a slight decline in earnings in the third quarter, but results came in at the higher end of guidance. Consolidated same-store sales increased 1.1 percent with “continued pressures” in golf and hunting keeping comps at t
Vista Outdoors Spin-Off Still On
Alliant Techsystems Inc. is moving ahead with plans to spin off its Sporting Group business, which includes Bushnell Optics, as Vista Outdoors. ATK had put the deal on hold pending a review of its proposed merger with Orbital Sciences Corp. following the
Li-Ning’s Interim CEO Steps Down
Li-Ning Co. Ltd. said Jin-goon Kim had stepped down as interim chief executive and that founder Li Ning would take over daily operations. The move was made to “facilitate a smooth transition to the new chief executive officer,” who is expected to be named