Boot Barn, America's largest western and work wear retailer, will celebrate the opening of its newest store from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23. The new 10,000-square-foot store is located in Vernal, UT at…
Year: 2014
Sports Authority Unveils Black Friday Doorbuster and Sale Offers
Sports Authority announced its 2014 Black Friday deals, including BOGO sales across footwear. Most Sports Authority stores will open from 6 pm until midnight on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27 and will reopen from 6 am to 10 pm on Black Friday..
Compass Diversified Commences Share Offering
Compass Diversified Holdings, which is the majority owner of Camelbak Products, Ergobaby and Liberty Safe, has commenced a public offering of 6,000,000 trust shares that could raise as much as $125 million to help it pay down debt…
Gaiam Doubles Spri Sales, Recruits Athleta Designer in Q2
Gaiam Inc. reported revenue increased 14.2 percent in the third quarter, fueled by big gains in sales of its Restore and Spri exercise accessories. The Boulder, CO. yoga, fitness and wellness company also disclosed that it hired one of Athleta's seni
Mountain Hardwear Brings Ueli Steck to States
Mountain Hardwear is sponsoring a speaking tour featuring legendary speed climber and Mountain Hardwear athlete, Ueli Steck. Steck will share stunning photos and accounts from his record-setting climbs of some of the world’s highest peaks with audi
Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reconsider Palmer D.C. Ruling
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a motion by the District to reconsider its ruling in the case of Palmer v. District of Columbia, a Second Amendment Foundation case that nullified the city's ban on carrying firearms out
Kroenke Acquires InterMedia Outdoors Holdings
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC has acquired InterMedia Outdoors Holdings, Inc., (InterMedia Outdoors) from InterMedia Partners VII, L.P., a private equity investment fund…
Columbia’s Indian Distributor to Accelerate Store Openings
Columbia Sportswear's distributor in India has dramatically accelerated its plans to open Columbia-branded retail stores after a better than expected response…
Feedback Sports Adds Marketing Support
Feedback Sports has hired Katie Macarelli as their first marketing coordinator, where she will help the marketing team become more proactive…
Hydro Flask Strikes Distribution Deal with Coffee Roaster
Hydro Flask signed a non-exclusive agreement with coffee roaster Dillanos to distribute Hydro Flask’s line of stainless steel beverage containers and other products to more than 1,800 specialty coffee brands and cafés throughout the country…
LUCID Optics Hires PR Agency
LUCID Optics, a Wyoming based manufacturer of weapons mounted optics and firearm accessories, has hired Blue August to represent them in the field of public relations to the firearms industry…
Bass Pro Shops Honors Active Military and Veterans
Bass Pro Shops has set aside November and December to show its support for the men and women in uniform by hosting fundraising months for two military-related organizations…

Ill-Fated Racing Venture Offsets Organic Growth at Cannondale
Dorel Industries Inc. reported organic revenue from its bicycle segment grew 6 percent in the third quarter, but profits were stunted by write offs of an ill-fated pro cycling venture at Cannondale…

Italy’s Garmont Hires Bill Dodge to Reboot North American Business
Bill Dodge has resigned as VP of global product design and development for the Merrell, Patagonia and Chaco brands at Wolverine World Wide Inc. to rebuild Italian boot maker Garmont International S.R.L.'s North American business. Dodge started in his

Liberty Safe Weighs on Q3 Results at Compass Diversified Holdings
Plummeting sales of gun safes again dragged down results at Compass Diversified Holdings Inc.'s Branded Consumer businesses in the third quarter, despite double-digit growth at Ergobaby. At CamelBak, declining military sales continued to overshadow s