Alpine Shop Agrees to Acquire Kansas Retail Shop
Alpine Shop, a St. Louis-based and family-owned outdoor retailer, has signed a letter of intent to purchase The Pathfinder, a specialty outdoor store in Manhattan, KS…
Copper Mountain Delays Opening Day
Copper Mountain Resort has pushed back opening day for the 2015/16 winter season a week to Nov. 13 because warm temperatures have limited snow-making operations…
Riddell Acquires Kollege Town Sports
Riddell has acquired Kollege Town Sports, of Windsor, WI, which specializes in screen printing, laser etching, embroidery and tackle twill for youth, high school and college teams, and corporate sales…
Sequential Brands Q3 Revenues Double
Supported by robust gains from Heelys, Avia and And1, Sequential Brands reported Q3 revenues more than doubled, to $23 million from $10 million a year ago.
Brunswick Boat Sales Up Double Digits in Third Quarter
Brunswick Corporation net sales grew 6.4 percent, or 11 percent on a currency-neutral basis, in the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 3 lead by double-digit growth at…
REI’s Black Friday Challenge Gains Traction
Recreational Equipment Inc. scored a public relations coup last week by announcing it would close on Black Friday for the first time since it was founded in 1938 so its employees and customers could spend the day outdoors…
Moosejaw Opens Pop-Up Location in Downtown Detroit
Moosejaw opened a new seasonal shop for the holidays Oct. 16 in the heart of downtown Detroit’s Woodward Avenue Retail District that features a wide assortment of The North Face and Patagonia…
Eagles Nest Outfitters Turns Hammocking Ban to Its Advantage
Eagles Nest Outfitters Inc. (ENO) began shipping a line of hammock stands last week as part of a broader response to an incipient backlash against the proliferation of hammocks on college campuses…
Sequential Brands Q3 Boosted by Heelys, Avia and And1
Supported by robust gains from Heelys, Avia and And1, Sequential Brands reported Q3 revenues more than doubled, to $23.0 million from $10.0 million a year ago…
RECALL: 170 WeThePeople BMX Cranksets and Bikes
Quality Bicycle Products Inc. is recalling about 170 cranksets made by WeThePeople and 70 BMX bikes equipped with the cranksets because the crankset spindle can break…
LCI Brands Promotes Panattoni
LCI Brands, which offers cordage, webbing, stuff sacks and other outdoor accessories under its Lewis N. Clark brand, has promoted Jen Panattoni to Director of Business Development…
United Sports Brands Steps into Run/Outdoor with Nathan Sports Acquisition
In a shift from its team-sports focus, United Sports Brands last week acquired Nathan Sports, the maker of hydration, visibility and performance gear largely for the running crowd…
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Raises over $1.4 Million
The Skechers Foundation announced that it has reached a new donation record for the 2015 Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk – surpassing this year’s $1.2 million goal to raise more than $1.4 million for children with special needs and education..
Shimano Raises Guidance on Third Quarter Results
Shimano Inc., which also owns Pearl Izumi, raised its earnings guidance significantly for 2015 Tuesday after reporting net sales increased 19.0 percent for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015…
Shimano Doubles Q3 Profits on ‘Entrenched’ Weak Yen
Shimano Inc. raised its earnings guidance significantly for 2015 saying the weak yen that accounted for the overwhelming bulk of its profit gains in the third quarter has become entrenched…
