Yue Yuen Revenues Rise 13 Percent in October
Yue Yuen reported revenues in the month of October reached $601.5 million, a gain of 13.0 percent over $532.2 million a year ago…
Timberland Partners With Ringo Starr
Timberland announced “Canvas that Cares,” a new program created to raise funds for non-profit organizations through the auction of custom-designed, limited edition Earthkeepers footwear. Rock and roll icon Ringo Starr is helping to drum up support for the
Most Major U.S. Retailers Keep Holiday Inventories at 2010 Levels
The vast majority of the nation's largest retailers, or 65 percent, say their inventory purchases have stayed about the same compared to 2010, according to a recent BDO USA survey of chief marketing officers. The survey found CMOs expect a modest 2.9
Easton-Bell Sports Creates Easton Speed Institute
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. announced its largest and most aggressive commitment in skate innovation through its recent purchase of MLX Skate's technology. The newly created Easton Speed Institute will combine MLX's innovative skate insights with
Gander Mountain Opens First Gun World Location
Gander Mountain said it will open its first Gun World store in Germantown, WI. Described as the “ultimate gun store,” the new Gun World is a 30,000-square-foot retail outlet featuring upwards of 5,000 guns of all kinds, and firearms specialists on duty to
Easton-Bell’s Third Quarter Sales Rise 6.9 Percent
Easton-Bell Sports said new products helped it grow sales and margins in the third quarter ended Oct. 1. Team sports sales rose 13 percent on the strength of football helmets, while an overhang of ski helmets in Europe limited sales growth in the Action S
Backcountry.com Names Chief Technology Officer
Backcountry.com has hired CJ Singh, who holds patents related to XML record searching technology, as its chief technology officer…
Bob’s Stores Named Connecticut Retailer of the Year
The Connecticut Retail Merchants Association (CRMA) announced that Bob's Stores has been named the 2011 Retailer of the Year…
Keen Appoints VP of Merchandising
Keen Inc. has hired Ron Hill as its new VP of merchandising. He was formerly VP of global merchandising at Nike…
OutsidePR Up and Running in New Sausalito Digs
OutsidePR, a Northern California public relations firm specializing in the outdoor industry, officially opened its doors at its new location in Sausalito…
AlterG Names Steven Basta as New CEO
AlterG, the maker of Anti-Gravity Treadmills, announced its hiring of Steve Basta as chief executive officer. David Grenewetzki, who served as interim CEO since March 2011, will continue to serve as president of the Fremont, CA company…
Med-Fit Acquires SportKAT LLC
Med-Fit Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the Nautilus commercial products, announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase substantially all of the assets of SportKAT LLC early next month…
Icebreaker Unveils New e-Commerce Site
Icebreaker unveiled a complete redesign of its Icebreaker.com website featuring new, user-generated features including product ratings and reviews, questions and answers about specific products, sharing of items via social media networks, and wish lists..
Product Architects Grows to 34 Staff
Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle insulated sport water bottle, has hired Mike Goldberg as sales associate and Montana Marsden as…
UPS Forecasts Surge in Last Minute Shipments
UPS expects to deliver more than 120 million packages around the world this year in just the last week before Christmas, up more than 6 percent compared to last year's “peak week.” That growth shows how people are delaying online shopping until just
