Sierra Trading Post plans to open its third Colorado store in Colorado Springs, according to a building permit pulled to remodel a former Circuit City store, according to Gazette.com…
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Point 65′ Hires Pale Morning Media
Point 65 Sweden, a Scandinavian manufacturer of modular kayaks and other paddle sports gear, packs and outdoor products, has partnered with Pale Morning Media LLC for public relations support…
Giant USA Hires Nick Fisher As Account Exec
Giant USA has hired Nick Fisher as a new account executive to work with Giant and Liv retailers in Utah, western Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho…
Bond Issue Catapults Massachusetts to Top 5 Most Bike Friendly States
Massachusetts leaped from tenth to fourth place on the League of American Bicyclists annual Bicycle Friendly State ranking after committing over $400 million in the next five years for biking and walking initiatives…
Reynolds Cycling Inaugurates Pro Deal Site
Reynolds Cycling has granted its dealers and their employees access to a special area on its webstore where they will be allowed to purchase products at exceptional prices…
Black Diamond Inc. Sales Rise 13 Percent in First Quarter
Black Diamond Inc. reported sales increased 13 percent in the first quarter of 2015, driven in part by growth in sales of Black Diamond apparel and the launch of road bicycling helmets and sunglasses at POC. Black Diamond Inc. said it continues to explore
Over the Edge Sports Opening Tahoe Location
Over the Edge Sports, which specializes in selling mountain bikes, will celebrate the grand opening of its new store in South Lake Tahoe, CA May 22, marking the opening of its…
Black Diamond Inc.’s Apparel and Cycling Launches Drive Q1 Growth
Black Diamond Inc. reported sales increased 13.1 percent in the first quarter of 2015 driven by it Black Diamond and POC brands, which it could sell in separate transactions as early as the third quarter…
Overseas Cyclists Snap up Cannondale Bikes in Q1 as Price Increases Loom
Dorel Sports said demand for its premium Cannondale bikes overseas helped it grow currency-neutral sales and earnings in the first quarter, while bicycle sales to US big box retailers got off to a slow start. While, the decline of the euro, yen and pound
Johnson Outdoors Reports Strong Growth at 3 of 4 Units in Fiscal Q2
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported net sales increased 7 percent to $133.1 million in the fiscal second quarter ended April 3 compared to a year earlier, driven by growth at it Marine Electronics, Watercraft and Outdoor Gear units. Foreign currency translatio
First Quarter Sales Rise at Backcountry.com and BodyBuilding.com
Sales increased by $10 million at both Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com in the first quarter ended March 31, according to Liberty Ventures Group…
Fox Factory Says RaceFace/Easton Propped up First Quarter Bike Sales
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported its sales of bicycling components grew 5.7 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended March 31 as the addition of sales from RaceFace/Easton Cycling more than offset declining sales of its mountain bike (MTB) suspension p
Rising Legal Costs Mute Impact of Surging Q1 Sales at Johnson Outoors
Johnson Outdoors Inc. decision to double down on an expensive patent litigation battle with much larger Garmin Ltd caused its operating margins to tumble in the fiscal second quarter despite strong sales growth at three of its four business units…
Backcountry.com Grew Full-Price Sales in First Quarter
Backcountry.com grew revenues and profits in the first quarter ended March 31 by deriving a higher percentage of its sales from its full-price sites compared with a year ago, Liberty Venture Group reported…
Gaiam’s Say Decision to Trim Catalog Resulted in Flat Q1 Sales
Gaiam Inc. reported its decision to prune its catalog caused its net revenue to come in flat in the first quarter ended March 31 compared with a year earlier…
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