Mammut Sports Group net revenues reached CHF246.9 million in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF232.5 million in 2012 and would have grown more if not for the decline of the yen and other currencies…
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Head NV Withdraws Share Buy Back Offer
Head NV withdrew an offer to buy back 19.2 million of its shares Tuesday after shareholders tendered just 85 percent of the minimum it set for the conditional offer…
Outdoor Industry Association Launches New Market and Consumer Insight Products
Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Market and Consumer Insights department launched a suite of new products Wednesday to help the trade association's members understand trends and emerging dynamics impacting the outdoor industry. The intent i
Garmin to Promote Action Camera and Sports Watch at Tough Mudder Events
Garmin International Inc. has secured a sponsorship as the official action camera and training watch sponsor of 2014 Tough Mudder events, where it will promote its new VIRB Elite action camera and a multi-sport version of its fçnix 2 sports watch…
Pacific Vector Closes 13 Stores
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc., which announced plans in January to reduce its debt, has closed 14 of 34 action sports stores it acquired last year from…
Mavic Hires Online Price Monitoring Service
Mavic, Inc. has hired an online price monitoring, brand protection, and channel management company to manage its Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy online…
Lenzing Says Cotton Glut Sent Fiber Prices South in 2013
Lenzing Group reported consolidated sales fell by 8.7 percent in 2013 to €1.91 billion due to a global cotton glut that pushed down prices for commodity cellulosic fibers. The company accelerated construction of a factory in its native Austria durin
TravelChair To Provide Seating to Kayak Manufacturers
TravelChair, which manufacturers folding camp furniture, has partnered with KC Kayaks and Diablo Paddlesports to supply original equipment kayak seats for 2014 and beyond…
SOG Broadens California Rep’s Territory to Seven New States
Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc. will take over sales representation duties in seven additional states in the western U.S. for SOG Specialty Knives & Tools…
Astral Hires Rep in Vietnam to Serve Dealers in Asia
Astral has hired Samuel Chung to represent its line of PFDs and footwear in Asia. Chung, who is based in Vietnam, will serve Astral retailers and distribution partners in…
Gaiam Inc. Closes Boulder Store
Gaiam Inc. has closed its store on Pearl St. in its home town of Boulder, CO, according to the Boulder Camera daily newspaper. The news comes a week after Gaiam's CEO announced the company was evaluting ways to monetize the value of its Boulder headq
Fallbrook Technologies Opens European HQ
Fallbrook Technologies Inc., a Texas-based inventor and manufacturer of the NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology being used in many e-bikes, has established a new European headquarters in Zwolle, the Netherlands to facilitate and enhan
Light and Motion Rolls Out Brand Refresh on Web
Light & Motion, which specializes in designing and making lighting systems for recreation and other outdoor uses, is launching a branding refresh across its marketing and sales platforms, including a complete redesign of its website, lightandmotion.com, a
Hillsound Wins Shelf Space with REI and FGL Sports
Hillsound said REI and FGL Sports Ltd., two of North America’s biggest outdoor specialty retailers, have begun selling its mini-crampons in select stores…
Seizure of Counterfeit Goods Surged in FY13
The number of federal seizures of counterfeit and pirated goods increased nearly 7 percent in FY 2013, thanks in part to a surge in seizures of counterfeit pro sports apparel and a crack down on rogue websites, according to an annual tally by the federal
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