Sales at Greater China’s largest distributor and retailer of branded athletic and outdoor footwear and apparel slowed again in September…
Author: Charlie Lunan
Grassroots Adds Three Retailers
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance welcomes Chalet Sports, Round House Ski and Sports Center and Mountain Chalet as the newest members of the organization’s prestigious group of independent outdoor retailers…
Colt Defense Plans to Exit Bankruptcy This Year
Colt Defense LLC plans to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year if it can convince creditors and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to approve a plan of reorganization it filed Oct. 9…
OIWC Executive Director to Address European Outdoor Summit
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) Executive Director Deanne Buck will be speaking at the European Outdoor Summit on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015…
Metolious Hold Shaper Wins in Kentucky
Metolius hold shaper and athlete Joey Jannsen was debuting the company's new Splines urethane hold shape series when he won the Setter Showdown climbing competition in…
Hydro Flask Kicks Off SoCal Tour
Hydro Flask is dispatching a van for two months to promote its brand at sporting events, festivals, stores and college campuses across Southern California…
American Sportfishing Association Sells Consumer Shows
The American Sportfishing Association sold the rights to its four consumer shows to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Included in the sale are the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the Greater…
House Passes Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act
The House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill Oct. 8 that benefits recreational fishing and hunting and natural resource conservation by improving public access to federal lands and guarding against new regulations that threaten…
Black Diamond Pivots Again
Black Diamond Inc. sent investors another curve ball October 8 when it hinted it may use proceeds from the sale of its POC brand to get back in the acquisition game…
TJX CEO and Sierra Trading Post Champion to Retire
Carol Meyrowitz, who has championed the growth potential of Sierra Trading Post, will step down as CEO of The TJX Companies in January under a succession plan announced by the company Oct. 8…
Zumiez’s New CEO a Blast from the Past
Tilly’s Inc. is replacing the executive who guided it through its initial public offering in 2011 with one who just led The West Seal Inc. through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization that culminated last March in its sale…
TPP Proponents Eager to See the Fine Print
While reserving judgment until they can read the fine print, the sporting goods industry's major trade associations lined up in support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement reached by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations in
Swiss Retailer Acquires Germany’s Sport Sperk Chain
Ochsner Sport, which is one of Switzerland's leading sport goods retailers, has agreed to acquire the German sporting goods retailer Sport Sperk, according to a report by the German news service Markt Intern…
Black Diamond Sells POC for $65 Million
Black Diamond Inc. has sold POC for $65 million, or nearly two times revenue and 1.4 times what it paid to acquire the Swedish maker of high-end skiing and cycling gear in 2012. Bahrain-based Investcorp, which has a history of acquiring and selling sporti
Bankruptcy Judge Slashes Stalking Horse Bid for Coolcore, Dr. Cool
A federal bankruptcy judge slashed the stalking horse bid for Tempnology LLC nearly 85 percent in a move to entice interest in its Coolcore and Dr. Cool performance fabric brands, which reputedly cool athletes without using chemicals…
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