Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation is using a limited time, web-exclusive promotion to launch technical performance gloves its developed under license from The Coleman Company for the outdoor sports and camping enthusiast…
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Cabela’s to Open Three Stores with New Format in 2013
Cabela’s Incorporated plans to open three next-generation stores with footprints ranging from 80,000- to 88,000 square feet, and relocate its Winnipeg, Canada, store in 2013. The company divulged the plans after announcing improving retail margins i
Jarden Expects Late Winter to Cut 2012 Snow Sports Sales by up to 10 Percent
Jarden Corp. expects sales of its K2, Marker and Volkl ski and snowboard products would decline by 5 to 10 percent, or up to $50 million, this year due to the unseasonably warm start to winter in the fourth quarter in both the United States and Europe…
Haglöfs Establishes Japanese Subsidiary
Haglöfs has established its own subsidiary in Japan after doing business in thge country for 18 years. Asics acquired the Swedish outdoor brand in 2010…
Riddell Sports Renews Partnership with USA Football
Riddell Sports renewed its partnership with USA Football, the sport's national governing body in the United States. As USA Football's official football helmet and protective equipment partner, Riddell will…
GDP Declined in Europe in Fourth Quarter
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in both the 17-nation euro area and the 27-nation European Union during the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of
Suunto Names Über Group 2011 Rep of the Year
Suunto USA named Über Group its sales agency of the year for worth done in the Southeastern United States in 2011…
Jarden Outdoor’s Sales Slow Sharply in Fourth Quarter
Jarden Corp. reported its Outdoor Solutions segment generated net sales of $614.5 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, up 1.7 percent from the year earlier quarter. The segment owns such brands as Abu Garci, Berkley, Coleman, ExOfficio, K2,
Hanesbrands Q4 Performance Hurt by Retailer Pull Back
HanesBrands reported fourth quarter, earnings and sales growth were affected by an unexpected and substantial slowing of orders in December because of retailer inventory management. Net sales in the quarter decreased slightly to $1.15 billion, and earning
Rocky Brands Q4 Sales Slipped on Lower Military, Licensing Sales
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported net sales were $64.0 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011 versus net sales of $66.7 million a year earlier…
OIA Webinar to Focus on Working with the Federal Government
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) will present an online webinar on Friday, February 17, focusing on the opportunities and challenges of working with the federal government…
Derby Cycle AG Reports Q1 Investment Banking Fees Hurt Profits
Derby Cycle AG, Germany's largest bicycle manufacturer in terms of revenue, reported revenue reached €40.3 million ($54 mm) in the first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, up 6.6 percent from €37.8 million ($51 mm) in the prior-year period to,
Black Diamond Kicks Off Stock Offering
Closely-held Black Diamond, Inc. offered 7.75 million shares of stock at $7.50 a share in a public offering aimed at raising more than $50 million to pay off debt and finance acquisitions. The company's plans call for making enough acquisitions to gr
Eddie Bauer CEO Departing
Neil Fiske, who took the helm at Eddie Bauer in 2007 and tied its turn around to a return to its roots in technical mountaineering, will leave the company, according to an article in the Seattle Times…
US Outdoor Store Turns 55
Portland, OR-based US Outdoor Store celebrates its 55th year of business this year. Like many outdoor specialty retailers, the company started off selling used government-issue surplus gear and has since evolved to…
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