RockBottomGolf.com acquired the assets of club maker Ray Cook Golf in a deal that will expand the online retailers selection of wedges, putters and chippers…
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RECALL: 14,200 Specialized Bicycles With Faulty Brake Assembly
Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. of Morgan Hill, CA has voluntarily recalled about 14,200 bicycles because the brake component housed within the bicycles's carbon forks can disengage and get tangled in the wheel spokes…
Valone Hands Over Merchandising at GOPC to Zarins
Great Outdoor Provision Co. has announced that Travis Zarins will replace its President and founder Tom Valone as merchandise manager for the company…
Sessions Separates from Samsung America
After two years of working together, snow sports outerwear company Sessions LLC has separated from the multi conglomerate company, Samsung Clothing & Textile America, Inc., Sessions President Cindi Busenhart said…
Retailers Praise Gov. Brown for Signing California Internet Tax Bill
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) thanked California Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation that would help level the playing field between online-only retailer Amazon.com and brick and mortar stores across California. The new law is a
Kathmandu Holdings Reports 15.7 Percent Comp Store Growth
Kathmandu Holdings Limited, New Zealand's dominant outdoor brand and retailer, reported its sales rose 24.5 percent in the year ended July 31, 2011. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Kathmandu CEO Peter Halket told shareholders the company coul
Accell Group Will Not Seek to Acquire Derby Cycle
Accell Group N.V. said it does not intend to launch a competing offer for Derby Cycle A.G. following rival Pon Holdings B.V.'s €28 per share offer for all outstanding shares of the German bicycle maker…
Vail Resorts Grows Same-store Sales 6.8 Percent in Fiscal 2011
Vail Resorts, Inc. said season ticket sales as of Sept. 20 were tracking up 9 percent in dollars and 1 percent in units from last year. The company, which operates about 130 specialty snow sports and other sporting goods shops in the western U.S., reporte
Derby Cycle and Pon Holdings B.V. Agree to Merge
Derby Cycle AG said Pon Holdings B.V. of the Netherlands had agreed to offer Derby Cycle shareholders EUR 28.00 ($38) a share as part of a friendly deal the company's signed Thursday that will help the Germany company bike maker avoid a potential tak
Jack Wolfskin Extends Chinese Partnership 5 Years
Jack Wolfskin intends further expansion in China and has extended the contract for another five years with its current distribution partner, Tristate. That lays the foundation for future growth in China – a country that is today the second-most important
Choose Outdoors Names Shelley O’Neill to Board
The board of directors of Choose Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that seeks to engage all Americans in stewardship of public lands through outdoor recreation, has elected Shelley O’Neill to its board of…
Kantar Retail: Q4 Retail Sales to Grow 2.8 Percent
Retail sales growth for the fourth quarter holiday period will be 2.8 percent, or half of what it was in 2010, Kantar Retail forecasts. The outlook for the 2011 holiday season is not a matter of whether it will be weak, but rather how weak it will be in
Columbia Sportswear to Outfit U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) named Columbia Sportswear as the official outerwear provider to the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team in a partnership that will extend through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi…
Travel and Tourism Spending Outpaces GDP in Q2
Real spending on travel and tourism increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 after increasing 2.8 percent (revised) in the first quarter, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce…
Mountain Resort Bookings Continue to Climb
The most recent data released by the Denver-based Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) revealed reservation activity for western mountain destinations remained solid in August. Reservations taken in August for arrivals in August through January are up
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