After attracting more than 700 people to seven paddle demo events in six states, Eastern Mountain Sports Inc announced the final dates and locations for its spring Outdoor Demo Tour…
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USSA Forming First U.S. Freeskiing Team
A first ever U.S. Freeskiing national team is being formed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The announcement comes on the heels of a decision by the International Olympic Committee to add halfpipe skiing to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games..
Haglöfs in Running for Swedish Fashion Award
Haglöfs is one of three nominees for the Fashion Export of the Year Award, an annual competition that highlights success stories in Swedish fashion exports. The outdoor apparel and gear company, which was acquired by ASICS last year, disclosed that it had
Retail Sales of Leisure Products Stalled in May
Retail sales at sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores reached $7.34 billion in May, down 0.4 percent from April and up 5.2 percent from May 2010, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. That compares to a 0.2 percent decr
ADT Study Estimates Store Theft Rose 12 Percent in 2010
Retailers lost more than $37 billion to theft last year, an increase of nearly 12 percent from 2010, according to an annual survey recently conducted by the University of Florida with a funding grant from ADT Commercial, a major security systems integrato
Primaloft Names Agent for Eastern Europe
PrimaLoft has hired Bartosz Lassak as sales agent for the Eastern European market, effective immediately. In this position, Lassak will head up sales and marketing, managing all represented PrimaLoft brands as well as dealers in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Millet Names Southeast Rep
Millet announced the appointment of Lee Means of Chattanooga, TN to represent the brand in the Southeast.
AT Lays Out 2011 Sponsorships
Adventure Technology, the paddle brand owned by Confluence Watersports, disclosed its 2011 national sponsorships and paddle donations…
Performance Bicycle Taps Pruitt to Fill CEO Post
Performance Inc., the parent company for the Performance Bicycle retail chain, has named long time executive David Pruitt as its new CEO…
CPSC Opens New Test Lab in Maryland
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held the grand opening Monday for its new state-of-the-art scientific testing facility in Rockville, MD. The new 63,000-square-foot office and lab space will house 75 scientists and gear needed to test a
Cabela’s Snyder to Transition to Advisory Role
Cabela's Incorporated's chief marking officer is transitioning into an advisory role effective July 1. Patrick A. Snyder, executive vice president and CMO, will transition from his current position and will become a special advisor to the CEO.
VF Corp. to Acquire The Timberland Co. in $2B Deal
VF Corporation and The Timberland Company today jointly announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement. VF will pay Timberland shareholders $43 per share, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $2 billion net of cash acquire
REI to Open First Indiana Store Next Spring
REI plans to open a new store in Indianapolis at the Plaza at Castleton next spring in what will be its first state in Indiana…
Vail Resorts Q3 Retail/rental Sales Up 0.5% Excluding Acquisition
Vail Resorts, Inc. said revenue from its Retail/rental operations excluding a resort it acquired last year, grew by just $300,000, or 0.5% in the third quarter ended April 30 over the year ago quarter. Growth came primarily from its Vail and Beaver Creek
LIDS Sports Group Buys Buckeye Corner Stores
LIDS Sports Group has acquired Buckeye Corner stores, which operate in the Columbus, OH area. The acquisition is made up of four store locations, the e-commerce website www.buckeyecorner.com, and a catalog business. Terms of the acquisition were not discl
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