Adidas Outdoor athletes Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi became the first Americans, and DiGiulian the first female, to free climb one of the most difficult routes on…
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Schwinn and Winnebago Launch ‘Get Out and Go’ Promotion
Schwinn and Winnebago Industries Inc. will give away a bicycle a week and other gear under a new promotion dubbed “Get out and Go”….
Partnership to Focus on Creating Life-long Skiers and Snowboarders
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) have agreed to work with Snow Operating to grow the sports of…
Taiwan Bicycle Exports to U.S. Spiked This Spring
Taiwan Bicycle Association data shows a drastic increase of sales to the United States and its neighboring countries, as well as Japan fueled a 13.9 percent increase in the country's bike exports during…
W.L. Gore to Boosts Spending on DWR Solutions
W.L. Gore & Associates plans to invest more than $15 million over the next five years, to explore alternative durable water repellent (DWR) solutions. Since concerns about PFCs and their presence in DWR treatments began to surface, Gore Fabrics has been a
Samsonite’s 1H Results Reveal Strong Chinese Travel Market
Samsonite International reported robust sales in China helped fuel a 16.6 percent increase in currency-neutral sales in the six months ended June 30, indicating Chinese consumers continued to spend on travel despite a collapse of domestic stock prices and
Amer Sports Unveils Aggressive Connected Fitness Goals
Amer Sports plans to grow sales of Connected Devices & Services to €600 million by 2020 by connecting everything from Salomon shoes, Precor elliptical trainers, Wilson basketballs and Suunto sports watches into a digital ecosystem that will help cus
Smith and Wesson Gross Margins Rise in Second Quarter
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation raised its guidance for the fiscal year after reporting gross margins improved more than expected in the quarter ended July 31 due to…
Bauer Pulls NHL Bid Despite Strong Fiscal Q4 Results
Bauer, the overwhelming leader in global hockey equipment sales, has dropped out of the bidding for the NHL apparel licensing deal after parent Performance Sports Group Ltd concluded it could create more shareholder value by growing its existing businesse
Smith and Wesson Ups Guidance After Q2 Surprise
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation nudged up its earnings and revenue guidance for the fiscal year after reporting an unexpected surge in demand that triggered higher production rates and gross margins at its firearms manufacturing plants during the fisca
Sportsman’s Warehouse Reports First Increase in Same-Store Sales
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. joined Thursday a chorus of companies reporting better-than-expected earnings due to a turn in firearms sales. The Utah-based retailer reported firearms sales grew 12.2 percent and enabled it to post the first incr
Amer Sports Releases New Financial Targets
Amer Sports expects revenues to hit €3.5 billion by 2020 via a minimum of single-digit organic, currency-neutral growth, according to new financial targets released Thursday…
Performance Sports’ Organic Sales Up 14 Percent in Fiscal Q4
Performance Sports Group Ltd. reported revenues grew 31 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31 thanks to 14 percent organic growth fueled by its hockey business and the addition of Easton Baseball/Softball business it acquired in April 2014…
Walmart Drops MSRs in Pivot Toward Shooting Clubs
Walmart will return whatever modern sporting rifles (MSRs) and accessories it can’t sell by the end of next week to vendors and replace them with rifles and shotguns, a company spokesman told Sports Executive Weekly Thursday…
Mountain Hardwear Sponsors Mont-Blanc Series
Mountain Hardwear has become a sponsor of the 2015 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) series, which kicks off Friday, for the first time…
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