Dorel Industries executives told their shareholders Thursday that improving consumer confidence and new products from Cannondale will help it maintain the momentum it reported in the first quarter, when sales at its Recreation/Leisure segment revenues gre
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Latest GDP Estimates Show Sales of Recreation Goods Outpacing Services
The government's most recent revision to GDP estimates for the first quarter show Americans increasing their spending on recreation products and vehicles at a much faster pace than on recreational services like travel, lodging and entertainment…
Rocky Brands Receives Military Order Worth $3.2M
Rocky Brands, Inc. has received an additional order to produce approximately 45,000 pairs of insulated boots with an approximate value of $3.2 million under the $29 million blanket purchase agreement with the…
New Online Tool Helps Employers Calculate Cost of Healthcare Reform
The National Retail Federation has created a new online tool to help retailers and other businesses determine what penalties they might face under the recently enacted federal health care reform law…
Icebreaker to Celebrate First U.S. Outlet Store Friday
Icebreaker will celebrate the grand opening of its first Icebreaker Outlet store in North America in Woodburn, OR on Friday, May 28, 2010…
The North Face Launches Second Annual National Camping Month
To celebrate the Second Annual National Camping Month next month, The North Face retail stores will be offering a series of free clinics on topics such as how to select appropriate camping gear, pack a backpack, pitch a tent, make campfire meals and where
Tieman Replaces Galzer as Sales Manager at Marin Bikes
Marin Bikes promoted Aaron Tieman to national sales manager and hired new staff to bolster its inside sales department. Tieman previously worked for four years as Marin's inside accounts manager, specializing in new business acquisition with IBD̵
Blue Ridge Marathon Raises $20K for Parkway Preservation
Organizers of the Blue Ridge Marathon presented $20,000 to FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which will use the money to further its mission to preserve, promote and enhance the scenic highway. The signature ascents on the 26.2-mile course took place on
Organic Cotton Sales Sustained Robust Growth in 2009
Retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile reached an estimated $4.3 billion in 2009, up a whopping 35% from a year earlier and demonstrating growing consumer demand through the recession, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report 2009 re
DealerCamp to Provide Mid-Summer Venue for New Bike Products
Lifeboat Events will host a new event called DealerCamp on July 29-31 at Deer Valley Resort in Utah to provide bike vendors a mid-summer venue to launch new products. The company will provide subsidies for select dealers attending the event, which targets
Alabama Retailer Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance said Mountain High Outfiiters, based in Birmingham, AL, has become its 35th member. The company operates four locations in Alabama…
Canada Goose Opens European Office in Stockholm
Canada Goose Inc. opened an office in Stockholm to anchor its growing European business, marking the first office opened by the outerwear brand outside Canada…
State Parks Put on Endangered Places List
The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed America's state parks and historic places on its 2010 list of 11 most endangered places. This year nearly 30 states have experienced cuts to parks’ and sites’ budgets, and a recent surve
House Bill Enhances Custom’s Power to Police Apparel Imports
Nearly two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to give the federal government the resources, authority, and direction to better enforce textile and apparel trade obligations. The bill calls for a rewards
Americans Camped More, Spent Less in 2009
More Americans camped, hiked, biked and ran in 2009, but spent less on equipment in a bid to cope with the Great Recession, according to The 2010 Outdoor Recreation Participation Topline Report released by The Outdoor Foundation…
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