Dallas Safari Club (DSC), an international hunting and conservation organization, has selected Blue Heron Communications of Norman, OK., as its outdoor media relations and marketing communications firm…
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Hughes Accepts Pistol Position at NRA
Tom Hughes and has accepted the position of National Manager, PistolPrograms for the NRA Competitive Shooting Division…
South Carolina’s Frampton Elected President of AFWA
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) elected South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director, John Frampton, its new president during the Association's 99th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Frampton has more than 35 year
Felter Insight Tech-Gear Federal Law Enforcement Sales Manager
Insight Tech-Gear, a developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the federal, law enforcement and commercial markets, has named Brian Felter its manager of federal law enforcement sales…
EPA Sues VF Corp Over TNF Foot-Odor Prevention Claims
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed suit against VF Corp., claiming The North Face made unsubstantiated public health claims regarding unregistered products, and their ability to control germs and pathogens. VF Corp is facing nearly $1 mill
Benchmade Knife Company Hires New Employees
Benchmade Knife Company has hired four new employees within the customer service, finance, and sales departments…
Sport Footwear Comes in Flat for Back-to-School
Even as back-to-school becomes less important to a retailer’s success for the total year, the season is still a bellwether for how the market views retail health in the back half of the year and the prospects for Holiday season sales growth. The BT
Industry Vendors See Q2 Sales and Profits Shrink
Vendors in the active sports and outdoor market reversed the trends of the year-ago period and swung into negative territory in just about every measure of financial health in the second quarter. The warning signs of the second quarter last year when pro
Diadora Sale Deal Postponed
The sale of Diadora to the founder of footwear firm Geox SpA has been put on hold until next month by an Italian bankruptcy court. The Italian-based Diadora SpA in June agreed to sell its business to Geox SpA's founder and chairman, Mario Moretti Pol
Puma, Adidas Make PEACE
Employees from long-time industry rivals Adidas and Puma will shake hands for the first time in six decades in support of the peace initiative “PEACE ONE DAY.” As a sign of amicable cooperation, employees of both companies will play football together on
Puma Loses Trademark Case in South Africa
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa dismissed an application for trademark infringement brought by Puma against Global Warming, a South Africa-based importer and distributor of footwear…
Skate Footwear Shoes Hit a Bump – Not the Wall!
Although skate shoes are showing some signs of softening, the category certainly is not in crash mode. Conversations within the industry as well as data from SportScanINFO indicates that what's occurring is a slowing in sales gains in the recessionar
Merrell President Retires from Wolverine
Scott Sible, the president of the Merrell and Chaco brands at Wolverine World Wide, has decided to retire at the end of the year…
FINA: Body Suit Ban Won’t Apply to Open Water
FINA, swimming’s international governing body, rules recently that body suits will be allowed in open water events next year. Body suits have been outlawed for pool swimming, but FINA has confirmed that the same rules will not apply to open water sw
Hanesbrands Exiting Much of Its Yarn Operations
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion, has entered into an agreement to sell most of its yarn manufacturing operations to Parkdale, a yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, NC. The company said self-production doesn’t provide a strategic advantage
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