SIA released the 2009 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a topline review of the snow sports marketplace. The Report provides valuable insight into retail sales and participation trends, demographics for snow sports participants, analysis of the seas
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Orange 21 Inc. Receives Letter From Nasdaq Regarding Failure to Meet Minimum Bid Price
Orange 21 Inc. said that on Sept. 16, 2009, it received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that, for the last 30 consecutive business days preceding the date of the letter, the bid price of the company’s common stock had closed below the $1.00 minimum
Secure Firearm Product Inks Agreement with PR Firm
Secure Firearm Products has signed an agency agreement with Chicago based PR and marketing firm, The Media Group, Inc., to handle its public relations and communications efforts…
USFW Service Adds Three Birds to Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a final rule to protect three foreign species of birds as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)…
California Firearms Retailers Urge Veto of Three Anti-gun Bills
The California Association of Firearms Retailers (CAFR) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are urging Gov. Schwarzenegger (R) to veto three “ill-conceived and burdensome anti-gun…”
GunBroker.com Hits $1 Billion in Sales
GunBroker.com, which observed its 10th anniversary in March, hit $1 billion in cumulative merchandise sales on Sept. 3, 2009…
Sport Supply Awarded U.S. Communities Contract
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has been awarded the U.S. Communities Contract to act as the exclusive supplier of sporting goods, physical education equipment and uniforms for the program for the period October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2014. The agreement also
Cabela’s Inc. Announces Successful Renewal of Variable Funding Facility
Cabela’s Incorporated JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has renewed its $350.0 million commitment under an outstanding series of variable funding notes issued by Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust. The commitment is for one year…
HEAD Taps Rucker as Wintersports Senior Business Manager
HEAD USA said Jon Rucker has joined the Head Winter Sports team as Senior Business Manager. HEAD said Rucker will be responsible for the product and marketing efforts for the Winter Sports business in the United States and will report to Jeremy Sherwood,
Sears Holdings Elects Kunkler To Board
Sears Holdings Corporation elected William C. Kunkler, 52, executive vice president – operations of CC Industries, Inc., a private equity firm focused on manufacturing companies and real estate investments, to membership on the Sears Holdings board…
Quiksilver Names Anton Nistl President of DC Shoes’ Americas
Quiksilver, Inc. said Anton Nistl has been named the new president of its DC Shoes business in the Americas effective immediately. He replaces Nick Adcock, who resigned in early June shortly after Quiksilver announced it would not be selling DC…
Sporting Goods Consumers Think of Specialists First
Full-line sporting goods retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority are top of mind when consumers think about where to shop for sporting goods, (including footwear and apparel) but the larger and broader mass merchant stores like Wal
Dick’s Sporting Goods Sees Slow Recovery
Dick's Sporting Goods is planning for a “very modest recovery going forward” but has some plans in place in case the turnaround gains momentum. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Retailing Conference last week, CEO Ed Stack said, “We've got things in
Jarden Sees Declines in Ski Business
Jarden Corp. is planning for its ski business, which includes K2, Volkl, Marker and Marmot, to be down around 10% this year. Speaking at the Barclays Capital investor conference in Boston, MA, Martin Franklin, Jarden's CEO, noted that unlike a numbe
Columbia Sportswear Works to Reestablish Itself in Specialty
Columbia Sportswear is working diligently to reestablish its flagship brand in the specialty channel and at higher-end retail and department stores. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Retailing Conference, Tim Boyle, president and CEO, admitted that part of th
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