Outdoor specialty sales continue to grow online in nearly every category. However, the rate of growth has slowed compared to previous years and retailers are seeing new trends emerge among their customers. According to data compiled by SportScanINFO, year
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HI-TECH Adds Alexandre Poussin to Outdoor Footwear Team
HI-TEC has added Alexandre Poussin to its Outdoor footwear team. In a three-year trek along the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, Alexandre and Sonia Poussin's goal was to symbolically retrace the passage of early man, from australopithecus to modern
Gaiam Q1 Revenue Falls with Transition from Product Sales to Licensing
Gaiam, Inc. said revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 decreased 14.2% to $55.9 million from $65.2 million recorded in the same period last year. The reduction in sales was primarily due to a decrease in consumer spending, closure of business
European Outdoor Group Sustainability Working Group’s Website Goes Lives
The European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group now has a live website, which gives access to updates of all areas of the SWG’s work…
Petzl Foundation to Sponsor Access Pan America Conservation Initiative
Petzl has partnered with Access Pan America through a grant from the Petzl Foundation. Access Pan America is a newly established organization dedicated to protecting climbing access across the Americas. It will be the first and only organization of its
Johnson Outdoors Reorganizes Watercraft Sales and Marketing Team
Johnson Outdoors has made the following changes to its Watercraft marketing and sales teams: Scott Forristall has been appointed Business Director – Watercraft, Sara Knies is rejoining Johnson Outdoors as Watercraft – Senior Marketing Manager, Dave Duffin
USTA Holds Festivals to Celebrate May as National Tennis Month
The USTA will conduct festivities nationwide to celebrate tennis as the fastest-growing traditional sport in the U.S. this month. Recent data from SGMA shows that tennis is the fastest-growing traditional sport in the country, with participation increasin
Milwaukee PD Switches to Smith and Wesson
Smith & Wesson Corp., said the Milwaukee Police Department will equip its entire 2,000-officer force with Smith & Wesson Military & Police (M&P) Series pistols. The conversion comes on the heels of the Department's announcement in the Fall of 2008 th
Wilson, NCAA use Facebook to Raise Money for Coaches vs. Cancer
Wilson and the NCAA have successfully used Facebook to raise awareness and money in the fight against cancer. The “Every Pass Counts: Ultimate Assist” program was developed by Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and the NCAA to make it easy for college hoop fans on
Garmin Business Segment Cleared for Helicopter Use
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. said it has been granted the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) first ever approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML-STC) for Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) avionics installed in a h
Collective Brands Uses New eCommerce Technology Platform for Sites
Collective Brands, Inc. has implemented a new eCommerce technology platform developed by ATG an eCommerce technology provider, which has launched first with Payless.com. Over the next 12 months, the new technology will be extended into the company's
Xtreme Sports ID Partners with Coastal Surf Supplies
XtremeSportsID, makers of emergency identification wristbands, has partnered with Coastal Surf Supplies, an east coast distributor for surf and skate specialty retailers. The bands will now be more widely available along the eastern seaboard, appealing to
SPIN Fitness Acquires Exclusive Distribution of Bodyblade
SPIN Fitness (Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc.), creators of the Spinning program and Spinner bikes, have acquired the exclusive distribution rights for the Bodyblade product line…
NSSF: Firearms and Ammunition Excise Taxes Up 31% in 4th Quarter
According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $98.1 million in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, up 31.3% over the sam
KEEN Expands Distribution to Mexico Through Partnership with Deportes Martí
KEEN Inc. has partnered with sports specialty retailer Deportes Martí, making the KEEN brand available in Mexico for the first time. Deportes Marti is the exclusive retail partner for the KEEN brand in Mexico for 2009. The retailer is the largest sports s
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