Kari Kauniskangas, Amer Sports Corporation's SVP of sales and distribution and executive board member, has resigned his position with Amer Sports at his own request. Kauniskangas shall continue at Amer Sports until the end of 2007, after which he wil
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Hammann Resigns from Nautilus
Gregg Hammann is stepping down from his position as president and chief executive officer of Nautilus, Inc., as well as resigning his seat on the company's board, effective immediately. Robert S. Falcone, the company's current lead independent d
Hibbett Cuts Guidance Due to Weak Consumer Environment
Hibbett Sports, Inc. expects to report a fiscal second quarter comparable store sales increase of 2.6% on a fiscal basis compared with last year and a decrease of 5.6% on a comparable store, comparable week basis. Earnings per diluted share for the fiscal
Nike Promotes Two Apparel VP’s
Nike, Inc. promoted Mary Kate Buckley and Jill Stanton to new leadership positions heading the Nike brand's two largest regional apparel businesses, representing approximately 76% of Nike's almost $4.6 billion in global apparel revenues. Mary Ka
Women’s Sports Foundation CEO Resigns
The Women’s Sports Foundation announced that Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D., has resigned her position as CEO of the organization. Dr. Lopiano, who has been with the Women’s Sports Foundation since 1992, will leave the organization this summer. The Women’s Spor
OR’s Summer Open Air Demo Pulls in a More Diverse Crowd…
While the OR Summer Market Open Air Demo has traditionally been a predominantly paddlesports oriented event, more land-based brands are showing up every year. Several GPS companies, like Magellan, and Garmin have been attending the outdoor event for years
3point5.com Acquires BroForm Parent Company
3point5.com finalized an agreement to purchase Influence Technologies. ITI, based in Tustin, California, specializes in online consumer and business-to-business catalogs, specialty sales programs and manages industry-specific web marketplaces including Br
Paddlesports at Open Air Demo
Moved from the original Willard Bay site because of low water conditions the Open Air Demo at the Pinewa Reservoir near Odgen, UT was filled with a colorful variety of kayaks, canoes and sit-on tops launching from shore…
OR Creates New Source and Design Center for 2008 Summer Market
Outdoor Retailer announced plans for a new Source and Design Center, at Summer Market 2008, to serve the growing supplier/designer community at the show. It will be located across the street from the Salt Palace in the Energy Solutions Arena (ESA), former
Black Diamond Hires Crouse and Thesenga
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. announced several key personnel changes to strengthen their team and meet continued strategic growth objectives. In the past two years, Black Diamond has made major investments in its infrastructure, opened BD Asia in Zhuhai
prAna Acquires Scapegoat Outerwear
prAna has acquired Sacapegoat for an undisclosed sum. The deal is intended to expand its product offering to include a premium line of technical outerwear marketed as “Scapegoat by prAna.” This acquisition also marks a strategic partnership between Scape
Gramicci Hires New Sales Agency
Gramicci apparel completed its restructured US sales team with the addition of outdoor industry veteran sales agency YPS Inc.
YPS, with offices in Seattle and Portland, is lead by founder Ned Johnson and his sales team of Steve Plass, Rob Scott, and Kath
NexCen Inks Deal to Open 100 Athlete’s Foot Stores
NexCen Brands, Inc. signed a 20-year deal with TAF Mid-America Enterprises, Inc., a domestic and international franchisee of The Athlete's Foot for the last 17 years, to open a minimum of 100 additional TAF stores over the next 14 years. The minimum
International Trade Commission Report Supports OIA and SIA Position
Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) and SnowSports Industries America’s (SIA) assertion that no commercially viable production of performance outerwear pants and jackets in the United States was confirmed by a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) re
Timberland Q2 Loss Widens on 1.1% Sales Decline
The Timberland Company reported a second-quarter net loss of $19.2 million and a loss per share of 31 cents. These results compare to a second-quarter 2006 net loss of $16.6 million, and loss per share of 26 cents. Second quarter revenue of $224.1 million
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