West Marine, Inc. fourth quarter net sales slipped 0.8% to $123.8 million, compared to net sales of $124.8 million for fourth quarter last year. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of 2006 increased 0.2% compared to the same period a year ago. N
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The Athlete’s Foot Taps Warschawski as Agency of Record
Warschawski has been retained by The Athlete’s Foot as its agency of record. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Warschawski is responsible for handling all public relations for The Athlete’s Foot on a national level, including strategic planning,
Interbike Sponsors National Bicycle Summit
Interbike will be one of the sponsors of the seventh annual National Bicycle Summit to be held in Washington D.C. March 14-16, 2007. More than 300 bicycling industry executives, advocates and educators will meet at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Ce
Gander Mountain Goes Green
Gander Mountain is purchasing renewable energy to offset 100 % of the electricity used in all its Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Kansas and Colorado stores as well as their St. Paul, Minn., headquarters. This landmark purchase of renewable energy credits
Peregrine Ships First Order From New Warehouse
Peregrine Outfitters shipped the 1st customer order from their new Ogden, Utah warehouse today. According to Bob Olsen, President, Bristlecone Mountain Sports in Basalt, Colorado will receive the first shipment from the new facility…
SIA Announces Supplier of the Year Awards
SIA announced the winners of the first-ever SIA Supplier of the Year Awards. This award was developed to recognize those exhibitors at the SIA.07 SnowSports Trade Show who exemplified excellence in six different categories during the SIA.07 Show…
Skram Media Restructures Climbing Magazine
Skram Media will restructure of Climbing Magazine following the acquisition of the title from Primedia at the end of 2006, including opening new editorial offices in Boulder, CO. The restructure will see the editorial team remain in Colorado, with a new e
West Marine Restates Earnings
West Marine incorporated a change in its method of reporting certain indirect inventory-related expenses and capitalization. This resulted in a restatement of earnings. These adjustments are the result of the previously announced Company-initiated review
K2 Plans to Move Warehouse to Seattle
K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the Company’s new headquarters in Seattle. K2 began relocating its finance, legal, sales, customer service and operations personnel in September 2006, and with th
Mirraco Recalls 11,000 Bicycles
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mirraco LLC, of Carlsbad, Calif., announced a voluntary
recall of several models of Mirraco Bicycles. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately.
Vasque Taps JanSport Vet as Director of Sales
Vasque Footwear hired Chris Speak as the new director of sales. Speak brings extensive sales experience with his most recent position being director of sales for Jansport. Beyond Jansport, Speak also held positions in sales for PUR Water Filter Systems
Outside Names Conservation Alliance as Green Issue Beneficiary
Outside magazine will donate one dollar of each April “Green Revolution” issue sold on newsstands to The Conservation Alliance to support the group’s efforts to protect wild places throughout North America for their habitat and recreational values…
SIA and Tubbs Present Snow Fitness Program
Three members of the education community in Fairfax County will present a session entitled Snow or No Snow – Physical Education and Recreation Snowshoe Programming at the national conference for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recrea
Marmot Promotes Three
Marmot Mountain L.L.C. made three internal promotions within the company. Laura Miera has been appointed to Vice President of Global Production; Beng Hook is the new Manager of Technical Design; and Jamie Ruderman has been appointed to Creative Director..
12 SMC Members Honored by Ski Magazine
Snowsports Merchandising Corporation, a buying group of specialty ski and snowboard shops in the wintersports industry, had 12 of its members win SKI Magazine’s Gold Medal shop award…
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