Boa Tech Expands Outdoor Presence

Boa Technology has continued its partnership with The North Face, as well adding of two new premium outdoor footwear partners, Timberland and Montrail. While Boa and The North Face have successfully collaborated in the past, this is the first time Timberl

Kahn Joins Panoptx Board

Panoptx Eyewear appointed Roger Kahn to its board of directors. For more than 30 years, Kahn owned and operated Porter’s Ski & Sport in California’s Tahoe City and Truckee, and in Nevada’s Incline Village. He grew Porter’s from one location and seven em

Label Networks: Snowboarding Poised for Growth

When it comes to the 13-24-year-old North American demographic, snowboarding is one of the main sports poised for the most significant growth, as revealed in results from Label Networks’ 2nd annual Snowboarding Youth Culture Profile Report. 61.7% of “non-

Camelbak Grabs Market Share with New Bottle

With only 90 days under its belt, the CamelBak Bottle has exceeded a 10% market share in U.S. specialty retail stores, according to the company. The success of the launch has spurred retailers to place multiple reorders sooner than expected. The CamelBak

Interbike Adds Media Center

Interbike announced plans for the inaugural Interbike Media Center, a working news room on the show floor designed to help journalists conduct the business of reporting the news of the 2006 Interbike International Bicycle Expo.

REI Hires Vogl as VP of Marketing

Recreational Equipment, Inc. has named Tom Vogl as vice president of Marketing. Vogl will oversee all aspects of Marketing for REI including visual merchandising, direct mail and advertising…

Team Express Acquires Football America

Team Express Inc., a Texas-based consumer direct and team dealer of baseball and softball hardgoods, has acquired Football America Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

WSA Day Two

The second day of The WSA Show took on an international flavor with delegations arriving from France, Germany and Italy. In addition, show guests were treated to a Style Talk session hosted by television personality Lawrence Zarian, a frequent style comme

Escalade Earnings Slip on Sales Increase

Escalade, Incorporated net sales for the second quarter and first half of the current year increased 2.9% and 5.7%, respectively. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2006 were 8 cents per share compared to 17 cents per share last year and 18 cent

Swenson and Knowles Join Wasatch Ski Distribution

Pete Swenson and Rick Knowles have joined Wasatch Ski Distribution LLC as independent representatives to help market Ski Trab products. Pete, of Boulder, Colorado; currently works as the Vice President of sales for Mayfire, inc, where he markets co-op ad