The Nautilus Group has filed an additional trademark infringement lawsuit against ICON Health and Fitness, Inc., the manufacturer of the “CrossBow” and “CrossBar” equipment. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 21, 2004, in United States District Court fo
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Lowa Launches Concept Shop at A -16
Visitors to Adventure 16's West Los Angeles store will be stopped in their tracks upon entering, if LOWA has anything to do with it. LOWA has just designed and installed the first and only concept shop within A-16…
C.A.M.P. USA Adds Crouse to Sales Team
C.A.M.P USA has hired mountaineer and sales representative, Bill Crouse as their Rocky Mountain region sales representative. C.A.M.P USA is rapidly growing in the U.S. with the addition of over 50 stores in just the past year. Crouse will support retailer
REI and Leave No Trace Launch Youth Education Program
REI and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics have launched a new program designed to educate children about the outdoors, and the responsible use of public lands.
The Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) program, based on the seven Lea
Mountain Hardwear Forms EU Subsidiary
Mountain Hardwear has formed an affiliated company based in Thalwil, Switzerland that will handle the sales, marketing and distribution of Mountain Hardwear products in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Mountain Hardwe
TNF Shuffles the Executive Deck
Steve Rendle has been appointed to the position of President, The North Face – Americas, and Todd Spaletto to the position of Vice President of Sales for the US. Steve will report to Mike Egeck, President of VF Outdoor – Americas. Reporting to Todd will b
Primaloft Hosts Sleeping Bag Clinic at OR
PrimaLoft Insulation Technology is sponsoring a technical
clinic to help answer question about sleeping bag performance and design at teh OR Summer Market Friday, August 13th from 7:30-9:00 AM at the Downtown Marriott Hotel across from the Salt Palace Con
Accel Group’s Acquisition Strategy Pays off in First Half
Both sales and profit increased for the Accell Group during the first half of 2004. Sales rose to €204.3 million ($251.2 mm), a 24% increase over the €165.3 million ($175.7 mm) in 2003. The organic growth amounted to 10%. Net profit increased by 49%, to €
Urban Climber and Outward Bound Ink Partnership
Urban Climber Magazine and Outward Bound USA have started a partnership designed to “inspire a new generation to explore their urban wilderness.” The partnership will initially focus on promoting the mission of Outward Bound in the Magazine, and copies of
Everlast Inks Two New License Deals
Everlast Worldwide has inked two licensing agreements with Hong Kong-based Stelux Watch Ltd. to launch Everlast-branded watches in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan with a concentration of sales through its own City Chain g
Oakley Q2 Income Down 12.1% on 5.7% Sales Increase
Oakley second quarter net sales increased 5.7%, to $152.0
million, a second quarter record, compared with $143.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income for the second quarter totaled $16.0 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $
Columbia Q2 Income Jumps 13.8% on 12.5% Sales Increase
Columbia Sportswear second quarter net sales were $171.1 million, an increase of 12.5% over net sales of $152.1 million for the same period of 2003. The Company reported a net income for the second quarter of $10.7 million, a 13.8% increase over net incom
Gear for Sports and Sun Ice Ink Distribution Deal
Gear for Sports has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributing, marketing and sales partner for Sun ice Golf products in the U.S. GEAR for Sports will begin shipping the Spring 2005 Collection during the first week of November…
K2 Sales Climb 25.7% in Second Quarter; Organic Growth at 9%
K2 sales , for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, were $251.0 million, an increase of 25.7% from $199.7 million in the prior year, and diluted earnings per share were 16 cents for the quarter. Operating income in the second quarter was $12.4 million,
K2 Creates EU Management Team
K2 Inc. has established its European management team. John J. Rangel, a 20-year veteran of K2 Inc. and most recently SVP and CFO, has been appointed President of K2 Inc.'s European operations, responsible for integration of all current and future ope