Gander Mountain Enters The Lone Star State

Gander Mountain will enter the Texas market with the opening of a 87,000 square foot store in Houston in October 2004. This location will join the Corsicana store scheduled to open in August and the Amarillo store scheduled for opening in September. The

Phoenix Prices Common Stock Offering

Phoenix Footwear Group has priced its public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.50 per share. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at the sam

Life Link Hires New Reps; New Focus on Military

Life-Link Backcountry Travel, has added Allyn Morton and Stephen Perry to the sales force. Allyn Morton will be representing the Southeast Territory for Life-Link. He has been representing various outdoor gear lines for 22 years and is still going strong.

Snow Industry Summit is Ready for Next Year

The Snow Industry Summit, an educational and networking conference that made its debut this past April, is scheduled to be held at Copper Mountain Resort, Colo., March 29 – April 1, 2005. The event is being organized by TransWorld Media, SnowSports Indust

OIA is Concerned Over Change to Roadless Rule

The Outdoor Industry Association issued the following statement in response to Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman’s announcement of a new Roadless Rule which would abandon national protections for the nation’s last wild forests. The new rule would requ

Timberland Kick’s Off Outdoor Tour

The Timberland Company has launched a nationwide tour stopping at 78 of the country's biggest outdoor events
and adventure races. The tour kicks off with participation in events in California, Oregon, Illinois and the renowned Leadville Trail 100 Se

Setnica Will Moderate OIWC Panel

Lou Setnicka, Training & Employee Development Manager for Patagonia, Inc. will moderate the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition panel examining women's leadership issues at the annual OIWC Summer Gathering during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Mar

Montrail Lands New U.K. and Ireland Sales Agency

Montrail has forged an agreement with Beta Climbing Designs to become the company’s new sales representative for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Starting August 15, 2004, Beta Climbing Designs will take over all Montrail sales and service from Lyon Equipm

Juraschek and Brown Join Zamberlan

Zamberlan USA has announced the addition of John Juraschek and Robert Brown to their sales team. Juraschek will represent Zamberlan Footwear in WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, and AL while Brown will cover CO, NM, WY, KS and UT…

Dick’s Clears Antitrust Hurdle in Galyans Deal

According to Dick's Sporting Goods, the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to its pending all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Galyan's Tr

Oakley Lowers Guidance on Softer than Expected Sales

Oakley expects to report its second quarter net sales will be approximately $152.0 million, an increase of 5.7% over the year-ago period. As a result of these sales, the company has revised its annual earnings guidance of 65 cents per share on 12% net sal