Escalade Sports marketing team took home six ADDY awards at the annual American Advertising Awards held on February 23 at the Old National Events Plaza in Downtown Evansville.
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Chapel Hill Earns Top City for College Basketball Fans
Chapel Hill, NC; Lawrence, KS; and Los Angeles, CA ranked as the Best Cities for College Basketball Fans, according to analysis by WalletHub, the personal-finance website.
Academy Sports Appoints General Counsel
Academy Sports + Outdoors appointed Rene Casares as its senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Casares, 42, joined Academy in July 2013 as senior director, associate general counsel and assistant secretary, and was promoted in March 2016 to vice president, associate general counsel and assistant secretary. Prior to Academy, Casares served as an associate attorney […]

Ibex Finds A Buyer
Ibex, which ceased operations last November, has been sold to Flour Fund, a New York-based group led by David Hazan, a marketing expert.

Bass Pro Provides Update On Cabela’s Future In Sidney, NE
In a note to the media on Thursday, Bass Pro said 680 of Cabela’s corporate employees had applied for a voluntary buyout plan and that 290 would be leaving the company this week. A full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal also went out to support Bass Pro’s goal of donating any unused space in Cabela’s offices to bring jobs to the city of Sidney, NE. Full details here.

Military To The Mountain … Veterans Return To The Sport That They Love
Military To The Mountains … Veterans Return To The Sport That They Love

Dorel Sports Returns To Growth In Q4
”Despite a continued weak global bicycle market, Dorel Sports grew its top-line in Q4 improving considerably from the third quarter driven by strong performance in Cycling Sport Group (CSG)’s international business, and at Caloi,” said Martin Schwartz, CEO of Dorel Industries.

Aisle Talk, Week of March 5
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.

Danner x Topo Designs
Danner Mountain Light Boot and Topo Designs Daypack …Technical Details. Traditional Style.

Bass Pro Provides Details On Cabela’s HQ Buyouts
Bass Pro said Thursday that 290 Cabela’s employees located in Sidney, NE will leave the company this week as part of a voluntary buyout program. Another 390 former Cabela’s employees also applied for buyouts, but no immediate action will be taken on those.
Accell Group’s 2017 Profits Erode
Accell Group reported sales rose 3.7 percent in 2017 while operating profits were down 37 percent due in part to a weak performance and transformation of the organization in the North America region.

CODI Sees 2017 Gains for 5.11, Crosman; Liberty Safe Declines
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) reported revenues at 5.11 Tactical grew 5 percent and Crosman added 1.1 percent in 2017 while sales at Liberty Safe were down 11.4 percent.
USFIA Statement On Tariff Increases On Steel and Aluminum
The United States Fashion Industry Association in a statement said it expects “widespread net job loss in the United States” as a result of the Trump administration’s move to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Newell Brands Announces Board Change
Newell Brands Inc. announced that Kevin Conroy has resigned from the Newell Board of Directors for personal reasons. This change is currently effective.

UGG Celebrates International Women’s Day With HERproject
In celebration of International Women’s Day, UGG is launching a multi-channel campaign and donation to support HERproject, an organization striving to empower low-income women working in global supply chains.