Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 Retains Energy

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is still the place to go for anyone doing business in the outdoor and active lifestyle markets. Many attendees that spoke with The B.O.S.S. Report speculated that traffic at last week’s OR Winter Market was down slight

“Pretty Straight” Design Wins Project OR Contest

Faith Anderson, a design student from Philadelphia University, was named the winner of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Project OR. Anderson's insulated outerwear jacket, “Pretty Straight,” reflected the design brief's charge to build a f

Intrawest Negotiations Continue

The Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort could be auctioned off next month in the midst of hosting the Winter Olympic Games as part of foreclosure proceedings against the hedge fund that bought its parent company…

Advance Bookings Stall at Western Ski Resorts

Overall occupancy at mountain resort destinations still lags behind last year, according to the most recent report released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) and based on reservation activity as of Dec. 31, 2009. Lodging reservations taken i

Skate Show Comes to Banff National Park

Elemental-The Show at Lake Louise will be making its world premiere on the frozen shores of Lake Louise this March with a Canadian and international cast of professional figure skaters…

Petzal Wins POMA’s Grits Gresham Award

The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) honored veteran journalist Dave Petzal during the State of the Industry Dinner at the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. Petzal, of Bedford, NY,

Aimpoint Announces Charter Dealer Program

Aimpoint has formed a Charter Dealer program to support sales of their products to the Hunting Market in North America. The company said the program is designed to offer limited access to certain Aimpoint sporting products, allowing the company to focus t

Knife Rights Launches State Knife Law Preemption Campaign

Knife Rights has launched a national preemption campaign in Arizona. At the request of Knife Rights, Arizona Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Gray, has introduced SB1153, reference titled, “State Preemption: Knives,” which will protect knife owners, knife co

GAIAM Is Looking Ahead With New Strategies…

For 2009, GAIAM reported a strong start. With a goal of $20 million in sales for the year, GAIAM claims to have generated $17.2 million in free cash flow throughout the first nine months for fiscal 2009…

Fleet Feet Maintains Double-Digit Comps in 2009

Wrapping up yet another stellar year, Fleet Feet Inc. reported fourth-quarter comparable store sales grew 11%. For the full year, sales reached $96 million on a 10% comp gain. The 2009 gain comes on top of a 12% hike in 2008 and a 15% surge in 2007…