Smith and Wesson Completes Thompson/Center Acquisition…

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has taken the next step in its plan to diversify into “new areas of safety, security, protection ad sport” with the acquisition of Thompson/Center Arms, Inc. for $102 million in cash, which closed late last week. Thompso

JJB Sports Seeks Funds From Floated Shares…

JJB Sports Plc applied to the Financial Services Authority and the London Stock Exchange plc for 130,740 ordinary shares of 25 pence each to be admitted to the Official List. The company did not disclose how it would utilize the proceeds from the addition

Eddie Bauer Passes Anti-Trust…

The sale of Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. to Eddie B Holding Corp. has passed the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The sale to Eddie B Holding is for a price of $9.25 per share and is expected to close d

November Rounds Up Slightly…

According to the National Golf Foundation, rounds played in the month of November increased 1.1% on a same-store basis over the same month one year ago. The increase did not materially affect the year-to-date figure which remained at +0.3%. The largest pe

ForeFront Acquires Devant Sport Towels…

ForeFront Holdings, Inc. has been acquiring its way through the golf accessories market over the past year. Most recently, the company acquired Devant Ltd., supplier of custom sport towels for the golf market. The acquisition occurred on December 20, 2006

Austad’s Golf Leaving the Big City…

In the past year, the golf specialty market has seen the large become larger while the small have been left looking for ways to keep the doors open. With chains like Golfsmith and Golf Galaxy ever expanding, and now Golf Galaxy becoming a part of the Dic

Backcountry Base Camp Again Shows Promise…

Over the past several seasons, the annual Backcountry Base Camp, held just before OR Winter Market in Salt Lake City, has evolved from a fun event with a few manufacturers and a few retailers who wanted to ski into a must-attend prelude to the show. This

Urban Climber Parent Acquires Climbing Magazine

Skram Media LLC, a platform multi-media holding company that is the parent company to Urban Climber Magazine, The Surfer’s Path, and several other action sports consumer titles, has completed the purchase of Climbing Magazine and Climbing.com from Primedi

Ads for the Earth Auction Currently Under Way

The Conservation Alliance “Ads for the Earth” benefit auction has completed one week of bidding, and will conclude on January 12. The auction consists of ad space donated by Outdoor Business, Backpacker, Climbing, Canoe & Kayak, GearTrends, National Geogr