Play Ball USA at SGMA Show

Play Ball USA will hold its annual meeting June 10 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. On June 11, they will hold a silent auction of sports memorabilia at the group’s booth on the trade show floor. Approximately 50 items will be displayed for

Gildan Plans Five North American Factory Closures

Gildan Activewear Inc. will close its two remaining textile facilities in Montreal, as well as its cutting facility in Bombay, N.Y., in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Two sewing facilities in Mexico, which are supplied with fabric from Gil

OBIT: Richmond B. Hosley

Richmond B. Hosley, 60, former president, international division for Jockey International Inc., passed away on March 10, 2007. Mr. Hosley was born in 1947 in New Haven, Conn…

Dynacraft Bikes Recall

The CPSC and Dynacraft BSC Inc., of American Canyon, Calif. are recalling about 32,000 Triax PK7 and Vertical PK7 Bicycles. The bicycles were manufactured by Shun Lu Bicycle Company of Guangdong, China…

RECALL: West Marine Inflator Pumps

The CPSC and Stearns Inc., are recalling about 1,400 West Marine Inflator Pumps The recalled units were originally imported by Sevylor, who was recently acquired by Stearns…

Johnson Outdoors Receives $500,000 Grant

Johnson Outdoors has been awarded $500,000 by New York's Empire State Flood Recovery Grant Program after its Binghamton, NY tent manufacturing facility was damaged in June of 2006. The grant will be made in two payments: half upon approval of the app

Peter Devin Exits Role at Nielsen and Outdoor Retailer Show

Peter Devin, the outdoor group director for Nielsen in charge of the Outdoor Retailer and Fly Fishing Retailer trade shows, has decided to move on to pursue other opportunities “within and around” the outdoor industry. Devin spent five years working to cr

Quiksilver, Inc. Sees Shareholder as a Hoax

A letter that claimed to have been penned by a group of Quiksilver shareholders was found to be a hoax. Two weeks ago, the “Cross Americas Investors Club” and an individual named “Lew Shapiro” sent a letter to a group of Rossignol dealers and a f

Orvis Promotes Ray McCready to President

The Orvis Company has appointed the first non-owner company president in the history of the brand. Ray McCready was promoted from VP of merchandising and retail to president of the 150-year old company. Before joining Orvis, McCready was the vice presiden

Phoenix Footwear May Not Meet Financial Covenants for Q1

Phoenix Footwear Group Inc., the parent of Royal Robbins, said it does not believe it will meet its financial covenants for the first quarter and the company's independent public accountants have included a “going concern” qualification in its report

NYC Mayor to Veto Ban on Aluminum Bats

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday he'll veto a bill passed last month to outlaw metal bats from high school baseball in the nation's largest school system, which some believe would make the game safer. The City Council is expected to overr