Imperial Headwear has tapped Steve Weber as the company's new golf sales representative serving Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota…
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Coalition Kicks Off First National Outdoor Youth Summit and Festival
On the heels of American's Great Outdoor initiative launched by President Obama and in celebration of Earth Day 2010; Outdoor Foundation announced 'Outdoor Nation Youth Summit and Festival' presented by The North Face, in partnership with B
Under Armour Names Henry Stafford as SVP, Apparel
Under Armour announced that Henry Stafford will join the company as senior vice president, apparel in June 2010. Stafford has extensive experience in the apparel industry, which includes top positions with American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy…
NSSF Admits ‘Challenges’ with 2010 SHOT Show; Improvements in Discussion for 2011
The National Shooting Sports Foundation called the 2010 SHOT Show at the Sands Expo & Convention Center a “great success,” but noted that the physical layout of the complex presented challenges…
SGMA Discusses Rule Changes with NCAA and NFHS
On Wednesday, April 21 in Indianapolis, nearly 70 sporting goods industry executives from more than 35 different sporting goods companies met with the leadership of SGMA, NCAA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to discus
Columbia’s Q1 Driven by 11% Surge in U.S. Sales
Columbia Sportswear Company announced net sales of $300.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, an increase of 10% compared to net sales of $272.0 million for the same period of 2009, with 3 percentage points of that increase resulting from change
Mountain Lodging Occupany Rose 9.6% in March
In some of the most solid results seen in the mountain travel industry during the past 12 months, lodging occupancy was up 9.6% in March compared to March 2009, according to the latest data released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP)…
Alpha 6 Distributions Names CEO
Alpha 6 Distributions, LLC, the maker of value-priced outerwear under the Arctix and SkiGear labels, announced that Michael Bruderman has been appointed as the company's chief executive officer…
ExOfficio Names Holland Group as Midwest Rep
ExOfficio said it has hired the Holland Group to represent it in the Midwest. Consisting of David Holland, Jesse Mills, and Jen Vedepo, the firm has more than 31 years of outdoor industry experience and has had success representing brands like Rider Footw
Play It Again’s Sales Declined 5.5% in 2009
Play It Again Sports had revenues of $222 million across its franchisees in 2009, down 5.5% from $235 million in 2008, according to the form 10-K filing for its parent, Winmark Corp…
Escalade Sees Upswing in Q1 Sales
Escalade, Inc. was one of the first vendors to report results for the 2010 first quarter and has set a pretty strong pace for others to follow…
Mossy Oak Properties Opens First Kansas Office
Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland has announced the opening of its first office, Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland, Outdoor Ventures LLC, in Ft. Scott, KS…
.Appalachian Wildlife Foundation Elects Tom Baker as Chairman
The Appalachian Wildlife Foundation’s board of directors elected wildlife conservation policy expert Tom Baker of Bowling Green, Ky., as chairman at its April 14 meeting…
NWTF First Quarter Project Spending Totals $937,000
The National Wild Turkey Federation said it distributed nearly $937,000 during the first quarter of 2010 to states and programs through the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund….
NSSF: Modern Sporting Rifle Owners Are Most Active Shooters
The first comprehensive survey to look at ownership and use of modern sporting rifles reveals that 8.9 million Americans went target shooting with AR-style rifles in 2009 and that participants using this type of rifle were the most active among all types
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