Paddlesports manufacturer Johnson Outdoors has appointed Backbone Media as its new agency of record. Effective immediately, Backbone Media will assume all public relations duties for the Necky Kayaks, Ocean Kayak, Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, Carlisle Paddle
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Coalition Urges Congress to Support USDA Conservation Programs
House and Senate Appropriations Committees to maintain mandatory spending levels for the U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs as authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced…
AcuSport adds Russian American Armory Firearms
AcuSport Corporation, a distributor of outdoor and shooting sports products in the nation, introduced Russian American Armory (RAA) to their line of shooting sports products. RAA is the manufacturer of the Saiga firearms line. These items, along with the
ESoles Sponsors USA Cycling
ESoles Custom Footbeds will outfit the USA Cycling National Teams with ePro custom footbeds and eFit custom modular footbeds produced by eSoles' state-of-the-art 3D TruCapture imaging and production technology. As a result of this sponsorship agreeme
Callaway Golf Cuts Dividend to Preserve Cash
Callaway Golf Co. said its Board of Directors has elected to reduce the second quarter dividend to one cent per share, payable on July 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of June 26, 2009. This represents a six cents reduction to the dividend declared a
Quiksilver Announces Financial Restructuring, Q2 Sales Slide 17%
Quiksilver, Inc. entered into an agreement with Rhône, an international private equity firm, for a 5-year senior secured term loan of approximately $150 million to ease its liquidity pressures. The surf giant also reported second-quarter sales fell 17.1%
ASR Has More than 300 Commitments For September Show.
Action Sport Retailer (ASR) said that with three months until its next show in September, over 300 brands have already committed to the event. Among the brands, Billabong, Volcom, Quiksilver, O’Neill, Vans, Element, Fox, Roxy, Oakley, Reef, Rip Curl, Nixo
Dynamic Brands Adds a New CFO; Expands Staff
Dynamic Brands, the parent company for Bag Boy, Baby Jogger, Slotline and AMF Golf, has hired Tom Hall of Richmond, VA, as chief financial officer. Hall will oversee all financial aspects of the business units under the Dynamic Brands corporate umbrell
SIA Readies for Denver
Readying for the move of its tradeshow from Las Vegas to Denver in January 2010, SIA has added a number of new events to its Snow Show. Among the additions is an On-Snow Demo/Free Ride Fest, Feb. 1-2, in conjunction with the Rocky Mtn. Demo…
ISO Product Recall Standard Scheduled for 2012 Launch
Early meetings of the ISO project committee that will develop an International Standard for consumer product recalls took place last month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The standard is dubbed “ISO/PC 240,” and the commission decided on a publication target f
Adventure Travel Trade Association Strengthens Size, Range of Network
The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Association Partnership Program, added six new members, which expands the group regionally and by specific areas of expertise. With the addition of continental representation from Europe, the ATTA’s total As
Stage Stores Reports May Comps Slide 7.2%
Stage Stores, Inc. total sales for the four week May period ended May 30, 2009 decreased 4.7% to $116.8 million from $122.6 million in the prior year four week May period ended May 31, 2008. Comparable store sales decreased 7.2% this year versus an increa
Nordstrom Sees 13.1% Fall in May Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. had preliminary retail sales of $653 million for the four-week period ended May 30, 2009, a decrease of 8.7% compared with retail sales of $716 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2008. Same-store sales for May decreased 13.1% c
J.C. Penney’s May Comps Decline 8.2%
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. reported comparable store sales decreased 8.2% for the four weeks ended May 30, slightly better than the company's guidance for sales to decrease 9% to 12% and compared to a 4.4% decrease last year. Total sales in May decreased 6
Kohl’s Sees May Sales up 4.1%; Comps Down Slightly
Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 30, 2009 increased 4.1% from the four-week month ended May 31, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.4%…
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