CamelBak Promotes Several Executives

CamelBak promoted several of its principal employees in the U.S. and internationally. Layne Rigney has been promoted to Vice President of Recreation Sales. Tom Andrews has been promoted to National Sales Manager for Domestic Recreation. Ron Glotzer has be

Black Diamond Hosts 13th annual UAC Fund-Raiser

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. and the Uinta Brewing Company will sponsor the thirteenth annual fund-raiser party to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center. Slated for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th at Black Diamond the festivities will include dinner fro

Barington Picks Up Warnaco Stake; Seeks Improvements…

The Barington Group has acquired approximately
5.6% of the common stock of The Warnaco
Group, Inc. Barington stated in a filing
with the SEC that it believes Warnaco to be
undervalued and that it wishes to engage in
discussions with senior management conc

Payless Has Strong Q2; Faces Injunction from Asics…

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. saw small sales gains during the second quarter, but work on the back-end in the form of a better merchandise margin and increases in average unit retail helped the company enjoy a major advance on the bottom line. Same-store sale

Fortress Watches Partners with ESA and ISF

Fortress Watches inked deals to become Official Timing Sponsor of both the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) and the Interscholastic Surfing Federation (ISF). In addition, Fortress was chosen by Surf Expo as one of ten new up and coming action sports bra

Everlast Expands License with Sports and Leisure Tech

Everlast Worldwide Inc. has extended their license with Sports & Leisure Technology Corp., a division of Sportline, Inc. for the company to make Everlast branded fitness-related toys and heart rate monitors in the United States and Canada…

Saucony Awards Run For Good Grants

Saucony annouced the first recipients of its Run For Good Program grants. Included are Peachtree Running Club, Peachtree, Georgia; Kittering Classical Elementary, Long Beach, California; Rustic Lane Joggers Club, Riverside, California; Iowa Kidstrong, D

Warnaco Swim Gets Speedo Lift…

Warnaco Swimwear Group net revenues increased 17.6% to $130.8 million in the 2006 second quarter, compared to $111.3 million in the year-ago period, primarily due to the recovery of revenues that fell out of the first quarter combined with an increase in

True Temper Posts Q2 Loss…

True Temper Sports, Inc. saw net sales for the second quarter decrease 5.8% to $30.7 million from $32.6 million last year. Sales of Golf Shafts decreased 7.5% to $28.5 million from $30.8 million last year. Gross margin decreased 530 basis points to 35.4%

Pahr Fairway Essentials Adds Gilkison as VP

Andy Gilkison, a 14 year golf industry veteran in sales and management, has joined PAHR as Vice President / Partner of the apparel upstart. The lifestyle golf apparel company will launch this Fall. In his new position, Gilkison will oversee distribution

Big City Mountaineers Has Successful OR of Fundraising

Big City Mountaineers raised an excess of $5,000 at OR Summer Market 2006 through numerous fundraising events.
Many outdoor manufacturers held events that either fully or partially benefited BCM, including: JanSport’s Shake ‘n Bake; Highgear’s Time for Te

RECALL: Brunswick Chairs and Stools

Brunswick Corp. is recalling about 22,400 of its Frameworx Table Height Chairs and Bar Stools, because the down shaft on the seat plate assembly can fracture, which can cause an occupant of the seat to fall. Brunswick has received reports of 20 incidents