U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission to rethink its proposed changes to rules governing voluntary recall guidelines, which have raised alarm in the sporting goods industry…
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January Import Data Foreshadow Shift Toward Cheaper Bikes
U.S. bicycle imports hit a record in January, but only because of a surge in low-price bikes imported by mass merchants that dragged down average FOB values by nearly 20 percent, according to an analysis of government import data by Gluskin Townley Group.
Tilly’s to Slow Store Growth, Pivot to E-commerce After Weak Q4
Tillys Inc. will open fewer and smaller stores with less inventory in 2014 as it pivots toward the larger opportunity offered by e-commerce and outlet stores, the company’s CEO said last week while reviewing disappointing fiscal fourth quarter finan
Li and Fung’s 2013 Profits Rise 17 Percent
Li & Fung Ltd. said its 2013 net profit rose 17 percent, thanks to a turnaround in its U.S. distribution business. The Hong Kong company's revenues rose 3 percent to US$20.75 billion from US$20.22 billion…
Worldwide Golf Reopens the Edwin Watts in Lexington
Roger Dunn Golf Shops, a privately held company and largest golf specialty retailer on the West Coast, has reopened and remodeled the Edwin Watts Golf Store in Lexington, Kentucky. The company spent many months in renovating the existing structure as well
DSW Sees Challenging 2014 Amid Omni-Channel Push
DSW reported fourth-quarter earnings, adjusted to exclude non-recurring items, slid 8.6 percent to $28.7 million, or 31 cents, on flat comparable-store sales. But it also delivered a cautious 2014 outlook, in part due to an “aggressive” push t
Bauer Sees Q3 Revenue Gain
Bauer Performance Sports reported preliminary results for its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, 2014. Revenues are expected to range from $61 million to $63 million, up from $54.9 million a year ago…
Oboz Footwear Appoints Marketing Coordinator
Oboz announced that Josh Wise has joined the company as its new marketing coordinator and graphic designer, effective Mar. 13…
Leki USA Names Figue 8 Sales as New Midwest Rep
Leki USA has hired James Loveridge and Figure 8 Sales as the newest member of the LEKI rep force on the outdoor side. Loveridge has taken over the Midwest-West territory…
Athleta Re-ups Sponsorship of Esprit de She Series
Athleta has extended its title sponsorship of the Esprit de She – The Spirit of Her Race Series, for the second year in a row. The event drew 15,000 participants when it was launched last year, according to Life Time Fitness…
Sec. Jewell Signs Order Facilitating 21st Century Conservation Service Corps
Formalizing an ambitious initiative to connect America’s young people to the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued a Secretarial Order March 20 to significantly expand recreational, educational, volunteer and career opportuni
Yakima Working to Halt Gray Market Sales to Costco
Yakima assured its authorized dealers Thursday that it was working with an international distributor to halt sales of two unauthorized Yakima SKUs by Costco Wholesale Corp. Costco sourced the products through one of Yakima's international distributor
The North Face, Outdoor Industry Association Launch Campus Challenge
Outdoor Nation, the signature program of the Outdoor Foundation, in partnership with The North Face, is launching the first-ever Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge – working with colleges and universities across America to get more young people outside and a
Illinois Skier Wins Industry’s Ambassador of the Year Contest
Scott Kolts of Dahlgren, IL was named Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month/Bring a Friend Ambassador of the Year in a new program that is designed to encourage current skiers and snowboarders to help newcomers sign up for lessons from professional instructors
Firearms Industry Contributes $150,000 to NAWCA
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF announced it has contributed another $150,000 to supplement Congressional funding of the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA), a grant program providing federal cost-share funding to support the Nor
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