Fanatics, Inc. launched its first-ever mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. The leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise…
Category: Outdoor
Crow Shooting Supply Named Leupold’s Newest Distributor
Crow Shooting Supply it is now distributing Leupold & Stevens full line of American-made riflescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, rangefinders and trail cameras…
MINOX USA Hires Steve Chastain Company
MINOX USA, Inc. announces the hiring of Steve Chastain Company to represent their products to retailers in seven states…
Teva Confirms Exit from Bike Market
Just three years after entering the mountain biking market, Teva last week confirmed it will exit the segment with existing models in production running through the end of 2014…
Macy’s Q3 Earnings Climb 31 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported that its third quarter earnings per share rose by 31 percent to 47 cents in the third quarter of 2013, ended Nov. 2, 2013. This compares with 36 cents per share in last year’s third quarter…
Reebok Named as CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Reebok announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Reebok Checklight. Products entered in this program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independe
RECALL: 800 Sets of L.L.Bean Girl’s Pajamas
L.L. Bean has recalled about 800 girl’s pajama sets that fail to meet the federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries…
Surf Expo To Host Endless Summer Commemoration
Surf Expo will kick off the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Bruce Brown’s iconic film The Endless Summer at their upcoming show Jan. 9-11, 2014 in Orlando…
The North Face Releases Anthem For Exploration
The North Face released an anthem for explorers everywhere featuring legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin and his thoughts on what drives humans to seek out the unknown. The two-minute piece, titled “The Explorer,” centers on the idea
Jack Wolfskin Terminated 5 Factories in 2012 for Non-compliance
Jack Wolfskin stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India in 2012 because they failed to meet various quality criteria or social standards stipulated in the company’s code of conduct, according to the company's
Crocs’ Shares Rise on Buyout Rumours
Shares of Crocs Inc. soared Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Crocs is meeting with private equity firms about a possible buyout…
Mizuno Lowers FY Guidance on Weak Q3
Mizuno reported revenues totaled ¥88.3 billion ($889.3 mm) in the six months ended Sept. 30, up 8.5 percent compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year. Operating profit stood at ¥2.6 billion ($26.2 mm), down 13.8 percent. The Japanese-based
Descente Adds Hampshire as US Sales Rep
Descente, the Japanese ski wear company and distributor of more than a dozen outdoor brands has hired Hope Hampshire as a sales rep in the United States.
FIFA Completes First Phase of Ticket Sales for 2014 World Cup
Soccer fans snapped up the remaining 210,000 tickets available in the first phase of ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup in seven hours, according to FIFA…
International Sports Organizations Generate Billions for Switzerland
International sports organizations in Switzerland generated a total gross value added of around CHF 1.46 billion and about 8,000 full-time equivalent jobs, according to a study commissioned by FIFA, the governing body of international soccer…