Gander Mountain Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer David Pratt announced that the nation’s largest retail network of outdoor specialty stores has promoted Mike Owens to the position of president and chief operating office
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Garmin’s Q3 Revenues Decline 4 Percent
Garmin Ltd. reported sales in its third quarter declined 4 percent, dragged down by a 16 percent drop in its Automotive/Mobile division. Outdoor segment sales declined 4 percent while fitness climbed 25 percent…
Shimano Reports European and North American Demand Remained Weak in Q3
Shimano’s results improved significantly in the nine months ended Sept. 30, as growth in China and the rest of Asia continued to offset weak growth in Europe and North America, where demand for its bicycling components and fishing tackle remained la
Redline Sports Group Adds Lowe Alpine to Brand Portfolio
Equip Outdoors Technologies Ltd. said it had chosen, Redline Sports Group to represent Lowe Alpine in the Rockies. Redline Sports already represents Rab, Equip’s outdoor apparel brand…
Tom Tom Sees US Market Share Decline in Third Quarter
Tom Tom allowed its share of the rapidly shrinking U.S. PND market to slip in the third quarter rather than join a rash of discounting, but expects sales of its new GPS watch to buoy U.S. sales during the upcoming holiday shopping season…
TravelChair Picks Red Pine as Canadian Distributor
TravelChair has chosen Red Pine Outdoor to distribute its camping furniture in Canada…
Jones Apparel’s Q3 Sales Dip
The Jones Group Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter of 2013 were $1.02 billion, as compared with $1.04 billion for the third quarter of 2012…
Spalding Celebrates 30th Anniversary as the Official Game Ball of the NBA
Throughout the 2013-14 NBA season, Spalding, a division of Russell Brands, LLC, and the world's largest basketball equipment supplier, will celebrate 30 years as the Official Game Ball of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Today, Spalding lau
Jarden Outdoor Revenues, Earnings Decline in Third Quarter
Jarden Corporation reported that sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment reached $670.6 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013, down 2.0 percent from the third quarter of 2013. Segment earnings dipped 6.8 percent to $66.9 million…
HanesBrands Sees Double-Digit Q3 Earnings Growth
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI), reported double-digit earnings growth in the third-quarter 2013 on strong margin performance.
Last U.S. Lead Smelter to Close in December: Ammunition Effect Unknown
In December, the final primary lead smelter in the United States will close. The lead smelter, located in Herculaneum, Missouri, and owned and operated by the Doe Run Company, has existed in the same location since 1892.,,
Henry Repeating Arms to Expand Rifle Line
Henry Repeating Arms will expand its offerings in 2014 with several new models…
Iconix Raises FY Profit Guidance on Strong Q3
Iconix Brand Group, the parent of Umbro, Starter and Danskin, reported a 44 percent gain in non-GAPP earnings in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 on a 24 percent increase in revenues. EBITDA attributable to Iconix for the quarter was approximately $65.6 m
Amazon Announces Plans to Open its Fourth Fulfillment Center in California
Amazon.com, Inc. finalized plans to open its fourth fulfillment center in California. The 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, CA will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs that offer company stock awards, 401(k) and programs like
Walmart to Promote 160,000 Associates
Walmart announced today that it is kicking off its holiday season with a special focus on more career opportunities for associates. The company expects to promote more than 160,000 associates to jobs with higher pay and more responsibility this year, incl
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