Revenue growth slowed to the mid-single digit range at Backcountry.com in the third quarter, according to Liberty Interactive Corp. President and CEO Greg Maffei.
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Patagonia to Introduce Traceable Down Collection in Fall 2014
Patagonia Inc. will move to 100 percent Traceable Down across its entire collection of down-insulated products starting in the Fall 2014 season. Traceable Down is sourced from birds that have been neither force-fed for foie gras production nor plucked for
B. Robinson Names Webb to Head Outdoor/Specialty Sales at Revo
B. Robinson has hired Alex Webb as vice president of sales, Outdoor/Specialty, at Revo, a sunglasses brand it recently licensed from Sequential Brands Group…
Lansky Sharpeners Welcomes New National Sales Manager
Lansky Sharpeners, a leader in innovative knife sharpening technology announces the appointment of Barbara Worden as their new National Sales Manager…
Zumiez October Comps Increase 1.2 Percent
Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 2, increased 10.4 percent to $46.3 million, compared to $41.9 million for the four-week period ended Oct. 27, 2012. The company's comparable store sales increased 1.2 perc
Under Armour CEO Partners With University Of Maryland For Nationwide Business Competition
Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 Cupid's Cup Business Competition, presented by Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. The annual competition offers the count
Fox Factory Delivers in First Quarter as Public Company
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales of mountain bike product increased 10.8 percent in the third quarter, enabling it to hit the high range of its guidance for the quarter – its first since an initial public offering of its stock was completed in Aug
Asics Americas Revenues Jump in Six Months
Asics Corp. reported revenues grew 21.4 percent in the first six months through Sept. 30, to ¥153.66 billion ($1.56 bn) from ¥126.6 billion a year ago. The gains were due to strong sales of running shoes in the Americas, Europe and other regions and the
Grand View Media Acquires Shooting Sports Retailer
After nearly two years of managing the publishing operations of Shooting Sports Retailer, Grand View Media Group has acquired the title…
Sears, Kmart to Open on Thanksgiving Day
Sears and Kmart will open early and pull all-nighters on Thanksgiving…
Easton-Bell Sports’s Weak Cycle, Hockey Sales in Third Quarter Overshadowed Gains
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. sales declined 6.5 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 as its exit from the fitness products category and lower sales of Easton cycling and hockey products more than offset robust sales of Easton baseball and softball and
Black Diamond’s Sales Slow as Retailers Delay Winter Deliveries
Black Diamond Inc. must growth its fourth quarter sales by at least 28 percent to meet its 2013 revenue targets after reporting third quarter sales grew just 8.0 percent because major retailers in both the Europe and the United States delayed deliveries o
The Toms Marketplace Launches at Toms.com
Toms launched the Toms Marketplace, a new online retail destination hosted on Toms.com that features a curated collection of 200 socially conscious products from 30 different companies…
Surf Expo Named Fastest Growing Trade Show
Surf Expo was named Fastest-Growing Attendance winner in the for-profit tradeshow category, and overall Fastest-Growing Show at the 4th Annual Trade Show News Network (TSNN) Awards held this past weekend in Reno, NV…
Cutters Gloves Signs NFL Rookie Standout Alonso
Cutters Gloves has added NFL defensive standout, Kiko Alonso of the Buffalo Bills, to its roster of professional endorsees. The middle linebacker from the University of Oregon signed a three-year deal with Cutters…
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