Lowa will be featuring their 2012-2013 new winter boots at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Salt Lake City…
Category: Outdoor
H2O Outdoor Gear Introduces Five New Alaska-Tested Packs
Big mountain skier and Alaska heliskiing pioneer Dean Cummings will introduce a new line of products for H2O Outdoor Gear built for the outdoor enthusiast who appreciates the quality, durability and smart function it takes to withstand the demanding envir
Riddell Acquires Gunther’s Athletic Service
Riddell has acquired Gunther's Athletic Service, of Anaheim, CA, a West Coast leader in helmet and protective reconditioning, and sales of sporting goods, uniforms and equipment. Riddell will maintain operations at Gunther's facility in Anaheim
Liberty Bottleworks Taps Brewing Market
Liberty Bottleworks has tapped a new market: making custom bottles for breweries nationwide. The Yakima, WA company said more than two dozen brewers have turned to it for a new way to sell their suds, whether as conveniently sized, durable mini growlers o
NRF: Container Imports to Flatline Until March
With the holiday shopping season over, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports should be nearly flat during January compared with the same month last year, but significant year-over-year increases are expected this spring, a
Under Armour Signs Michael Dawson to Multiyear Partnership
Under Armour announced a multiyear partnership with English soccer star Michael Dawson…
Genesco Hikes EPS Guidance On Healthy Comp Sales
With sales same-store sales jumping a stronger-than-expected 13 percent in the quarter ending through Jan. 7, Genesco Inc. again raised its guidance for the year by a dime a share. In the same year-ago period, same store sales increased 9 percent…
Mobile Triples Share of Total Paid Search in Q4
Retailers tripled the percentage of their search advertising budgets devoted to mobile users in the fourth quarter, according to IgnitionOne, a leading digital marketing firm which manages more than $1 billion in online advertising.
Chariot Carriers Recalls 44,000 Bike Trailers, 70,000 Conversion Kits
Chariot Carriers, now owned by Thule, is voluntarily recalling about 44,000 bicycle trailers and 70,000 bicycle trailer conversion kits because the trailer’s hitch mechanisms can crack and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bicycle…
Famous Footwear Sees Weak Holiday Traffic
Brown Shoes said pricing and pairs per transaction showed “nice improvement” at Famous Footwear over the holiday period but traffic and conversion were down…
Pacific Sunwear Seeing Some Stabilization
While announcing plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores in early December, Pacific Sunwear said its core business is stabilizing with some turnaround efforts starting to pay off…
DSW Lifts Q4 Guidance
DSW Inc. raised its EPS guidance on the strength of strong November and December revenues. Its annual earnings were slightly raised to a range of $2.96 to $2.99 for fiscal 2011 from a range of $2.90 to $2.95 previously. The family shoe chain also plans to
Voile Bought Sentury Snowboards in September
Voile Manufacturing disclosed that it acquired boutique, high quality manufacturer, Sentury Snowboards of Reno, NV in September 2011. While Voile is not continuing the Sentury brand, Harmon is now heading up R&D and manufacturing of Voile splitboards and
OR Winter Market Offers Multiple Aids for Show Scheduling and Navigation
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market's 2012 Smartphone App is now available for download. In a bid to make it easier to navigate the labyrinthine show floor next week, the trade show is also manning a new info kiosk and launching a text help service. Final
OIA VantagePoint: December Outdoor Product Sales Rose 5.3 Percent
Outdoor Industry Association released its December OIA VantagePoint™ Monthly Trend Report, which reveals that outdoor product sales grew 5.3 percent to $2.20 billion in the five-week fiscal month of December. Strong sales of outdoor apparel more than offs