Category: Outdoor

Last month, BOSS reported that Lafuma N.A. was in the process of moving all operations to a new HQ in Broomfield, CO, and recently, the company announced that the move to the 15,000 square foot facility has been completed. According to the company, the ne

Vital Apparel Group has reached agreement to purchase the assets of ProMarX Specialties USA, a girls’ sports accessory company. The ProMarX accessory line will become Vital Accessories and be marketed along with the Vital Team girls’ and women’s apparel l

With an estimated 30% of retail sales for the season accounted for, trends are emerging in the SnowSports market which, historically, will continue through the remainder of the season. SnowSports retail sales slowed down slightly in the month of November,

The Stride Rite Corporation just got over the profit line in the fourth quarter, managing to pull out net income of just $51,000, or zero earnings per share. Still, it was a swing to profit from Q4 last year when SRR posted a net loss of $965,000, or two

Raleigh Cycle Limited announced that its financial results for the year ended September 2004 show a significant turnaround in performance. Revenues grew 10% from $259 million in 2003 to $285 million in 2004. 7.3% increase in cycle units sold. The company

Mizuno USA, Inc. announced last week that it posted its fifth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth, reporting that overall sales for the company increased 12% versus the prior year. Since 1999, Mizuno has seen revenue grow 77%…

Norco Products Ltd, in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, M

Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC, and L.L. Bean have inked a partnership to offer a full line of Buzz Off Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel from L.L. Bean. The Buzz Off line of apparel from L.L. Bean will include men's, women's and children&#039

In an effort to put research into practice and grow participation in outdoor recreation, Outdoor Industry Foundation released “Getting Women Active,” the first installment in the Toolkit for the Trade series. “Getting Women Active” is a toolkit filled wit

Gander Mountain lowered its outlook for pretax income for fiscal 2004 to a range of $2.0 million to $4.0 million, compared with the company's prior guidance of $8 million to $13 million. The company also said that it expects comparable store sales fo