Hooked on the Outdoors Re-Locates

After six years of constant growth, Hooked on the Outdoors magazine and parent company ADventure LLC are making their
biggest move yet, relocating their national headquarters to a 13,000 square foot custom office facility north of Atlanta….

SIA: SnowSports Chain Stores Up 1.3%

Sales at chain stores were up 1.3% compared to last season. In dollars, that translates to $493.8 million in sales compared to $487.4 billion in 2003. Unit sales were up from last season 2.4%. Sales for the month of March in chain stores were $42.0 millio

Backcountry.com Hires Kane as Chief Technology Officer

Backcountry.com has selected veteran technology professional, Jim Kane, to fill the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. As the company’s CTO, Kane will be responsible for all technical operations ranging from the storefront to communicatio

CEO of Wal-Mart Canada Inducted into Retail Hall of Fame

Mario Pilozzi, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada, will be inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame this June at STORE 2004 – Canada's Retail Conference. The Canadian Retail Hall of Fame was established by Retail Council of Canada (RCC) to re

Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets

Outlast Technologies, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the remaining assets of Frisby Technologies, Inc. The acquired assets include various technology licenses, the “Thermasorb” TM, logo and website, the Frisby R&D library, product development data

Kerbis Resigns from The Sports Authority

The Sports Authority announced that Elliott Kerbis, President and Chief Merchandising Officer, has resigned from the Company to spend more time with his family. The Company will actively pursue a successor to Mr. Kerbis. In the interim, Doug Morton, Vice

Easton to Debut TV Ads During College World Series

As the best teams in college baseball compete for a spot in the College World Series in Omaha, Easton will debut a series of new commercials showcasing their new lineup of Stealth™ bats and cleated footwear. Three spots were created by The Ballpark, a fu

SGMA: U.S. Women Set Their Sights on the Gym

Many women are getting their inspiration from perspiration. According to SGMA International's recent analysis of the Superstudy® of Sports Participation (conducted by American Sports Data), millions of American women are focused on fitness – at home

VewDo Adds New Reps; Opens Burlington office

Balance Designs, creators of the Vew-Do™ Balance Board and re-inventor of the concept, continues to build their sales and customer service team. Five more reps have been added, with Kurt Moscarello covering Metro NY; Kurt Kopp in WI, IL, MN; Kennon Smith

Sport Chalet Fiscal Q4 Net Jumps 516%; Comps Up 10.5%

Sport Chalet, Inc. reported that sales for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2004 increased 19.2% from $58.2 million to $69.4 million. Comparable store sales increase 10.5% for the period. Net income increased 516.0% to $328,000, or five cents p

Bill Birch Leaves Five Ten

Five Ten announced that Bill Birch, the company’s long time sales agent for the UK, will leave the company to pursue other interests and to spend more time with his family. Five Ten recognizes Bill’s outstanding job over the last ten years in helping to b

Foot Locker Comments Overshadow Q1 Results…

Some people just never seem to learn from their own past actions (or words).

Foot Locker, Inc. arguably gave up a year of potentially strong growth when it decided to “punish” Nike a year and a half ago, handing the urban fashion mall business to a the

Dick’s Seems to Like the Competition…

Dick's Sporting Goods looks to be quite pleased with their entry into the Indianapolis market, the hometown of rival Galyan’s Trading Company. The retailer also continues to look south as it soon enters the former home state of its chief competitor,