Vapor Trail has acquired Stokerized Solid Aiming Solutions, Inc. Vapor Trail purchased the company on February 2, 2021.
Category: Outdoor
Vista Outdoor’s Q3 Profits Soar As Sales Climb 35 Percent
Vista Outdoor Inc. reported total sales grew 35 percent in the third quarter ended December 27. Shooting Sports segment sales jumped 41 percent while Outdoor Products sales gained 24 percent. Net earnings on an adjusted basis surged five-fold.
Canada Goose Returns To Quarterly Growth
Canada Goose reported net earnings were down 9.3 percent in the third quarter ended December 27 as sales gained 4.8 percent. Both earnings and sales topped Wall Street’s consensus estimates. Total revenue increased for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
Seirus Retains Seirus Lake Tahoe Representation
Seirus announced that Charlie Hepburn of Truckee, CA has joined the team as sales representative for the Lake Tahoe region.
Boardriders Appoints Former North Face President As CEO
Boardriders Inc., the parent of Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element, and VonZipper brands, announced that Arne Arens will be joining the company as its incoming CEO, effective March 1. He was was most recently the global brand president of The North Face.
Sportsman’s Warehouse Acquisition Close To Clearing Hurdles
According to a regulatory filing, the statutory waiting period for regulatory approval of Bass Pro’s acquisition of Sportsman’s Warehouse is scheduled to expire on February 5, 2021, although it may be extended by the Antitrust Division or the FTC.
NGF’s Graffis Report Sees Strong Increase In Golf Play In 2020
National Golf Foundation’s Graffis Report shows a 14 percent year-over-year increase in rounds played despite March/April course shutdowns. Total golf participation (on/off-course combined) was up 8 percent year-over-year to 36.9 million participants.
Tread & Butter Partners With Mountain Exposure On Canadian Distribution
Tread & Butter announced Mountain Exposure as its exclusive Canadian distributor.
Shareholder Groups Intend To Vote Against Upgraded Dorel Takeout Offer
Two shareholder groups that own a combined 19 percent of the shares of Dorel Industries, said they plan to vote against an amended offer proposed by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Dorel’s controlling shareholders that would take Dorel private.
Light & Motion Announces New Sales Team Members
Light & Motion announced that John Gerritsen and Daren Alspaugh of the Ptarmigan Group will be joining its rep team and will cover Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.
SRAM Appoints OE Sales Director, America’s
SRAM appointed Rick Wilks as OE Sales Director – America’s.
NICS Background Checks Surge 75 Percent In January
The FBI completed 2.05 million million gun background checks on an NSSF-adjusted basis in January, a surge of 75.2 percent compared to the January 2020 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.17 million.
PGA Merchandise Show Connects 11,000 Virtually
The 68th edition of the PGA Merchandise Show, January 26 to 29, shifted to a virtual event in 2021 and drew more than 11,000 attendees from 78 countries, including some 6,500 PGA professionals. Exhibitors included nearly 400 golf brands.
Arc’teryx Appoints CEO
Amer Sports Corporation announced the appointment of Stuart Haselden to the newly-created role of chief executive officer at Arc’teryx Equipment. Most recently, he served as CEO for the lifestyle luggage brand Away. He has also held leadership roles at Lululemon, J. Crew and Saks. He Haselden succeeds Jon Hoerauf, Arc’teryx President.
Amazon Announces CEO Transition
Amazon announced that Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of executive chair in the third quarter of 2021 and Andy Jassy will become CEO at that time. Jassy is CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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