Innovations from Minn Kota, including a new trolling motor and anchor anglers can deploy and retract with a remote control, propelled growth at Johnson Outdoor Inc in the fiscal third quarter ended July 3, while a sharp decline in one-time charges sent pr
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Sportsman’s Warehouse Opens New Oregon Store
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. will hold grand opening celebrations for of its new Albany, OR store Saturday, Aug. 15. The store will be the seventh Sportsman's Warehouse location in the state of Oregon…
Global Brands’ Pruning Trims First Half Sales
Global Brands Group Holding Limited, which owns long-term rights to the Sypder skiwear and Frye boot brands, reported sales declined 5 percent in the six months ended June 30…
Skechers to Shift to Direct Distribution in Latin America
Skechers USA Inc. is transitioning to a direct distribution model in Latin America from a third-party distributor. Its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Skechers Latin America LLC will oversee more than 30 countries in the region…
Patagonia Partners with Buffalo Ranchers to Restore the Great Plains
Patagonia Provisions has launched a partnership with Dan and Jill O’Brien of Wild Idea Buffalo to conserve and restore the grasslands of South Dakota…
Gildan’s Chamandy Begins Selling Shares
Gildan Activewear Inc. President and CEO Glenn J. Chamandy has begun selling some of his shares in the company through an arms-length arrangement with a Canadian financial institution…
Craft Named Official Partner and Supplier to Swedish Athletics Team
Craft, functional sportswear brand, is the new official partner and clothing supplier to the Swedish Athletics national team…
Under Armour Inks NBA Combine Deal
Under Armour and the National Basketball Association (NBA) inked a multi-year global partnership that makes Under Armour the title partner of the NBA Draft Combine and presenting partner of the Jr. NBA…
Havaianas Expands Footprint at Disney Resorts
Havaianas announced a new strategic alliance with the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Vacation Club that will make its flip-flops available for sale at 22 resort stores…
Sport Footwear Sales Rise Nearly 5 Percent in Fiscal July
The SportsOneSource Group reported Sport Footwear sales increased in the mid-single-digits for the 4-week fiscal month ended Aug 1 (Fiscal July). The Athletic Footwear side of the business easily out-performed…
Rock/Creek Poised to Open Sixth Retail Location
Rock/Creek has added staff to support continued brick-and-mortar growth, including hourly sales staff positions to support their new store in Cleveland, TN…
Outdoor Retailer Delivers Again
While many of the mysteries around the event weren’t resolved, including whether the show will continue in Salt Lake City and what time of the year the show should take place, Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 marked another ringing success…
Compass Diversified’s Q2 Earnings Up Sharply
Compass Diversified Holdings Inc. (CODI), which owns a number of middle-market companies including Ergobaby and Liberty Safe, reported net income of $26.6 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared to $12.3 million a year ago…
Fox Factory’s Bike Sales Climb 24 Percent
Fox Factory Holding Corp., the maker of bicycles and power vehicles, reported second-quarter sales increased 12.5 percent to $97.2 million. The sales gain reflected a 23.9 percent increase in sales of bike products…
Topo Athletic Receives Funding, Adds Board Seats
Topo Athletic announced the appointment of two new board members and Series B funding from legacy investor Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Founded by footwear veteran and former Vibram USA CEO, Tony Post, Topo Athletic recently saw 110 percent year-over-y
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