Sportsman's Warehouse is expanding its operations to include a new retail location in Williston, North Dakota with plans to open in the summer of 2015…
Category: Outdoor
Wac’Em Archery Products Acquires Broadhead Company
Wac'Em Archery Products LLC announces the acquisition of Wac'Em Broadheads…
Sporting Goods Store Sales Up Strongly in October
Retail sales of sporting goods in October increased 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month, or significantly faster than overall retail sales, according to an analysis of government data by the National Retail Federation…
Pacific Brands in Talks to Sell Sports Brands
Pacific Brands confirmed a report that it is in talks to sell its Brand Collective business, which includes rights to the Dunlop, Slazenger and Everlast sports brands…
GoLite Enters Liquidation
GoLite LLC began liquidating Friday after no bidders emerged to buy the company as a going concern. Hilco Merchant Resources LLC, which served as the company's stalking horse bidder, kicked off going-out-of-business sales at GoLite's six remaini
Clif Bar’s Decision to Drop B.A.S.E. Jumpers Spurs Debate
Clif Bar reinvigorated an industry debate about how brands should approach sponsoring athletes who participate in high-risk activities when Outside magazine reported it dropped five climbers from its athlete roster because they appeared in a film particip
GearUp to Distribute Figo Bike Rack
GearUp, Inc. has obtained the exclusive marketing and distribution rights to the new Cool Bike Rack bicycle storage system for the US marketplace through an agreement with Peruzzo s.r.l. of Rossano Veneto, Italy…
Notogroup Survey Reviews Hiring Trends
Notogroup Executive Search reports that its annual survey of executives in the U.S. consumer product industry shows its becoming more difficult to fill executive and product positions as the job market heats up…
Li-Ning’s Interim CEO Steps Down
Li-Ning Co. Ltd. said Jin-goon Kim had stepped down as interim chief executive and that founder Li Ning would take over daily operations. The move was made to “facilitate a smooth transition to the new chief executive officer,” who is expected to be named
Havaianas Buoys Alpargatas Q3 Results As Brazilian Economy Slows
Alpargatas reported growing overseas demand for its sandal brands and domestic demand for Mizuno and Timberland footwear tempered a post-World Cup, pre-election economic swoon in its native Brazil in the third quarter…
Bauer Agrees to Back Off Claims of Concussion Protection
Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer also agreed
LaserLyte Supports the Boy Scouts of America
LaserLyte, a developer of firearms laser technologies, announces their continued support of the Boy Scouts of America through the 2014 Boy Scout Sporting Clays Invitation…
NRF: September Retail Sales Decreased 0.1 Percent
The National Retail Federation (NRF) calculates that September retail sales, excluding automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants, decreased 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month yet increased 4.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year. While seas
Republican Sweep May Help Industry’s Trade Agenda
Bi-partisan trade and tax bills long sought by the sporting goods industry may have a better chance of becoming law now that Republicans have control of both houses of Congress, industry's policy wonks say…
Escalade’s Q3 Earnings Rise Slightly
Escalade, Inc. reported net income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2014 was $3.8 million, or 27 cents a share, compared to net income of $3.4 million or 24 cents, for the same quarter in 2013. Revenue from the Sporting Goods business w
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