H&G Marketing a national manufacturer’s sales and marketing agency for the shooting sports market, announces the addition of three new salesmen to their team…
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Eagle Imports Names Laura Burgess Marketing as Agency of Record
Eagle Imports, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Metro Arms, Bersa and Comanche firearms products, has hired Laura Burgess Marketing (LBM) as their agency of record…
Safe Reflections Names Global Account Manager
Safe Reflections, a maker of visibility and reflective solutions to the occupational safety, consumer active wear apparel and military training markets, has named Cedra Garcia its global account manager, focusing on the activewear, apparel and footwear se
Wilson Signs Mariners’ Second Baseman, Robinson Can
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. announced a new partnership with Seattle Mariners second baseman, Robinson Cano…
Crocs Sees 78 Percent Income Decline in First Quarter
Crocs, Inc. reported earnings tumbled 78.0 percent in the first quarter, to $6.4 million, or 6 cents a share, from $29.0 million, or 33 cents, a year ago. Revenues inched up 0.2 percent to $312.4 million as strong gains in the Asia-Pacific region helped o
Jarden Outdoor Maintains Growth Targets Despite Q1 Declines
Jarden Corporation reported sales dipped at its Outdoor Solutions segment in the quarter ended March 31, in part because poor stocking by one major retailer affected sell through of some of its products…
Decathlon Sales Neared $10 Billion Mark in 2013
Oyxlane, the French parent company of Decathlon, reported sales increased 6.1 percent in 2013 to €7.4 billion ($9.8 bn) in 2013 on comparable store sales growth of 1.3 percent…
Scott Sports Announces Departures and New USA EVP
Scott Sports announced that long time executive vice president, Larry Morton, and winter sales and soft goods manager, Shauna Unser, will no longer be with Scott Sports. The multi-divisional brand also announced that John Quinn will be the new USA executi
Hoka One One Becomes Presenting Sponsor of 2014 Adrian Martinez Classic
Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corp., has signed on as presenting sponsor of the 2014 Adrian Martinez Classic, a meet that features a series of middle distance contests including 800 Meter, Mile and 5,000 Meter races…
Big 5’s Q1 Stung by Warm Winter
Hit by particular weakness in its firearms & ammunition as well as winter-related categories, Big 5 Sporting Goods reported earnings tumbled 72.0 percent in its first quarter ended Mar. 30, to $2.1 million, or 9 cents per diluted share…
Xidelong Parent Sees Robust Q4 Gains
Exceed Company Ltd., the owner and operator of the “Xidelong” brand in China, reported revenue was RMB495.9 million (US$81.9 million), in the fourth quarter, representing a 32.7 percent year-over-year increase…
Over 80 Million Americans Still Inactive
According to the most recent study from the Physical Activity Council (PAC), 80.2 million Americans age 6 and up, or 27.6 percent, were physically inactive in 2013. This is a decrease of 0.4 percent from 2012 where 80.4 million, or 28 percent, of the popu
Aetrex to Add Two Stores
Aetrex Worldwide, the maker of comfort and wellness footwear, announced the opening of two new retail locations this May in Wayne, NJ and Pleasanton, CA…
Utah’s First Outdoor Recreation Summit Sells Out
Utah's first Governor’s Annual Outdoor Recreation Summit, which is scheduled to take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City next month, has sold out with about 400 people registering for the event…
Les Johnson Predator Quest Calls Signs Altus Brands as Distributor
Altus Brands announced that Les Johnson will be the master distributor of Les Johnson’s Predator Quest Mouth Calls…