Conrad Anker will appear Friday, April 15 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, the Environment and Related Agencies to ask them to restore $149 million in funding cut from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as part of last we
Category: Footwear
Bauer’s Revenues Climb 47 Percent in Third Quarter
Bauer Performance Sports, in its first report since going public on March 10, reported net revenues jumped 47 percent in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, to Cdn$48.4 million from Cdn$33.0 million in the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITD
Ames Adventure Outfitters To Rep Beal and Grivel Lines
Liberty Mountain has added Ames Adventure Outfitters to represent its Beal ropes and Grivel carbiner brands in the Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin…
Adidas Japan Raided for Alleged Price Fixing on EasyTone Shoe
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday raided the Japan subsidiary of German sporting goods maker Adidas AG over its alleged pressuring of retailers not to discount its popular sports shoes series named EasyTone…
McDavid to Sponsor U.S. National Bobsled Team Member
McDavid signed Megan Hill of the U.S. National Bobsled Team as its newest endorser. Hill joins 2011 X-Games Snowboarding Champion Nick Baumgartner and Professional Slope Style Skier Ashley Battersby as the third McDavid winter sports team athlete…
Zeiss Optics Names Jensen VP of Sales and Marketing
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics has hired Michael A. Jensen as its vice president of sales and marketing as the company continues its aggressive expansion in the North American market…
NSSF Launches New Membership Campaign
With a record high of more than 6,500 members, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is launching a new membership campaign to build its ranks further and “give industry an even stronger voice on issues vital to its future.”…
EOTech Taps Marketing Communications and Brand Manager
EOTech, a manufacturer of holographic sighting systems for small arms, confirmed recently that Lisa Kemp has been hired as the company's new marketing communications and brand manager…
Toys, Games and Sporting Goods Deficit Rose in February
The year-to-date U.S. trade deficit in toys, games and sporting goods grew by 5.6 percent to $4.19 billion in February as exports of such goods dropped nearly nine times faster than imports, the U.S. Census Bureau reported…
Bearpaw Partners with Dancer Karina Smirnoff
Bearpaw Partners has partnered with Ukrainian American professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff to launch a new collection within the Bearpaw footwear line…
PEP Survives Federal Budget Cuts For Now
The SGMA said the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) program survived a close call by not being eliminated in the new agreement reached on Capitol Hill on April 8 to fund the U.S. government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. But SGMA off
RECALL: Rogue Fitness Barbell Brackets
About 5,500 Rogue Fitness Barbell Brackets distributed by Coulter Ventures LLC of Columbus, Ohio are being recalled…
Gander Mountain Facing Lawsuit Over Binghamton Massacre
Gander Mountain is facing a lawsuit two years after a gunman killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, NY. The lawsuit seeks a total of $3.75 million dollars in damages. Gander Mountain has denied the charges…
Marmot Donates 1,300 Jackets to Japan Disaster Relief
Marmot has donated more than 1,300 jackets to victims of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan through AmeriCares, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization based in Stamford, CT…
Topps Co. Appoints VP and GM, U.S. Sports and Entertainment
The Topps Co., the maker of sports and related cards, entertainment products, and confectionery, appointed Doug Kruep as vice president and general manager, U.S. sports and entertainment, effective immediately…
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