United Sporting Companies (USC) appointed Paul Carey to serve as vce president of new business development…
Category: Outdoor
Michael Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming
USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps for six months, forced him to withdraw from next year's world championships and taken away his funding from the sport's national governing body. The move came as a result of the Olympic champion's s
NFL Associated with Negative Moral Values
When asked which of a list of popular U.S. professional sports they most associate with negative moral values, football (52 percent) is America's top selection by a nearly two-to-one margin over basketball (28 percent), the next most cited sport. Box
LeBron James Leads Athletes Ranking
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (No. 1), Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson (No. 2), and Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (No. 3) topped the Horrow Sports Ventures/MVPindex 2014 POWER 100 ranking of the world's most powerful pr
Mostly Bullish Holiday Forecasts Arrive
With one exception, several promising holiday forecasts were released last week. The National Retail Federation said the despite a turbulent start to 2014, it expects retail sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to inc
MidwayUSA Earns Online Award
MidwayUSA, a shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and hunting internet retailer announced it has earned the 2014 Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award…
Canadian Tire Targets 9 Percent Growth at FGL Sports
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited outlined a three-year vision to keep the company on the offensive in a rapidly changing retail environment and grow annual sales by at least 3 percent at Canadian Tire, 5 percent at Mark's and 9 percent at FGL Sports
The Buckle’s Comps Rise 2.2 Percent in September
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales increased 2.2 percent in September. Net sales increased 4.1 percent to $103.1 million…
Soccerloco Partners with the American Business Women’s Association
Soccerloco, a leading soccer apparel & equipment retailer, has partnered with the American Business Women’s Association to award a $2,000 college scholarship through a essay-writing contest. Any female student who is currently enrolled in college fo
Steamboat Sues Salt Lake Tourism Bureau, Resorts Over “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Ski Resort is suing Utah tourism officials, claiming a $1.8 million Ski City U.S.A. campaign designed to lure tourists from Colorado violates their Ski Town, U.S.A. trademark…
Suzuki Marine Names New Executives
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. Marine Division, has announced several organizational changes…
SCENTLOK Forms Partnership with New Rep Firm
SCENTLOK announce their partnership with Outtech Inc., a national rep firm of outdoor related merchandise, to represent their products…
Lipsey’s Hires Marketing Manager
Lipsey's, a national firearms distributor, announces the addition of Rob Abruzzino as marketing manager, to the Lipsey's management team…
Negrini Adds To Executive Team
International Case Company, distributors of Negrini luxury gun cases, announces the appointment of Jon Reddout as director of digital media and web commerce…
HanesBrands Completes Day of Caring
About 400 Hanes employees participated in the company's annual Day of Caring, culminating the company's annual United Way campaign…