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Finish Line Shoots, Misses in Fiscal Q2
Finish Line Inc. fell short of its sales goals in fiscal second quarter because it took big positions on basketball styles that failed to resonate with consumers, executives said last week…
McMillan Group Announces New Website and Online Store
McMillan Group International has launched a new website with an online store for inventoried stocks…
Dallas Business Journal Honors Sellmark Corporation
Shooting and outdoor sports manufacturer Sellmark Corporation announces its second-year recognition by the Dallas Business Journal as a female-owned Texas business…
Pacific Marine National Monument Expanded
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation expanding the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to six times its current size, creating the largest marine reserve in the world…
Khyber Interactive Associates Forms Partnership
Khyber Interactive Associates, an emergency response training, research and consulting company, announced that they have partnered with Target is Moving, producer of moving targets for military, law enforcement and range operations…
REI’s Exclusive Deal to Sell German Bike Brand Underscores Potency of Growing Partnership with Accell
REI's announcement last week that it would become the exclusive dealer for a German mountain bike brand owned by Accell Group of The Netherlands strengthened the hands of both companies as they seek to increase their shares of premium bike sales in t
Patagonia, National Park Scarred by First Ascent Depicted in Catalog
Patagonia pledged to review how it vets photos used in its catalogs after learning that climbers depicted making a first ascent in a September, 2011 book were later fined by the National Park Service for installing bolts and moving rocks at the site…
McNett Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
McNett Corporation announced that Liz Mathias has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately…
Garmin Releases Kit for Third-Party App Developers
Garmin International unveiled Connect IQ, the first-ever open platform for third-party developers to create apps for Garmin products…
SIA/POW Premier Jeremy Jones’ Film Higher
SnowSports Industries America along with Protect Our Winters (POW) on Sept. 19 gathered Portland, OR-based media and snow sports industry leaders to mix, mingle and learn about snow-related topics from both organizations before the Portland premier of Jer
Timberland Employees Participate In 17th Annual Serv-a-palooza Global Service Event
Today, and in the weeks surrounding, Timberland employees and partners around the globe come together to participate in Timberland's annual global event, Serv-a-palooza. Initiated in 1997 to inspire employees to give back to their local communities,
Columbia Sportswear Hires Manufacturing and Marketing Execs
Columbia Sportswear Co. has appointed outsiders to fill two new global management positions. Steve Woodside has joined the company as its first vice president of global manufacturing from Hong Kong, where he served as vice president of global footwear for
American Alpine Club Hires New Operations Director
The American Alpine Club (AAC) appointed Jonathan “Nat” Matthews to the position of operations director. In this role, Matthews…
37.5 Worn by Winning Athletes
37.5, the fabric specialist, unveiled a list of winning athletes around the globe who wore apparel fueled by 37.5 technology…