Black Diamond Equipment, Uinta Brewing Company and the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center are again hosting the annual pre-season fundraiser to support the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC). Tickets are on sale for the Sept. 13 event at Black Diamond's h
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Collective Brands Posts Profit in Q2
Collective Brands Inc., in likely its last report as a public company, posted a profit in the second quarter despite closing hundreds of stores and taking charges related to the pending sale of the company. The improvement reflected healthier results at P
Sports Direct Q1 Gains Olympic Boost
Sports Direct International, the UK-based sporting goods chain, reported group total sales for the 13 weeks ending July 29 were up 25.3 percent to £519.0 million (US $823m) from £414.3 million a year ago…
Georgia Tech Unveils New Russell Athletic Football Uniforms for 2012 Season
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets unveiled new football uniforms for the 2012 season, showcasing them for the first time in front of a prime-time national television audience on Labor Day at Virginia Tech…
G-III Apparel Reports Solid Q2 Gains in Wake of Acquisition
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd upped its guidance for the third quarter and full fiscal year after reporting net sales increased by 9.4 percent to $251.5 million for the quarter ended July 31, when it completed its acquisition of Vilebrequin, a men's luxur
Spy Inc. to Fire 20 to Reduce Operating Costs
Spy Inc. will lay off 20 employees, including its EVP of sales and operation, and convert back to a distributor model in Europe in an effort to reduce its revenue breakeven point by the end of the fourth quarter…
Pelican Products Launches Consumer Lines in Australia
Pelican Products Australian subsidiary kicked off its national marketing campaign for its first consumer-focused product line – Pelican ProGear…
Bergans USA Names Rocky Mountain Territorial Manager
Bergans USA LLC has hired Ryan Raymond as its Rocky Mountain territory manager. The company was established in January in Longmont, CO as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bergans of Norway…
Club Ride Moves into New HQ, Lands Credit Line
Club Ride completed its move last week from its original headquarters in to a new location in Ketchum, ID with three times the square footage, including an expansive warehouse needed to accommodate next year’s inventory…
Mountain Hardwear to Open First UK Shop in Glasgow
Mountain Hardwear will open its first retail operation in the United Kingdom in Glasgow, Scotland this Saturday in the form of a 200-square-foot ‘store in store’ within an existing Cotswold shop in the West End Retail Park…
U.S. Senator Tours Exxel Outdoors Latest Expansion
Exxel Outdoors hosted U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL, and members of his staff at its Haleyville, AL plant, which recently invested $2.5 million in equipment and other improvements so it could begin manufacturing non-rectangular sleeping bags formerly avai
RECALL: Meijer Recalls 68,000 Bikes
Meijer Inc., of Grand Rapids, MI is recalling about 68,000 bicycles assembled by a contractor because their pedals can loosen or detach during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider. There are 29 reports of pedals detaching or coming loose during use, inc
Yurbuds Launches Mobile Fitness Gaming App
Yurbuds introduced a mobile fitness gaming app – GoBeyond, which allows endurance athletes to earn badges and challenge friends for completing intense workouts…
Retailers Gird for Strikes That Could Paralyze Nation’s Container Ports
Labor unions and container shipping lines failed to reach agreements last week needed to avoid work stoppages that could snarl retailers’ shipments heading into the critical fourth quarter…
Prince Sports Signs #1 U.S. Tennis Player
Prince Global Sports has renewed a partnership with #1 ranked American tennis player, John Isner…
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