Outdoor Retailer show management is considering a possible one-day date shift for next year's summer show. As a result, advance bookings for Winter and Summer Market 2013 will not be available on site at this week's trade event…
Category: Outdoor
Bogs Footwear Sales up 34 Percent in Q2
Weyco Group, Inc. reported that wholesale sales of its Bogs branded outdoor footwear increased 34 percent in the second quarter. The company's net sales for the second quarter were $60.3 million, an increase of 7 percent from 2011 sales of $56.6 mill
Bushnell to Launch Bear Grylls Line Starting in October
Bushnell Outdoor Products said it will launch a series of Bear Grylls signature products beginning in October with the launch of personal GPS product and followed by portable power and sports optics in Jan. 2013…
Bamboo Bottle Company Moves HQ to Truckee, CA
Bamboo Bottle Company has moved its corporate headquarters from Portsmouth, NH to Truckee, CA north of Lake Tahoe to better integrate company operations, meet demand in west coast markets and enhance quality of life for its backcountry-loving workforce…
BSN Sports Acquires Holiday Sporting Goods; Adds to Management Team
BSN Sports, Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Holiday Sporting Goods, located in New Iberia, Louisiana. Holiday brings 30 years of market experience serving school and team customers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. The Holiday team will comp
Polartec Donates $10,000 and 1,200 Custom Vest to BCM
Polartec, LLC donated $10,000 and 1,200 custom zip-neck tops made from Polartec Classic 100 fleece to Big City Mountaineers (BCM)…
Marmot Moves into New Digs in Sonoma County
Marmot Mountain, LLC, has relocated their worldwide headquarters to an expansive new facility in Rohnert Park, CA, after 22 years of successful business operations in nearby Santa Rosa…
Balega Intl Launches Outdoor Division
Balega International has launched Balega Outdoor to service the outdoor specialty retailer and consumer with their product line of technical performance socks…
Happy Feet Plus Opens Ninth Store
Happy Feet Plus announced the opening of their ninth shoe store on Florida’s West Coast in South Tampa…
JJB Sports Appoints Beverley Williams as Interim CEO
JJB Sports PLC, the troubled U.K. sporting goods chain, announced the appointment of Beverley Williams as chief executive officer on an interim basis. She replaces Keith Jones, who resigned last Friday…
Backbone Media Promotes Laura Patten to Associate Media Director
Backbone Media, LLC promoted Laura Patten to the newly created position of associate media director…
Modell’s Adds Mobility to Loyalty Program
Modell's Sporting Goods has added a mobile component to its MVP loyalty program. Modell’s Sporting Goods is using the Key Ring Reward Cards’ mobile coupon and customer acquisition platform to introduce mobile into its loyalty marketing mi
Supply Chain Problems to Curtail Native’s Growth in 2012
The once fast growing Native sunglasses brand will see flat sales this year due to supply chain issues that caused fill rates to plummet in the second quarter for a new line aimed at mountain athletes, the company’s parent company reported last week
Raleigh Props up Accell in Q2 As Rain, Euro Crisis Dampen Demand
Accell Group SpA of the Netherlands reported earnings at its Bicycle, Parts and Accessories (BP&A) segment, excluding acquisitions, fell 18 percent as the dour economic outlook and unseasonably wet weather dampened demand for non-sport bikes in its native
EMU Australia Appoints CEO for Americas
EMU Australia appointed Scott Sible as CEO of North America. Sible joins the company with an experience of 25 years in the footwear and apparel business. Before joining EMU, Sible retired from Wolverine World Wide as president of Merrell in 2010…
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