Nearly 2,000 riders have registered to participate in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race, an ultra-distance mountain bike race scheduled for Aug. 11.
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Foreign Markets Sustain Luxottica’s Growth Amid Euro Storm
Optical giant Luxottica Group SpA said its Oakley and Ray-Ban brands continued to grow at double-digit rates in the second quarter, propelled by strong growth across most key markets outside its native Italy and neighboring Spain…
Freewaters Footwear Hires John Vance as CEO
Freewaters Footwear announced that well known industry executive, John Vance, has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. Vance joins Freewaters after eight years at Sanuk where he served as president and chief operating officer and p
At Jarden, Outdoor Solutions Becomes the Laggard as Demand Slips at Coleman
Jarden Corp. reported another quarter of record sales and earnings, but got little help from its Outdoor Solutions segment, where earnings and revenues fell as Coleman failed to beat tough comps from a year earlier…
Cramer Products Announces New Promotions and Hirings
Cramer Products Inc. announced the promotion of two marketing department employees, and the hiring of employees to fill two key roles with the company…
Cabela’s Q2 Profits Climb on 4.7 Percent Comp Gain
Cabela's Inc. reported second-quarter earnings jumped 56.2 percent to $33.9 million, or 47 cents a share, compared to $21.7 million, or 31 cents, a year ago. For the quarter, total revenue increased 11.6 percent to $627.3 million…
Montana Fly Company Welcomes Comb Enterprises to Sales Force
Montana Fly Company has partnered with Frank Smethurst and David Allen at sales representative group Comb Enterprises to drive sales in the Southern Rockies region…
Accell Group Q2 Earnings Fall as Rain, Dour Consumers Prompt Discounts
Accell Group N.V. reported sales of €445.6 million ($578 mm) in the first half of 2012, up 19 percent compared with a year earlier thanks largely to acquisitions. On an organic basis, sales rose 2 percent, but net income fell 15 percent as the compa
Aktiesport Shop-in-shops Now in 11 Scapino Stores
Macintosh Retail Group has installed Aktiesport shops in 11 of its Scapino stores as part of a strategic alliance announced with the online discounter of sporting goods in May. The alliance calls for rolling out Atkiesport shop-in-shops in a large number
OIA Urges Apparel Makers to Adopt Higg Index
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) urged its members to adopt the Sustainable Apparel Coalition's (SAC) recently launched Higg Index, a tool for measuring desired environmental outcomes across the apparel value chain. The OIA Sustainability Working G
Wear American Act Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation that would require all government agencies to source 100 percent Made in the USA when procuring textiles, textile components, and apparel items. The Wear American Act would increase the content requ
New Balance Sends 37 Athletes to the Olympics
New Balance will have 37 world-class athletes from 15 countries at the 2012 London Games as the brand commemorates 30 years of footwear manufacturing in the U.K. as reflected through a unique New Balance Experience Center for the brand’s athletes an
Scott Sports to Exhibit Technical Apparel at OR
Scott Mountain will build on the successful winter launch of its line of technical outerwear by showcasing its next generation of all-season products from Scott Sports, including lightweight technical apparel and running shoes, at the 2012 Outdoor Retaile
Columbia Sportswear Trims Losses in Q2
Columbia Sportswear Co. reported sales increased 8 percent in the second quarter, to $290.4 million, compared with $268.0 million a year ago. Net sales of the Columbia brand grew 9 percent, or twice the rate of premium sister brand Mountain Hardwear. That
Steve Madden Ups 2012 Profit Outlook on 2Q Results
Steve Madden reported second quarter net sales increased 38.0 percent to $288.7 million. Retail comparable store sales increased 6.8 percent for the second quarter…
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