Summit Sports, Inc., a Bloomfield Hills-based outdoor recreation and sports retailer, has announced that Trey Rouss has been named general manager for retail stores. The announcement was made by Steve Kopitz, company “Ski-E-O” and president…
Category: Outdoor
Primaloft Operating Income Grew Twice as Fast as Sales in 2011
Primaloft’s net sales reached $27.4 million in 2011, up 17.8 percent from 2010, Albany International reported in its 2011 annual report. The increase came on top of 22 percent growth in 2010…
Converse to Sponsor The Fader Fort
Converse Inc. has signed on as presenting sponsor for the Fader Fort, the 4-day, live-music showcase that's part of the 2012 SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, TX…
River Sports Outfitters to Help Power Knoxville Adventure Center
The City of Knoxville, TN launched Outdoor Knoxville, a three-pronged initiative to capitalize on the exceptional outdoor recreational assets found in and around Knoxville. The initiative includes a new Adventure Center that will be run in part by outdoor
New Balance Launches First U.K TV Campaign
New Balance plans to launch its first ever U.K. television campaign this April, according to MarketingWeek. The campaign will mark the brand's 30th year of manufacturing at its factory in Flimby, Cumbria, and will feature 100 athletes from the county
GoalRilla Introduces Training Equipment
GoalRilla, best known for its basketball equipment and part of Escalade Inc., has come out with a line of training equipment…
Cybex Complies With All Nasdaq Listing Standards
Cybex International Inc., the manufacturer of exercise equipment, announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market has confirmed that Cybex is now in compliance with all required standards for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market…
Warnaco Swimwear Shows Modest Q4 Revenue Gain
Warnaco Group reported sales in its Swimwear segment, which includes Speedo as well as Calvin Klein swimwear, slid 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter, to $55.8 million from $59.8 million and was down 1.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Operating incom
BSN Sports Becomes National Health Through Fitness Day Sponsor
BSN Sports/US Games is the latest company in the sporting goods industry to support of SGMA's 13th National Health Through Fitness Day (March 6-7; Washington, D.C.) BSN Sports/US Games will be the Transportation Sponsor of this year’s event wh
Sof Sole Renews Sponsorship with Competitor Group
Sof Sole, a division of Implus, and The Competitor Group (CGI) announced that Sof Sole has renewed its partnership as the Official Insole of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. Sof Sole has been a part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Seri
EyeBlack Partners with NFL’s Brian Urlacher
EyeBlack announced Feb. 23 that Chicago Bears All-Pro Linebacker, Brian Urlacher, has joined their team as a professional athlete ambassador. Urlacher will represent EyeBlack's solid black Original product line, which will be sold in special edition
Avalanche Fatalities at 20 as Spring Ski Season Gets Underway
As backcountry skiers head into the spring ski season, conditions look as hazardous as they have in years in the western United States, where avalanche fatalities have reached nearly twice their level of a year ago…
Ultimate Direction Fills Newly Created Brand Manager Position
Ultimate Direction, which caters to the hydration needs of walkers, runners, and adventurers, hired Buzz Burrell to the newly created brand manager position…
Columbia Sportswear Names New GM in South Korea
Columbia Sportswear Company appointed Hyung-Rae (HR) Cho to serve as general manager of the company’s wholly owned Korea subsidiary, based in Seoul. South Korea has emerged as on of the largest and fastest growing markets for U.S. outdoor brands…
Costa Names Manager for Rocky Mountain Territory
Costa sunglasses has named Jeff Thibeault as Rocky Mountain territory manager as the Florida water sports brands continues its push inland…