Nielsen Expositions confirmed that it set records for buyer, store and overall attendance at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City Jan. 19-22. The show also drew a record number of exhibitors, easily making it the largest ever winter show..
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Despite Declines in France, Lafuma’s Q1 Sales Up 4.4 Percent
Lafuma Group reported international sales enabled it to grow revenues 4.4 percent in the first quarter ended Dec. 31 even as sales declined 2.2 percent in its native France…
Golf Manufacturers Triple Counterfeit Seizures
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group seized more than 95,000 counterfeit golf products in 2011, nearly four times the amount seized in the previous year. The group also secured a court order to shut down a number of websites alleg
Under Armour’s Q4 Revenues Jump 34 Percent
Under Armour, Inc. revenues in the fourth quarter increased 34 percent to $403 million from $301 million in the prior year’s period. Revenues rose 27 percent in apparel, 43 percent in footwear, and 149 percent in accessories. Net income increased 42
Pro Shop at Phoenix Airport Offers Golfers Rental Gear
A Phoenix company, Travel Golf Center, has launched a service that allows gofers to rent high-end golf clubs and accessories online and pick them up near the Phoenix airport. Ski resorts have used similar models to boost sales by their rental shops, but
Deadline Approaches for Mountaineering Grants
The Copp-Dash Inspire Award is currently accepting applications from Jan. 1, 2012 through Feb. 29, 2012 for small climbing teams attempting fast and light alpine climbing objectives with a desire to creatively document and share their experience…
New Era Rolls Out New NFL-Licensed Products
New Era Cap Co. Inc. introduced its first NFL-licensed products in more than a decade at U.S. retail this week, according to Buffalo SportsBusiness Journal. The Buffalo-based cap maker has five-year National Football League rights deal in place that offic
Sport Chalet CEO Elected to NRF Board of Directors
Craig Levra, president and CEO of Sport Chalet Inc. has been elected to serve on the National Retail Federation’s board of directors…
SIA: December Drought Pushed Up Retail Inventory at Snow Sports Specialty Shops 16 Percent
A 50 percent decline in the snow cover in December caused inventory at specialty snow sports shops to swell by 16 percent compared to their level at the end of last year, according to the latest RetailTRAK report released by SnowSports Industries America.
High Sierra Honored for Marketing US Ski and Snowboard Team
High Sierra Sport Company, a manufacturer of innovative bags and adventure travel luggage, was honored by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and SnowSports Industries America with the Doc DesRoches Award. The award recognizes a national team supplier
Nike Announces New Head for Western Europe
Nike Inc. announced that Bert Hoyt will become the vice president and GM of Western Europe, one of Nike's six divisional geographies. Hoyt will replace Brent Scrimshaw, 44, who after 18 years at Nike has decided to retire and return to his native Aus
Reef Inks Head-To-Toe deal with Luke Davis and Kai Otton
Reef is extending the depth and strength of its surf team with the 100 percent sponsorship of up-and-comer Luke Davis and ASP World Tour competitor Kai Otton. Luke and Kai will join the likes of Cyrus Sutton, Nick Rozsa and Mikala Jones…
POW Named Company of the Year by Avalaunch
Protect Our Winters (POW) was named “Company of the Year” at the inaugural Avalaunch Winter Market Awards presented by Outdoor Retailer. The awards took place during ORWM12 in Salt Lake City last week…
Callaway Golf’s Sales Off 17.2 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Callaway Golf Company’s net sales declined 17.2 percent to $154 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $186 million a year earlier, ending a tough year for the golf company and industry. But the Carlsbad, CA company said it expected its top and
New Report Highlights Inequity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Funding
While 12 percent of trips in the U.S. are by bike or foot, 14 percent of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians, according to Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report. Yet pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less
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