ORWM 2012 Sets Attendance Record

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..

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

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

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

Franklin Retail Solutions Expands Team

Franklin Retail Solutions, a provider of in-store marketing and merchandising solutions exclusively in the sporting goods, outdoor and active lifestyle industries, has hired Tracey Janey as chief of field operations and Kristen Bailey as chief marketing o