Currie Technologies, a leading US maker of electric bicycles, has hired bicycle industry veteran, Russell Bockin as national sales manager, IBD sales.
Category: Outdoor
Outdoor Industry Reprimands Utah Congressional Delegation
In an open letter, Petzl, Black Diamond Inc. and more than two dozen other outdoor companies and organizations asked Utah's Congressional delegation to stop supporting proposals that cut funding for key conservation and recreation programs and end pr
Moving Comfort Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Moving Comfort announced their 2011 Support Your Girls Campaign in honor of October National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month of October, Moving Comfort will donate one dollar for every sports bra sold online at www.movingcomfort.com, as we
Jack Wolfskin Expects 2011 Sales to Surpass Euro 350 Million
Jack Wolfskin projected growth of more than 20 percent for the fiscal year 2011, ending Sept. 30, with sales of more than €350 million. Contributing to the growth are significant increases in the apparel, footwear and equipment categories as well as
Famous Footwear to Host Fashion’s Night Out
Famous Footwear, a brand of Brown Shoe Company, Inc., on Sept. 8 will host a model casting call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at its midtown Manhattan store, located at 250 W. 34th St. near Seventh Avenue, as part of the third annual Fashion's Night Out…
Bauer’s Sales Grow 13 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. reported revenues grew 13 percent in the fourth quarter and 19 percent in its fiscal year ended May 31. Earnings also grew solidly in both periods excluding costs related to its initial public offering…
Brown Shoe to Sell And 1
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. entered into an agreement to sell And 1, the basketball footwear brand acquired through its purchase of American Sporting Goods, to Galaxy International, a newly-formed brand management company, for $55 million in cash…
Brown Shoe Slashes FY Guidance After Weak Q2
Brown Shoe Company, Inc., the parent of Famous Footwear, reported a loss of $4.6 million, or 11 cents a share, in the second quarter, against earnings of $5.3 million, or 12 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2010. Weakness in the toning category
YourOutdoorSupply.com Goes Live
WMN Enterprises LLC of Washington launched of new e-commerce Web site YourOutdoorSupply.com. The site offers camping and hiking accessories as well as safety accessories such as rescue sticks, food kits, trauma kits, knives, medical marine kits, and refe
Old Navy Recalls Misspelled College T-Shirts
Old Navy is reprinting thousands of college T-shirts to correct an embarrassing error. The shirts debuted this month, featuring the names and mascots of dozens of schools. Printed at the top of each shirt are the words “Lets Go!!”…
Finish Line Board Elects Director Torrence Boone
The Finish Line, Inc., announced that Torrence Boone has been elected as a new director. Boone is managing director of agency business development for Google, where he is responsible for driving Google's strategy and relationships with marketing…
McDonald’s Rolls Out Skechers’ Twinkle Toes Happy Meals
McDonald's U.S. and Canada restaurants will roll out a three-week Happy Meal promotion Aug. 26 featuring Twinkle Toes by Skechers. During the promotion, Happy Meal customers can receive one of six clip-on miniature Twinkle Toes by Skechers toy shoes
USANA Named Official Ski, Snowboarding Partner
USANA Health Sciences, Inc., the nutritional supplement company, was named an official partner of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing…
Flip Flop Shops Ranks Among Fastest Growing Companies
Flip Flop Shops, the franchise of flip flops and sandals retail stores, announced that Inc. magazine ranked the growing retail franchise in the top 10 percent of the publication’s 500 | 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Unit
Mossy Oak Signs Licensing Agreement with Hunter’s Specialties
Mossy Oak announced that a license agreement has been signed between Mossy Oak and Hunter's Specialties Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa…
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