Benchmade Knife Co. reported that its founder and CEO, Les de Asis, will assume the duties of President, effective immediately…
Category: Outdoor
Under Armour Hunting Partners with Lee and Tiffany Lakosky
Under Armour has partnered with whitetail hunting authorities Lee and Tiffany Lakosky. Under Armour and the Lakoskys will combine forces to educate consumers about Under Armour's complete line of outdoor products…
Crosman Names Roy Stefanko VP of Marketing
Crosman Corporation has announced the appointment of Roy Stefanko, a Crosman veteran, as its new vice president of marketing…
Outdoor Retailer Erects New Exhibitor Pavilion
The New Exhibitor Pavilion will debut at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011 in Salt Lake City, providing a dedicated area for 150 new exhibitors directly across from the Salt Palace's north entrance. An additional 50 first-time exhibitors will have
C4 Waterman Appoints Global Sales Manager
C4 Waterman, Inc. hired Ty Zulim as its global sales manager. Zulim was formerly the national sales manager for SurfTech…
Camping Apparel and Gear Imports up 19 Percent Through May
Imports of camping apparel and gear for the first five months of the year rose 19 percent above their level for the same period last year. That was well ahead of imports of overall consumers goods or the larger toys, games and sporting goods category, whi
Wholesale Prices for Sporting and Athletics Goods Dip in June
Despite double-digit percentage increases in many intermediate goods and raw materials from a year ago, prices received by manufacturers of finished sporting and athletic goods declined in June from both May and June 2010, according to data released Thurs
High 5 Sportswear Partners with PacWest Sports
High 5 Sportswear, a manufacturer of stock athletic uniforms and team apparel, announced a partnership with PacWest Sports & Marketing as independent sales representation for the Pacific Northwest sales territory. Based in Eugene, OR, PacWest will represe
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints Board Member
Wolverine Worldwide appointed Nicholas T. Long to its board. Long, 52, is the chief executive officer of MillerCoors, a beverage company that is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors…
Commerce Dept: June Retail Sales Inch Up 0.1 Percent
The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales rose a modest 0.1 percent last month. That follows a 0.1 percent decrease in May, the first time in 11 months that sales fell.
Nike Signs Kyrie Irving
Nike signed Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 pick in June's NBA Draft, to an endorsement deal…
Nike Facing Worker Abuse Claims at Converse Plant
Nike Inc. is facing new claims of worker abuse in Indonesia. The report stemmed from interviews in March and April by the Associated Press of dozens of workers at Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi, about 60 miles from Jakarta that make Converse shoes…
KOA Reports Record Fourth of July Check-ins
Check-ins at KOA campgrounds on the Friday before the Fourth of July reached a record 21,092, up 3.4 percent from the previous single-day record set on comparable Friday a year ago the 475 KOA campgrounds in North America. The record check-ins indicate th
RECALL: DUI Weight and Trim Systems
Diving Unlimited International Inc. of San Diego has recalled about 1,454 units of its DUI Weight & Trim System Classic and DUI Weight & Trim System II due to a drowning hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada.
Swix Sport USA Relocates to Larger Facility
Swix Sport USA, the supplier of accessories for the winter sports industry, has moved its entire operations to Haverhill, MA. The 65-year-old brand has outgrown its current location in Wilmington, MA is moving into an updated warehouse facility in Haverh
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