Collective Brands Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Matt Rubel resigned last week and a search for a permanent replacement was launched…
Category: Outdoor
New Balance Sees Strong Growth in Franchise Stores
New Balance announced that its U.S. licensed franchise stores have seen increased year-over-year sales for the past nine straight months, but comp store sales growth appears to be slipping since February…
Census Bureau: May Leisure Products Retail Sales Rose
Though retail sales rose for the 11th straight month in May, rising gas prices and a weak labor market took the steam out of consumer spending, with only a few retail sectors reporting growth over April…
SEW Goes One-on-One with VF Outdoor’s Steve Rendle
VF Corporation last week announced it would acquire The Timberland Company in a deal valued at approximately $2 billion (see BOSS_1124). VF will move Timberland into its VF Outdoor and Action Sports coalition, which already includes the Vans, The North F
Dick’s Sporting Goods Sees Academy Competition Less Formidable Outside Texas
Speaking at William Blair & Co.'s Growth Stock Conference last week, Dick's Sporting Goods Chairman and CEO Ed Stack said that Academy Sports may become a tougher competitor following its acquisition by KKR…
Jarden Sees Coleman Camping Gear Sales Very Strong at Mom and Pop Retailers
Jarden Corp. President and CEO Jim Lille reported that retail sales of its camping products have been strong since April and that it expects to make up fishing sales lost to Midwest flooding over the course of what forecast to be a long, hot summer…
Lafuma Group’s 1H Profits Surge on Flat Sales
Lafuma Group, which owns the Lafuma and Millet outdoor brands and the Oxbow board sports brand, made big gains in profitability in the six months ended May 30, despite flat sales. The French company said sales rose just 0.9 percent to €122.4 million
Proposed Legislation to Curb Funds for Predator Management Defeated in Congress
A proposal by Congressmen John Campbell (R-CA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) to prohibit certain practices used to manage wildlife and predator species was defeated Thursday in the House of Representatives…
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Sits Down with Senate Rep
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane and U.S. Senator John Thune, Chairman of the U.S Senate Republican Policy Committee and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair, conducted a roundtable meeting with sports
TandC Surf Raises $82K for Japan Relief Efforts
Through the sales of their “Malama Japan” T-shirts, T&C Surf Designs Hawaii raised $82,000 for the American Red Cross (ARC)– Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. That's a lot of T-shirts!…
Canadian Tire Extends Offer to Acquire Forzani
Canadian Tire has extended its offer period to acquire Forzani Group's outstanding shares while regulators take more time to study the deal…
Spanish Court Strikes Down EUR 98M Award to Puma Licensee
A district court in Madrid has overturned a Spanish arbitration panel's ruling that Puma Ag pay its Spanish licensee EUR 98 million Euros, Puma announced…
FIFA to Donate $6M in Aid to Japanese Soccer
Soccer's world governing body FIFA has decided to donate about $6 million in aid to clubs and areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami…
Newton Running Hires Marketing Agency
Newton Running, based in Boulder, CO, signed an agreement to retain Breakaway, a Boston-based marketing firm on June 15. Breakaway is charged with developing a new marketing strategy, conducting a rebranding process and redesigning Newton Running's p
FDA Offers Stricter Regulations for Sunscreen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that sunscreen products meeting modern standards for effectiveness may be labeled with new information to help consumers find products that, when used with other sun protection measures, reduce the risk of s
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