Half-Moon Outfitters presented a check in the amount of $8,000 to the SC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. It represents Half-Moon Outfitters’ largest annual donation yet to the Nature Conservancy. The donation comes from the proceeds from the Banf
Category: Outdoor
Liberty Bottleworks Hires Eastern Outdoor Sales
Liberty Bottleworks has hired Allyn Morton and the Eastern Outdoor Sales Team to represent its products in the Southeastern United States…
New Balance Reports Strong Growth in Licensed Stores
New Balance announced that its U.S. licensed stores have seen increased year over year sales for the past 9 straight months, with strong comparative sales growth in the past four months: Feb: 9.3 percent, March: 9.0 percent, April: 6 percent, May: 1 perce
Schutt Sports Acquires Adams USA’s Football Helmet/Faceguard Assets
Schutt Sports, which recently emerged from a brief Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has acquired certain football helmet and faceguard assets from Adams USA. The deal will give Schutt a much larger presence in the youth market, while freeing Adams to pursue its oth
Maverik Lacrosse Signs Billy Bitter
Maverik Lacrosse announced that former University of North Carolina standout Billy Bitter, a three-time All-American selection, and 2010 ACC Player of the Year is the newest addition to its roster of elite lacrosse athletes…
Easton Lacrosse Partners with 3d Lacrosse
3d Lacrosse, Inc, the creator of events, training, and spring break programming, announced the formation of a strategic marketing and sponsorship relationship with Easton Lacrosse…
Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation Forms
The Obama Administration has created a new federal interagency council to coordinate and promote outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands in partnership with federal, state, and tribal agencies. The Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreatio
Two Nike Directors to Retire from Board
Nike, Inc. announced that Jill K. Conway and Ralph D. DeNunzio have decided to retire from the Nike board of directors and not stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders in September 2011…
Henson Group Promotes Two Employees to New Management Positions
Jeff Bowyer has been promoted to the position of national wrestling sales manager for Brute Wrestling. Bowyer will be responsible for national wrestling sales and customer service including the development of sales strategies/ programs and team initiative
OBIT: Cameron Anderson
Cameron I. Anderson, who helped develop the Foot Locker chain while an executive with the Kinney Shoe Corp., died Saturday. He was 85…
Valley Sporting Goods Files for Bankruptcy
Valley Sporting Goods, a 65-year-old store based in Modesto, CA, has filed for bankruptcy protection so it can restructure its debts and downsize its business…
RECALL: Harbinger Fitness
About 4,169 Ab Straps exercise equipment from Harbinger Fitness, of Fairfield, CA are being recalled. The plastic buckle on the ab straps can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers…
Conservation Alliance Elects Two Directors
The Conservation Alliance membership elected Gareth Martins, director of marketing at Osprey Packs, and Kate Ketschek, director of marketing and public relations for NEMO Equipment to new three-year terms on the Alliance board of directors…
Leave No Trace Focuses on Over-loved Mt. Rainier
In June, the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is hosting two community events in Seattle, focusing on reversing the recreational impact at Mount Rainier National Park, one of the nation's most popular outdoor adventure destinations…
Rubin to Buy GSI Commerce’s Licensed Sports Business Back from eBay
As part of a settlement with GSI Commerce shareholders, EBay Inc is selling GSIC's licensed sports merchandise business back to GSIC Founder and CEO Michael Rubin, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal…