This week, Backcountry.com donated $12,000 of high-quality outdoor gear in continued support of the start-up phase of Pacific Mountain Institute’s new Gear to Grow project. This is the second sizable gear donation to the project in as many months an
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Arc’teryx Appoints Director of International Sales
Arc'teryx Equipment Inc. promoted John Irvine to director of international sales. Irvine has been behind the company's sports marketing efforts since 2003 and leaves his post as global sports marketing manager…
Point6 Adds Reps in West
Point6, designer and manufacturer of wool socks, takes on two new sales representatives, Smoky Anderson and Owen Dennehy to cover areas in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico…
Hi-Tec Entering U.S. Outerwear Market
Hi-Tec, which has become a well established value brand in outdoor footwear, said it will launch its first outerwear line in the United States at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market next month…
SGMA Supports Basketball and Volleyball Tariff Relief
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) said it is aggressively supporting the extension of duty suspension bills on basketballs and volleyballs. If the U.S. Congress approves tariff relief legislation by year's end that includes the SGMA
Gander Mountain Gets Boost from Direct Sales in Fiscal Third Quarter
Gander Mountain Company reported consolidated sales were up 2.5% to $276.6 million for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 compared to revenues of $269.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Comparable store sales during the third quarter of fiscal
G-III Q3 Sales Up 3.4%, Ups FY Guidance
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. said net sales for the three months ended Oct. 31 increased by 3.4% to $363.5 million from $351.6 million in the same quarter of last year. Net income for the quarter increased by 12.2% to $32.3 million, or $1.87 per diluted shar
Golf Rounds Played Fall Sharply in October
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played were down 15.9% for the month of October 2009 compared to October 2008, as cold, rainy weather hit many parts of the country. Rounds are also down 1.0% on a YTD basis. The findings represent 3,785 reporting c
November Sales Disappoint Outdoor Market
Thanksgiving week and Black Friday weekend were not as strong as many retailers had hoped this year, especially when looking at outdoor equipment, apparel and footwear. Outdoor and snow sports specialty retailers that spoke with The B.O.S.S. Report said t
The Walking Co. Files for Chapter 11
The Walking Company Holdings, Inc. filed for voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, citing uncooperative landlords. The 210-store comfort shoe chain said it is seeking to renegotiate rents, shed its unprofitable stores and emerge from Chapter 11 in e
PUMA Forms PUMA Golf North America
PUMA announced a new partnership to grow the North American golf business with the formation of PUMA Golf North America, as the official distributor and licensee of PUMA Golf in the United States and Canada…
OIA: Tariff Relief on Waterproof Footwear at Risk
The Senate will not pass a miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) before adjourning for the holiday recess, leaving open the possibility that duties could more than triple on some waterproof footwear Jan. 1…
NSGA: Females Account for Half of Footwear Sales in Favorite Activities
Females accounted for half the athletic and sport footwear purchases in their most popular sports and activities in 2008, according to data contained in NSGA’s two primary research reports. That totaled $5.6 billion of the $10.1 billion in sales of
Smith and Wesson Posts Record Fiscal Q2 Sales After USR Acquisition
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation said net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended Oct. 31 were up 48.6% to $108.8 million from $73.2 million in the year ago period. Management for the company said strong demand for firearms and perimeter security prod
Fenix Outdoor to Acquire Brunton
Fiskars announced plans to sell its Brunton business to Fenix Outdoor AB of Sweden. Terms were not disclosed. In a statement, Fiskars, which is based in Finland, said it plans to focus on its Gerber brand in its US-based Outdoor operations…
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