Insight Tech-Gear, a developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the federal, law enforcement and commercial markets, has named Brian Felter its manager of federal law enforcement sales…
Category: Outdoor
BOSG Hires East Coast Sales Director
The Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group (BOSG) hired Chris Miller as their East Coast Sales Director. Miller was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Summit Resource Group in Bozeman, MT.
Benchmade Knife Company Hires New Employees
Benchmade Knife Company has hired four new employees within the customer service, finance, and sales departments…
Uncle Dan’s Named llinois Retail Merchant of the Year
Chicagoland outdoor retailer Uncle Dan's Great Outdoor Store has been named retailer of the year by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association…
Nike Protests Chamber’s Climate Change Stance
Nike has circulated a statement regarding their serious disagreement with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for its recalcitrant position on climate policy that doubts trends toward global warming…
Sport Footwear Comes in Flat for Back-to-School
Even as back-to-school becomes less important to a retailer’s success for the total year, the season is still a bellwether for how the market views retail health in the back half of the year and the prospects for Holiday season sales growth. The BT
TaylorMade Performance Labs now on Facebook and Twitter
TaylorMade Performance Labs, the custom golf club fitting company, has joined popular social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in an effort to keep golfers abreast of company news, updates and provide fitting tips from their certified PGA professional
Diadora Sale Deal Postponed
The sale of Diadora to the founder of footwear firm Geox SpA has been put on hold until next month by an Italian bankruptcy court. The Italian-based Diadora SpA in June agreed to sell its business to Geox SpA's founder and chairman, Mario Moretti Pol
Puma, Adidas Make PEACE
Employees from long-time industry rivals Adidas and Puma will shake hands for the first time in six decades in support of the peace initiative “PEACE ONE DAY.” As a sign of amicable cooperation, employees of both companies will play football together on
Skate Footwear Shoes Hit a Bump – Not the Wall!
Although skate shoes are showing some signs of softening, the category certainly is not in crash mode. Conversations within the industry as well as data from SportScanINFO indicates that what's occurring is a slowing in sales gains in the recessionar
Merrell President Retires from Wolverine
Scott Sible, the president of the Merrell and Chaco brands at Wolverine World Wide, has decided to retire at the end of the year…
FINA: Body Suit Ban Won’t Apply to Open Water
FINA, swimming’s international governing body, rules recently that body suits will be allowed in open water events next year. Body suits have been outlawed for pool swimming, but FINA has confirmed that the same rules will not apply to open water sw
Hanesbrands Exiting Much of Its Yarn Operations
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion, has entered into an agreement to sell most of its yarn manufacturing operations to Parkdale, a yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, NC. The company said self-production doesn’t provide a strategic advantage
Fortune Brands Sees Some Stability in Golf Market
Fortune Brands, which owns the Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy golf brands, said its golf business outside the U.S. has grown 54% over the last five years as the sport has taken off globally with particular strength in Asia. Bruce Carbonari, Fortune Brands&#
NOAA Says 2009 Could be an El Niño Year
According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the climate is in an “El Niño” condition now and that condition is expected to last through Winter 2009/10. Both 1995/96 and 2005/06 were El Niño winters and winter sports par
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