Spyder Active Sports hired Thomas McGann as the company’s new chief executive officer. McGann comes to Spyder Active Sports, also the parent company for Cloudveil Mountain Works, with decades of executive experience, including serving as president of Burt
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AFMInc Appoints President
AFMInc, a major supplier of wilderness medical and survival products for the adventure-outdoor market, appointed Howard Flax as its new president. Flax has a background in multi-channel retail having most recently served as CEO of Flax art & design since
Dick’s SG Pays Fine for Allegedly Overcharging Customers
Dick's Sporting Goods has agreed to pay $23,665 in fines and fees for overcharging customers in Wisconsin, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette…
Insight Tech-Gear Adds Evernham, Anderson and Assoc. to Sales Rep Team
Insight Tech-Gear, a developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the federal, law enforcement and commercial markets, has added Evernham, Anderson & Associates as a factory sales rep group covering the upper
Performance Bicycle Launches Bike Tube Recycling Drive
Performance Bicycle, the specialty bike retailer, is hosting a recycling drive that will help keep bike inner tubes out of Bay Area landfills. Performance is partnering with Alchemy Goods of Seattle to host the Bike Tube Blowout from Friday, July 17th to
Outdoor Specialty Footwear Average Selling Prices Increase in June
Average selling prices for outdoor footwear inched up ever so slightly in the month of June, led by strong increases in the sport specialty retail channel, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanINFO…
Spyder Active Sports Names New CEO
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. named Thomas McGann as its new CEO. McGann was formerly president of Burton and CEO of Motorsport Aftermarket Group. He replaces Jake Jacobs…
Easton Hockey Names VP of Int’ll Sales
Easton Hockey appointed Craig Ryan as VP of international hockey Sales. Ryan spent the last three years working for Reebok/CCM as the VP of Sports Licensed Division…
Zumiez Settles Labor Lawsuit for $1.3mm
Zumiez reached a tentative agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit in California for about $1.3 million. A former employee accused Zumiez in the lawsuit of not paying all the overtime it owed him, not providing meal breaks as required by California law
Former Nautica Founder Partners with Jack Nicklaus
The Nicklaus Companies and David Chu Management Group (DCMG) have have established a strategic partnership to develop and evolve the Nicklaus Brands in the lifestyle category. Chu first rose to prominence in the eighties with the success of his lifestyle
Kellwood Looks to Restructure Debt
Over the past two months, Kellwood has been seeking to renegotiate a $140 million bond issue which matures this month. The company is looking to execute an exchange with a group of bondholders to create a better deal for them which matures in 2014. Unfor
InterMedia Outdoors and Trout Unlimited Partner Up
InterMedia Outdoors (IMO) and Trout Unlimited (TU) have signed a long-term cooperative agreement reaching across both organizations' media platforms. As part of the deal, IMO's Sportsman Channel will become the exclusive home to TU's On The
Wojcik Named RGS Regional Director
The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) has hired Bruce Wojcik, a Michigan native who holds a BS degree in Wildlife form the Univ. of WI-Madison. Bruce will be the RGS Regional Director for Michigan and Northern Indiana…
NRA: AZ Governor Signs 5 Key Pieces of Legislation for Gun Owners
This week Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law five key pieces of legislation that will protect and strengthen the rights of law-abiding gun owners in her state and educate children about gun safety, according to a release by the NRA…
Outdoor Research Names Director of Marketing
Outdoor Research has added Charles Lozner as director of marketing. Lozner will manage and support the efforts of the brand, marketing and PR divisions at Outdoor Research. As a recent Brand Director for K2 Sports…
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