Representatives from The North Face, Osprey, The Forest Group, and The Conservation Alliance spent two days lobbying Congress last week to support a bill that includes more than 150 public lands bills. The proposal could go to the Senate floor for a vote
Category: Outdoor
Skram Media to Acquire Mountain Gazette Properties
Skram Media has reached an agreement to purchase the Mountain Gazette from GSM Media, LLC, of Paonia, CO, a deal that will expand its reach to 350,000 mountain sports enthusiasts. Skram Media will also own the magazine’s website, mountaingazette.com. Skra
Back-to-School Footwear Sales See Return to Value Categories and Channels
The 2008 back-to-school shopping season revealed some interesting new trends in the sport footwear market as many of the trends seen last year reversed themselves for the eight-week period from mid-July through mid-September…
Industry Members Seem Unfazed by Wall St. Turbulence During Investor Presentations
As the sky was falling on Wall Street, several industry companies remained cool, calm and collected as they spoke about their own businesses at investor conferences last week. Notably, the Bank of America Securities annual investment conference drew mana
Steve and Barry’s to Close 103 Doors
Steve & Barry's, which is currently in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings, plans to close 103 stores. The Port Washington, N.Y. based retailer will operate with a smaller base of 173 stores, which the company said would better position it to reach p
Boscov’s Gets Bid
Versa Capital Management, Inc., a Philadelphia-based private equity investment firm that recently acquired Bob's Stores, has reached an agreement to acquire bankrupt Boscov's Department Store. Under bankruptcy procedures, Versa will serve as the
Dreams, Inc. Acquires StarStruck
Dreams, Inc., which owns the FansEdge website and chain, has acquired the assets of StarStruck/ProTeam, a catalog-focused retailer in the sports licensed products industry. Star Struck/ProTeam is one of the largest catalog and Internet retailers of licens
Gap Inc. Acquires Athleta for $150M
Gap Inc. has agreed to acquire Athleta Inc., the women’s sports and active apparel catalog company based in Petaluma, CA, for about $150 million in cash. The Gap said the acquisition will allow it to enhance its presence in the growing $31 billion women’s
Retailers and Manufacturers Urged to Study Phthalate Legislation Before Tossing Inventory
The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040) was signed into law recently, leaving SGMA president Tom Cove worried that businesses will follow Wal-Mart’s lead and immediately trash all of their inventory containing phthalates. Cove urg
SOLE Lands First OEM Deal for Moldable Footbeds
Swedish footwear maker Haglöfs will use moldable footbeds made by Sole in its entire spring 2009 line, marking the first such deal for SOLE, which has grown primarily in the aftermarket. Haglöfs – Scandinavia’s largest outdoor manufacturer – will include
Neville to Become CEO of Boathouse Sports
Shawn Neville, former president of Keds, has agreed to join Boathouse Sports, the performance-fabric team uniforms manufacturer, as its CEO, SportsOneSource has learned. The company, based in Philadelphia, currently produces team uniforms for eight sport
DC Opens Fourth Flagship in Orange County
DC, a subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc., opened its fourth flagship store in the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, CA. DC hosted a grand opening event on Saturday, September 20th. Located in the heart of Orange County, this is the closest flagship store to
Electra Taps Pacific Vet for Product Development Post
Chris Holmes has joined Electra Bicycle Company’s product development team. Holmes, who spent nearly seven years at Pacific Cycle in Madison, WI and five at Schwinn/GT in Boulder, CO, will utilize his background in sales and marketing as Electra’s Produc
Canadian IBD Distributor Expands W.L. Gore Line
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. selected Cycles Lambert to distribute its new low friction shifting and braking cable systems in Canada. Lambert, which earlier agreed to distribute Gore Bike Wear to Canada's IBDs, will begin carrying the cable systems
SCARPA N.A. Names New Dept. Head, Sales Rep
SCARPA North America added two new team members and promoted from within by announcing a new Sales Service Department Coordinator, Risa Drew…
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