Wolverine World Wide, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael D. Stornant to the position of corporate controller. In his new role, Stornant will be directly responsible for the oversight of the company's European and Canadian financial operations,
Category: Outdoor
Honeywell Acquires Norcross Safety Products
Honeywell completed its acquisition of Norcross Safety Products L.L.C., a manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), for approximately $1.2 billion. Norcross owns several shoe brands in the work, hunting and outdoor space. These include Ranger,
Head Q1 Revenues Grow 7.5% on Easy Winter Sports Comp
Head N.V. reported that net revenues for the first quarter increased 7.5% to €61.6 million ($92.3 mm) from €57.3 million ($75.1 mm) last year. Winter Sports revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased 43.2%, to €15.4 million ($23.1 mm) fr
Sport Chek Launches
Sport Chek, a corporate banner of The Forzani Group Ltd, launched their biggest experiential contest to date, the “Live the Power of Sport Contest” at LivethePowerofSport.ca. This online contest offers chances for customers to win the grand prize of one o
Hess Joins Electra Board
Electra Bicycle Company named industry veteran Skip Hess to its Board of Directors. Hess' family launched the Mongoose brand and he helped start-up Giant in the late 80s and turn around Schwinn in the early 90s. He spent the last ten years back at Gi
Unifi’s Repreve Featured on TV Program
Unifi, Inc. said its Repreve brand of 100% recycled yarn will be the focus of the Discovery Channel television program “How It’s Made.” The segment will highlight the unique production processes to manufacture Repreve, a first-quality 100% recycled yarn..
New Era Cap Signs Deal with Perfect Game USA
New Era Cap signed an agreement to have Perfect Game USA (PG), the world's largest baseball scouting report service, become a national dealer for the company. PG will concentrate its efforts on providing New Era caps to high level travel, tournament
Bikes Belong Names Grant Winners
Bikes Belong said it donated six grants worth $44,200 to grassroots groups across the country building a variety of cycling projects ranging from a riverfront path, a freeride trail, a BMX freestyle park to backcountry singletrack…
Steve and Barry Launches Surf and Skate Line
Legendary surfer Laird Hamilton teamed up with Steve & Barry's to launch the WONDERWALL collection, a surf and skate apparel line for men that debuts May 15. The 165-item WONDERWALL collection will be sold exclusively at all Steve & Barry's loca
REI to Retrofit 11 Stores for Solar
Recreational Equipment, Inc. plans to retrofit more than 10% of its stores with solar electric technology in 2008. The co-op will retrofit seven stores in California, three in Oregon and the co-op's prototype store in Round Rock, Texas. These locatio
Petzl Helps Present Case Study in Cause Marketing
John Evans of Petzl America and Wendy Fisher of Utah Open Lands will present a workshop entitled “Land Acquisition and Cause Related Marketing” at The Southwest Land Trust Conference in Park City, Utah this weekend. Fisher will discuss the role the outdoo
Under Armour Opens Second Store in Aurora, IL
Following the November 2007 debut of their first full-line retail store in Annapolis, Md., Under Armour will open its second in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Ill., on Thursday, May 15. Like the Annapolis store, the 6,000 square foot store is designed to
Rollerblade Consolidates US Operations
Rollerblade USA has consolidated its US offices in West Lebanon, NH. Rollerblade headquarters, previously in Hamilton, NJ have merged into one location with its back-office operations and distribution. Rollerblade will benefit from greater efficiencies, h
Forefront Holdings Sees Wider Loss
Forefront Holdings Inc., the golf accessories company, reported a loss of $ $3.3 million in the quarter ended March 26 versus a $2.9 million deficit a year ago. Sales of Datrek golf bags and travel covers decreased 33.8% to $1.76 million. The decline was
Gaiam Posts 11.5% Q1 Sales Gain
Gaiam, Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, increased 11.5% to $65.2 million from $58.5 million recorded in the same period last year. Revenue for Gaiam's direct to consumer segment increased 13.8% to $38.8 million. Revenue for
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