Russ Hopcus is leaving his post as SVP of sales for adidas USA to become president of Icebreaker's fast-growing U.S. operation starting May 15, 2008. Hopcus takes the helm as the rapidly company builds its U.S. staff at a new headquarters in Portlan
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High Sierra Adds Sourcing and PR Execs
High Sierra Sport Company named Jack Rohrbach, as Senior Director of Product Sourcing and Merchandising, and Stella Peterson, as Director of Public Relations…
Play it Again Sports Parent Sees 17% Sales Growth…
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play it Again Sports, reported sales rose 17% to $8.9 million from $7.6 million a year ago. The Minneapolis-based franchis..or earned $937,300, or 17 cents a share, in the period against earnings of $629,800, or 11 cents per s
SteriPEN Taps Exec to Take it Global
SteriPEN named Douglas Gourley as SVP of International for Hydro-Photon, Inc., where he will take on responsibility for the roll out of the SteriPEN handheld water purification line of products beyond the United States…
SIA: Specialty Sales up 6% to 7% through Feb…
SIA research estimates that consumers spent $1.7 billion in total at specialty shops during the August through February period, compared to $574 million at chain stores and $453 million on-line. The figures released last week showed apparel sales by speci
OIA Announces Outdoor University Dates
The Outdoor Industry Association said its 2008 Outdoor University national tour will feature four, one-hour seminars covering the topics of sales analysis, leadership trianing, employee recruitment and retention and communication tips.
Nautilus Closes Sale of Pearl Izumi to Shimano
Nautilus, Inc. said it had closed the sale of its subsidiary DashAmerica, Inc., d/b/a/ Pearl iZumi, to Shimano American Corporation, a division of cycling and fishing equipment provider Shimano, Inc….
Shimano Completes Pearl iZumi Purchase
Shimano American Corp. on Monday completed its acquisition of Pearl iZumi from Nautilus for $69.4 million in cash and debt. As a result of the deal, Pearl Izumi will relocate its headquaters to Louisville from Broomfield…
Meade Instruments Divests Sport Optics Brands
Meade Instruments Corp. announced that it has signed and closed separate agreements to divest its Weaver and Redfield sports optics brands to two buyers for cash proceeds of approximately $8 million. The company plans to continue in the sports optics busi
Columbia Signs New Advertising Agency
Columbia Sportswear Company announced it has selected San Francisco-based Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) as its marketing communications strategy agency of record. Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners succeeds Portland-based Borders, Perrin & Norrande
Industry Q4 Retail Hurt by Lack of ‘Must Haves’…
Retailers tracked by Sports Executive Weekly saw a reversal of fortunes in the fiscal 2007 fourth quarter as the ‘must haves’ that drove gains in the prior year period failed to materialize this past Holiday season. While vendors were still capitalizing
Wolverine World Wide Ups Earnings Guidance on Merrell’s Strong Performance…
Continued strong performance by Merrell and – to a lesser extent Patagonia – prompted Wolverine World Wide, Inc. to raise its earnings guidance for 2008. The company now expects 2008 earnings per share in the $1.83 to $1.90 range from the company’s previ
Gander Looks to Direct Sales, Footwear for 2008…
Gander Mountain is shifting its investment from brick and mortar expansion and advertising to direct sales, shrinking its recently launched power sports business and dedicating more space to branded outdoor footwear in the wake of plummeting fourth-quarte
REI and Nalgene to Phase out BPA Bottles
REI has begun pulling polycarbonate bottles containing the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, from its shelves and Nalgene said it will phase out production of its Outdoor line in coming months. The annoucement follows Canada's announcement Friday that it
BPA Bottles On The Way Out at REI, Nalgene and in Canada…
As Canadian retailers like Forzani and Canadian Tire moved to yank BPA bottles from their shelves, Nalgene said it will phase out production of such products over the next few months Friday. Nalgene said it will wind down production of its Outdoor line of
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