SnowSports Industries America (SIA) said 72 brands will show products made from recyclable or sustainable materials its inaugural ECOsource exhibit at SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show. That marks a record high participation rate for a first-time product show
Category: Outdoor
Johnson Outdoors Incurs Charge for Escape
After two years and millions of dollars of investment, Johnson Outdoors Inc. said it was “exploring strategic alternatives” for its money-losing Escape brand of electric-powered boats and shifting resources to its paddle sports brands…
Canada’s Golf Town Plots Expansion
Golf Town, based in Toronto, plans to open five new stores in key markets throughout the Quebec region over the next twelve months. Established in 2002, it and currently operates eight retail stores across Quebec. It has over forty across Canada…
Blacks Leisure Issues Warning
Blaming poor performances from its Freespirit and O'Neill surfwear chains, Blacks Leisure, the U.K. outdoor retailer, issued a post-Christmas profit warning and announce a major cost-cutting drive. Like-for-like sales at Freespirit and O'Neill t
Golf Report: PGA Merchandise Show Sees Crowded Halls and Excited Customers…
With one of the largest crowds in recent memory thronging the show floor last week, the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando demonstrated that the golf industry is alive and well despite all the economic and climatic turmoil affecting other sporting goods mark
Golf Report: Pure Footwear Sees Renewed Focus on Specialty Green Grass…
Ecco unveiled its C-Force collection, in which the company inserts a carbon force plate into its direct-injected polyurethane manufacturing process. Fiscal 2007 saw Ecco golf post its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth and will focus its 2008
Golf Report: Performance Continues to be the Story in Apparel…
Summit Golf Brands has quickly become a high-end golf apparel holding company with its stable of brands including Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction outerwear. The company acquired Fairway & Greene four years ago, when it was an 8-year-old cata
Golf Report: New Technologies Help Golf Away from the Course
With advances in technology constantly pushing performance on course, whether in apparel, footwear or hardgoods, a couple of new technologies drove the development of interesting products designed for use off the course…
Golf Report: Callaway to Beat Plan in Fourth Quarter; Raises 2007 Guidance
Callaway Golf Company bucked the general market trend of lowering expectations for the fourth quarter and full year as it announced that it expects fiscal 2007 net earnings will increase approximately 10%. However, though the company will beat the plan it
Rollerblade Taps Mathis-Bogue for Top Marketing Post
Rollerblade has hired Kalinda Mathis-Bogue, previously director of marketing at the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, to lead its marketing direction. In this newly created position, Bogue will lead the development of consumer and retail marketin
Cook to Lead Jordan Brand
Nike Inc. announced that Garry Cook has been promoted from International General Manager to president of the Jordan Brand. Cook essentially replaces Larry Miller, who last June was named team president of the Portland Trail Blazers…
Southern Waters Outfitters Plots Expansion
Alabama's Southern Waters Outfitters, a regional outdoor and lifestyle apparel retailer, said it has begun a planned expansion throughout the southeast. A store opened in December in Sandestin, FL, will be followed by one in Panama City Beach, FL, in
Bass Pro Founder Wins National Retail Award
Bass Pro Shops Founder John Morris was named the Retail Innovator of the Year by the National Retail Federation. After using his own bait and stocking it in his father’s liquor stores, John quickly began to recognize sports fishermen’s need for specialize
REI to Open Ann Arbor Store
Recreational Equipment, Inc. plans to open a store in Ann Arbor, Mich. at Cranbrook Village this spring. The 26,000-square-foot store will be located at Ann Arbor-Saline Road and I-94 and employ 50 people. A co-operative, REI has 48,000 members in Southea
Crocs Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Crocs, Inc. has announced that Peter Case has resigned as CFO and SVP, Finance and Treasurer of the company and was appointed to the newly created position of SVP, Retail Division. He will no longer serve as the company's principal financial officer
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