In an open letter, Alex Boian, VP of government affairs & OIAPAC treasurer, Outdoor Industry Association, issued a call to action in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13792 that calls for a review of 27 national monuments designated since January 1996.
Category: Outdoor
Vista Outdoor Appoints Corporate Controller And Chief Accounting Officer
Kenny Bement most recently served as controller of reporting and governance for Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
VF Corp. Appoints Arne Arens As The North Face Global Brand President
Said Scott Baxter, vice president, VF and group president, Outdoor & Action Sports Americas, “I am confident that Arne’s passion for and deep understanding of the outdoor marketplace, coupled with his management expertise and operational agility, make him ideally suited to unlock new opportunities and accelerate growth for The North Face around the world.”
L.L.Bean Opening Store In Boston Seaport
The 8,600-square-foot location will mark its fifth location in Massachusetts and the 37th store outside of Maine.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Fixes $23 Million Accounting Error
Dick’s said it should have recorded non-cash impairment and store closing charges of $32.8 million in the fourth quarter. Instead, charges of only $9.4 million were recorded on the line item in its initial report.
Vista Outdoor Sees Firearms Sales Normalizing Mid-Year
Said CEO Mark DeYoung on a conference call, “We anticipate channel inventories will stabilize by mid FY’18 and we are determined to improve the performance in the second half of this fiscal year.”
Deuter USA Names Scott Park As National Sales Manager
Park, a 20-year industry veteran, has been promoted from east coast sales manager to national sales manager for all territories.
Mizuno’s FY17 Results Pulled Down By Americas Weakness
The Americas region showed a loss of ¥2.54 billion ($22.4 million) as sales on a currency-neutral basis dropped 16 percent.
Aisle Talk, Week Of May 8
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Sport Chek Stung By Weather Woes In Q1
Winter jackets and winter boots categories declined due to the arrival of warm weather in January but athletic, hockey, accessories, licensing and ski/snowboard all showed gains.
Hayter Comm Acquired By Seattle’s Williams-Helde
Hayter Communications, an active lifestyle public relations agency, was acquired by Williams-Helde, a Seattle-based marketing communications firm.
Sport Chek’s Q1 Comps Slide 4.3 Percent
Canadian Tire Corp. reported FGL Sports’ retail sales were down 1.4 percent and same-store sales were down 2.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017. Same-store sales at Sport Chek were down 4.3 percent.
Cherokee Global Brands Posts Q4 Loss On Hi-Tec Charges
Hi-Tec revenues totaled $7.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 and included $6.6 million in indirect product sales related to distribution and government contracts, as well as $1.2 million in licensing revenues stemming from new and existing licensing deals for the Hi-Tec portfolio of brands.
Paddlesports Retailer Partners With Darby Communications
Effective immediately, Darby Communications will implement a media campaign to elevate awareness of the trade show – tailored for paddlers, by paddlers – in its inaugural year.
Titans Of Mavericks Auction Scheduled For June 1
Lifestyle brand Titans of Mavericks will proceed with an auction of its business-related assets, which will be held on June 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA.
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