Vista Outdoor Inc., the parent of Bushnell, Federal Premium, Savage Arms, Primos, Blackhawk! and Bollé, hired Brett Merrell to serve as its vice president of marketing…
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Vasque Sponsors Jeff Lowe’s Award Winning Film Metanoia
Red Wing Shoes and Vasque footwear will be the presenting sponsor of the award winning film, Metanoia, a film about Jeff Lowe and his life as a climber and ability to defy odds after his health took a turn for the worse…
Polar Partners with MyFitnessPal
Polar, the maker of heart rate sensors, training apps, wearable sports devices and activity trackers, has partnered with MyFitnessPal…
Boot Barn Prices Secondary Offering
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. priced its secondary offering of 5.42 million shares of the company's common stock at a price of $23.50 per share…
CamelBak Grows Sales 6.2 percent in 2014
CamelBak had net sales of $148.7 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, up 6.2 percent compared to the same period in 2013, Compass Diversified Holdings reported Monday…
Ramp Awarded Patent for Manufacturing Technology
Ski and snowboard manufacturer Ramp Sports has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on its ski and snowboard molding process. Ramp’s newly patented technology bypasses the mold development process traditionally required for
Jawbone Seeking Investors
Jawbone, the fitness wearable, is close to receiving a major investment from BlackRock, according to a report from Fortune…
Big 5 Expects Positive Comps in Q1
Big 5 Sporting Goods expects same-store sales to grow in the low-to-mid-digit range in the current quarter thanks to robust sales of winter products in January, strong sales of some non-winter categories and a slowing decline in firearms related sales…
West Marine Reports 4Q Loss
West Marine grew its gross margin 330 basis points and narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as sales increased 8.9 percent to $129.4 million…
Iconix’s Q4 Revenues Increase 7 Percent
Iconix Brand Group reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 6.8 percent to $112.4 million…
Timbuk2 Opens First Retail Store in Japan
Timbuk2 opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Kyoto City, Japan. It also expanded its Custom Bag Builder for the first time into a language other than English…
Icebug to Sponsor Obstacle Course Racing World Championships
Icebug USA, Inc. signed on as the exclusive shoe partner for the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC), which take place in October…
Crocs Posts Bigger Q4 Loss But Says Rebound Near
Crocs Inc. reported its non-GAAP adjusted loss increased 70 percent in the fourth quarter on a nearly 10 percent decline in revenues, but said it expects growth to resume in the second half of 2015 as initiatives taken last year kick in…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Rise 4.4 Percent in Q4
J. C. Penney Company Inc. reported comparable store sales growth of 4.4 percent, stronger gross margins and decreasing SG&A expense boosted EBITDA by $1.1 billion in the year ended Jan. 31…
Fleet Feet Sports Acquires GoRun Wichita
Fleet Feet Sports acquired GoRun Wichita, a running specialty store with two locations in Wichita, KS. The purchase marks Fleet Feet Sports’ entry into Kansas…
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