Cabela's Incorporated plans to extend its footprint in the Colorado market with the opening of two Denver-area locations – Thornton and Lone Tree…
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Unifi Inc. Credits Q3 Profit to Stronger Polyester Pricing
Unifi Inc. earned a profit in the third quarter ended March 25 as higher prices for its polyester fiber continued to offset slightly lower volumes. The company said inventory destocking by apparel retailers and brands has largely run its course, laying th
Callaway Golf Signs Kelly Kraft
Callaway Golf Company signed U.S. Amateur Champion Kelly Kraft to a multi-year contract to play and endorse Callaway Golf equipment…
Smith and Wesson Touts 300,000 Facebook Fans
Smith & Wesson Corp. announced that the company's Facebook page has reached a significant milestone with over 300,000 likes on the social networking site…
Reed Footwear Hires New Sales Teams
Reed Footwear, Seattle based footwear company specializing in neoprene boots and fishing waders, has filled multiple sales positions throughout the country…
Injinji Hires OutsidePR
Injinji, the Toesock manufacturer, has hired OutsidePR to conduct a broad-ranging branding and product publicity campaign…
Skechers Posts Loss in Q1 on Sales Decline
Skechers USA, Inc. reported first quarter sales were $351.3 million compared to $476.2 million in the first quarter of 2011. The loss from operations for the first quarter of 2012 was $4.4 million compared to earnings from operations of $15.3 million in t
EMS Announces Grand Opening Of Larger Manchester, CT Location
Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of a larger store in Manchester, CT on April 27-29. Located next to PetSmart in the Plaza at Buckland Hills, the 18,831 square foot space is nearly three times the size of the former location…
USSA Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Michael Jaquet, a senior executive with CBS Sports network and lifelong ski marketing visionary, has been named chief marketing officer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA)…
Escalade Reports 9 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenue
Escalade, Incorporated announced that net income for the first quarter of 2012 was $1.6 million, or 12 cents per share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or 9 cents, for the same quarter in 2011. Net revenues for the first quarter of 2012 were 9 per
Icebreaker Breaks Ground on Second Store in Northern California
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool company, will open a new TouchLab store in San Jose, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley…
Nielsen, OIA Seek Input on Best Location for Outdoor Retailer
Nielsen Expositions and the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) launched a website to solicit input into potential future host cities for the Outdoor Retailer trade shows, which now take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The new
Sperry Top-Sider named Title Sponsor of U.S. Sailing Team
Sperry Top-Sider announced its title sponsorship of the US Sailing Team, newly named US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider. The title sponsorship is the brand's highest profile sailing sponsorship to date…
Foot Locker’s Ken Hicks Goes One-on-One with Sports Executive Weekly
At its annual investors meeting in March, Foot Locker Inc. revealed several strategies to accelerate its growth as part of a five-year goal of reaching $7.5 billion in sales by 2016. In 2011, Foot Locker’s revenues reached $5.6 billion.
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Trek Recycles 70,000 Pounds of Carbon Fiber
One year after piloting the bike industry’s first carbon fiber recycling program, Trek Bicycle, in partnership with Materials Innovation Technologies, has recycled over 70,000 lbs. of carbon fiber from its domestic manufacturing facility in Waterlo