Viridian Green Laser Sights Hires New Marketing Firms

Viridian Green Laser Sights, a subsidiary of Laser Aiming Systems Corporation, has the hired two new sales and marketing groups-H&G Marketing and ProActive Sales and Marketing. ProActive will have account responsibilities in the southeast while H&G will p

March Outdoor Sales Showing Positive Signs

While the specialty outdoor industry started the fiscal year slowly in February, sales seem to be picking up in March. Many retailers who spoke with The B.O.S.S. Report are seeing the retail environment slowly regain some health after one of the most diff

Michigan’s Frey Foundation Gives $160,000 Grant to DU

A major environmental effort in southwestern Michigan recently got a boost. The conservation organization Ducks Unlimited (DU) received a grant of $160,000 from the Frey Foundation. The grant will be used to protect and restore valuable habitat through DU

CCF: PETA Kills Adoptable Pets

According to the Center for Consumer Freedom new information has arisen suggesting that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals kills thousands of adoptable pets…

Counterfeit Golf Goods Seized in Beijing

The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group announced that raids on a factory in Beijing resulted in the seizure of nearly 10,000 pieces of counterfeit golf equipment, including more than 740 assembled golf clubs, 1,500 club heads, 4,70

Crocs Gets New Life with Credit Line Extension

Crocs, Inc. has been thrown a lifeline as it works to turn around a sliding revenue base. The company reported last week that it had obtained an extension for its existing credit facility with Union Bank of California N.A. from a maturity date of April 2

Report: Global Organic Cotton Jumps in 2008…

Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products reached an estimated $3.2 billion in 2008, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report 2007-2008 released by the Organic Exchange. This represents a 63% increase from the $1.9 billi

G-III Fourth Quarter Earnings Plummet on Charge

G-III Apparel reported net sales spiked 32.6% to $170.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 from $128.7 million in the year-ago period. In a conference call with analysts, management credited the company’s new retail segment along with significa

Gottschalks Inc. to Liquidate

Gottschalks, the department store chain based in Fresno, CA, will be liquidated after it failed to attract a buyer willing to operate the company going forward. A joint venture of liquidators including SB Capital Group LLC, Tiger Capital Group LLC, Great