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Amer Sports Sees 8 Percent Q4 Revenue Gain
Amer Sports Corp. reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 8 percent in local currencies with strong broad-based growth across the business areas. The gains in local currencies were led by its Fitness division, up 17 percent; followed by Ball Sports, 13 perc
Vans Welcomes Pat Moore To Global Snow Team
Vans added snowboarder Pat Moore to the global Vans Snow Team. Moore joined the Vans team and friends for a chest-deep powder trip to Silverton to celebrate Vans’ 20 years in snow earlier this week…
Bushnell Honored with 2013 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award
Bushnell Outdoor Products was recognized by the U.S. Sportmen's Alliance (USSA) with the 2013 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award. Bushnell received the award last week during the 35th annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show
Warrior Sports Wins Hockey Supplier of Year Award
Warrior Sports was awarded the Source for Sports 2012 Hockey Supplier of the Year Award, presented at their Annual Hockey Buying Show…
Survey: More Than 179 Million Will Watch Super Bowl
According to a new survey by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, more than 179.1 million people will watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3, the most in the survey’s nine-year history and up from an estimated 172.5 million last year…
Retail Voodoo Hires Ron Menconi
Retail Voodoo, the brand, packaging and in-store creative agency for outdoor and sporting good manufactures and retailers based in Seattle, WA, has hired Ron Menconi as brand guide…
REI Announces Vendor Partner Awards
REI announced its 2012 Vendor Partner of the Year award recipients during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. Brooks was presented with the annual “Vendor Partner of the Year” award, while Thule, PrAna and Osprey Packs were named di
Keen Illuminates Salt Lake City with the Northern Lights
Alongside Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Keen will transform a downtown building in Salt Lake City into a 60-by-100-foot canvas and illuminate “with digital images of the mysterious and magical colors of the Northern Lights sky.” The illumination will ta
Taos Promotes Angilina Douglas To Head of Design
Taos Footwear, the women’s footwear brand based in Torrance, CA, promoted Angilina Douglas to director of design and development…
Mountainsmith Reps Share Anvil Award
Mountainsmith named BRM Reps and the Frontier Group as recipients of its 2012 Anvil Award for Agency of the Year
BRM represent Mountsmith in the Upper Midwest and is led by Bruce and Michelle Marsh. Frontier Group covers the Pacific Northwest and is heade
Outdoor Research Extends Apparel Offerings for FW 2013
Outdoor Research will continue to expand its offerings of technical outdoor apparel, technical sportswear, gloves, hats and outdoor accessories for Fall 2013 at next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market…
Columbia Sportswear Misses Q4 Forecast
Columbia Sportswear Company said it fell short of its guidance for the fourth quarter. Preliminary results indicate net sales declined approximately 5 percent compared with fourth quarter 2011. The company had anticipated net sales growth of up to 1.5 per
Tsukihoshi Partners With Autism Speaks
Tsukihoshi announced its support of Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization…
Rick Paterno is New Highline United CEO
Highline United Holdings Ltd. named Rick Paterno to the newly created position of company president and CEO. Highline United's footwear brands that include Elie Tahari, Ellen Tracy, Ash, French Connection, Jean Michel Cazabat, Luxury Rebel and Julian
NSSF Releases Statement in Response to Biden Commission Recommendations
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) released a statement on Jan. 16 in response to gun control recommendations made by the Biden Commission the day prior…