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Star Trac Appoints President And COO
Star Trac announced Dustin Grosz, former CEO of Core Fitness, LLC, which does business as StairMaster, has been named its president and chief operating officer. He will succeed Mike Leveque…
Ahnu Launches Breast Cancer Fund at Onlineshoes.com
OnlineShoes.com kicks off Ahnu Footwear's “Prevention Mission” to raise $100,000 for the Breast Cancer Fund in the Spring '11 season. For each pair of women's Numentum performance shoes sold at OnlineShoes.com in March, Ahnu will donate $5
Probar Hires Eight Rep Agencies to Focus on Outdoor Channel
Probar has hired eight new rep agencies to focus on the outdoor specialty channel. The inclusion of these top-tier agencies, covering the West Coast, Rocky Mountains, Western Lakes, Eastern Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and South Central, will more than double the
Sports Specialists Relaunches Website
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), the buying group, has developed a newly redesigned website complete with the new Sports Specialists Blog and several new short videos spotlighting some of its members at this year's annual Winter Sports Market…
Illinois’ Mainstreet Fairness Act Could Hurt Amazon Affiliates
Illinois has partnered with in-state retailers to help Amazon.com affiliates diversify their customer base should the giant online retailer cut off its affiliates in the state to avoid paying sales taxesas required by a bill signed Wednesday by Governor P
Smith and Wesson Q3 Sales Slip 1.8%; Gun Sales Up 6%
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported total company net sales for third fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011 slipped 1.8% to $89.3 million versus $91.0 million in the year-ago quarter…
Quiksilver’s Q1 Revenues Increase 4% in the Americas
Quiksilver, Inc., which owns DC Shoes, Roxy as well as the Quiksilver brand, reported revenues dipped 1.4% in the first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $426.5 million from $432.7 million a year ago. Sales were up compared to the same period last year in constan
Zumiez Sales Jump 17.9% in Q4; Comps Up 13%
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29 increased 17.9% to $156.2 million from $132.4 million in the quarter ended Jan. 30, 2010…
Woody Named Service Law Enforcement Chief for FWS
William Woody has been appointed the new chief of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Office of Law Enforcement…
ASA: U.S. Senate Expresses Concern with Federal Marine Fisheries Management
A dearth of marine fisheries data is on a collision course with the primary federal law that oversees federal marine fisheries management, according to a release by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA)…
Cabela’s, Trimble Partner Up to Launch App
Cabela's Incorporated and Trimble have announced the release of the first mobile navigation application specifically designed for hunters. Developed by Trimble Outdoors, the Cabela's Recon Hunt app runs on iPhone and Android devices and provid
NRF Forecasts Container Imports Will Rise 11% in March
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 11% in March over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Ass
Invista Moving Ahead with Nylon 6,6 Plant in China
Invista is moving forward on its plans to construct a manufacturing facility at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China to meet the region’s demand for nylon 6,6 intermediates and polymer. The maker of Coolmax, Cordura, Lycra and Thermolite exp
Vail Resorts’ Retail Sales Rise 19.3% in Q2
Vail Resorts Inc. said net income for the second quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011 rose by $13.9 million, or 34.1%, to $54.6 million as more season pass holders took advantage of early snow to increase their visits and spending. Revenue from the companies retai
Rawlings Names Univ. of SC Baseball Coach to Advisory Staff
Beginning with the 2011 collegiate baseball season, Ray Tanner, head baseball coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and Baseball America's National Coach of the Year, will join more than 100 of the top collegiate baseball coaches that c
