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Osprey Rehires Former CEO Hamerschlag as Product Line Manager
Osprey Packs, Inc. has named Erik Hamerschlag their new product line manager, effective immediately. He is rejoining Osprey, where he held several leadership positions from 1994 through 2001, after nine years with Mountain Hardwear, Inc…
Google Survey Shows Smartphones Driving Local Retail Sales
Nearly three of every four smartphone shoppers make a purchase as a result of using their smartphones to help with shopping, and 88 percent of those who look for local information on their smartphones take action within a day, according to a survey of 5,0
Cybex International Swings to First Quarter Profit Despite Lawsuit Charges
Cybex International, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter increased 18.7 percent to $31.0 million compared to $26.1 million in the year-ago quarter…
Report Finds New Commitment to More Brands
While Nike can spend more marketing dollars to build brand awareness and fuel sales growth, consumers are embracing a number of other brands that brought new product to market in categories like toning and lightweight running over the last year…
Vans to Sponsor China’s Dragon Sk8 Series
Vans has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2011 Dragon Sk8 Series skateboarding contests in China…
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Hires Blakely as GM
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment has recently hired Jeff Blakely as the company’s general manager. Blakely will start immediately and oversee all product design and manufacturing, budgeting, marketing and operations…
BCA Avalanche Video Gets 25,000 Hits in One Week
A point-of-view (POV) video taken from inside an Alaskan avalanche has gone viral, garnering over 25,000 views on Vimeo just last week…
Warrior Sports to Sponsor U.K.’s Liverpool Soccer Team
Warrior Sports, a unit of New Balance, has reportedly signed a deal worth about $41 million to make uniforms for the Liverpool soccer team. The Times of London said Warrior will replace Adidas and take over production of Liverpool uniforms in time for the
Bill Sets Aside Wilderness in Central Colorado
With GoLite Co-founder Kim Coupounas and outdoorsman/author Aron Ralston by his side, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act to set aside areas throughout Colorado’s Central Mountains as wilde
Team Industry Meets to Discuss the Impact of Rule Changes
On Thursday, April 21 in Indianapolis, more than 60 sporting goods industry executives from 33 sporting goods companies and organizations met with the leadership of SGMA, NCAA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to discus
Cybex’s Posts Q1 Profit 19 Percent Sales Gain
Cybex International, Inc. said sales for the first quarter of 2011 increased by 19 percent to $31.0 million compared to $26.1 million for the corresponding 2010 period. The net profit for the first quarter of 2011 of $400,000, or 2 cents per share, compar
Washington’s Condit Dam Slated for Removal this Fall
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) cleared the way Thursday for dam removal activities to begin on Washington State’s White Salmon River. Plans call for Condit Dam to be removed this October in a project that will greatly expand fishing
Anvil Knitwear Announces Organics Education Campaign
Anvil Knitwear, a sponsor of Earth Day New York, announced that the company is launching an organics education program…
Liberty Bottleworks Hires Moraine Sales in Mid-Atlantic
Liberty Bottleworks has chosen Moraine Sales of New York City as its agency for Mid-Atlantic…
Converse Unveils Basketball Courts at Atlanta’s Historic Piedmont Park
Converse Inc., unveiled two new basketball courts at Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta, GA, along with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell and NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving…
