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Fleet Feet’s Comps Grow 10% in 2010
Fleet Feet, Inc. said revenues for the Fleet Feet Sports franchise in 2010 surpassed $100 million ($107M) for the first time and marked the seventh straight year of double digit comp store gains (10%)…
OR Rocks! to Raise Funds via Movies, Music and Art
Next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature a range of film, art and live music events, including several that will raise money for outdoor causes. Show organizer Nielsen Exhibitions is promoting the various events under the banner “OR Ro
Golfsmith’s Q4 Comps Climb 6.2%
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. said revenues in its fourth quarter ended Jan 1 increased 14.2% to $72.9 million as compared to $63.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales increased 6.4% while sales from the company's d
Montgomery Joins Lifeboat Events as Chairman and Investor
Scott Montgomery, who played a key role in establishing Scott bikes in the United States, has made a “substantial” investment in cycling events producer Lifeboat Events and will join the company full-time beginning Jan. 12. Montgomery will serve as compan
Lana Cain Krauter to Lead Sears Apparel
Sears Holdings announced that apparel veteran Lana Cain Krauter will join the company as SVP and president – Sears Apparel. She will be responsible for the oversight, leadership and growth of Sears' apparel business, both in-store and online…
Black Diamond Equipment Backs Subaru Freeskiing World Tour
Black Diamond Equipment joined a growing list of sponsors supporting the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour in 2011, which is the largest and longest running competitive big mountain freeskiing tour in the history of the sport. This year the tour will feature a
ATF Issues Firearms Manufacturing Ruling
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced last week a ruling that will affect any person licensed as a dealer-gunsmith performing certain processing or finishing on firearms owned and marked by a federally licensed firearms m
Siemers Tapped as New GM for Burris
Robert J. Siemers has been named the new General Manager for the Burris Company, Inc. in Greeley, CO. Siemers will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Burris operation which includes production, sales, marketing and distribution of Burris rifle
Primos Promotes Higginbotham to President
Primos Hunting has promoted Keith Higginbotham to President. Higginbotham has been with Primos for four years and served as VP of Sales before being promoted to Executive Vice President…
SC Johnson to Buy Sara Lee Shoe Care Unit
SC Johnson & Son Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Sara Lee Corp.'s global shoe care business, which includes the Kiwi brand, in a deal worth $328 million…
Ankle-Sprain Preventive Basketball Line Launched
Ektio, which claims to be the world's first physician-designed basketball shoe designed to prevent sprained ankles and endorsed by former NY Knick John Starks, was launched. The line will be sold at becomes available for the first time at top athleti
Gillette Drops Tiger Woods
Gillette become the latest company to end its multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods…
Orange 21 Raises $2M More from Shareholder
Orange 21 raised another $2 million with the issuance of a $7 million promissary note to its principal shareholder. The new 9% note supercedes prior notes totaling $5 million. Orange 21 is now positioned to focus on growing its four optical brands, includ
Mammut Secures Rights to Use German Ortovox Patents
Mammut Sports Group AG secured worldwide and perpetual rights to use the German Ortovox patent and the associated international patent family. The agreement allows Mammut to resume selling its Mammut Pulse Barryvox avalanche beacon in Germany after a judg
Salazar Restores Wilderness Management Guidance at BLM
Outdoor industry leaders hailed an order issued Thursday by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Thursday that will ensure the Bureau of Land Management considers the value of protecting backcountry areas used for recreation when determining how to manag
