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NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame
Ron Kruse, Hayden's Athletic; Augie Nieto, Life Fitness and Octane Fitness; the late Kihachiro Onitsuka, Asics Corp.; and the late Randy Renfrow, Fitness Resource, were elected the NSGA's Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. The four new member
Bob Corliss Becomes CEO of Utix
Robert J. Corliss, former president/CEO at The Athlete's Foot, became CEO and president of Utix Group, Inc, a leading prepaid gift tickets provider. Corlis resigned from The Athlete's Foot in May following the sale of the franchisor to NexCen Br
Under Armour Opens First Store
Under Armour Inc. on Thursday will open its first retail location at the newly expanded Westfield Annapolis Mall in Maryland. The 4,500-square-foot store is made to look like what's underground at a stadium and is intentionally designed to recreate t
Conservation Alliance Lobbies Congress for Wilderness
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about the importance of securing new Wilderness designations in Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere in Colorado. Representatives from Chaco, GoLi
Ski Lake Tahoe Inks Deal with Dispatch PR
Ski Lake Tahoe selected Dispatch, a San Francisco-based marketing communications agency, for public relations services for the 2007-08 winter season. Dispatch agency founder, Eric Doyne, previously assisted the resorts with publicity efforts and will retu
Black’s Leisure Comps Increase 3% in First Half
Black's Leisure, fiscal first half interim results for the 26 weeks ended 1 September saw Group comparable store sales grow 3.0% with a strong recovery at Millets as comps grew 6.4%. There was also marked improvement in Blacks and Millets performance
Smartwool Continues U.S. Ski Team Sponsorship
SmartWool will continue its partnership with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding as the official sock supplier through 2011. The partnership spans nearly a decade…
Skechers USA’s Q3 Profits Climbs 11.3%
SKECHERS USA, Inc. reported a third quarter jump in net sales of 19.3% to $395.0 million from $331.1 million for the same period in 2006. Third quarter 2007 net earnings were $24.7 million versus net earnings of $22.2 million in the third quarter of the p
Payless to Enter Colombia Through Joint Venture
Payless ShoeSource and its new Joint Venture partner led by Colombian retail businessman Samuel Azout, will bring Payless ShoeSource to the Colombian market with 10 new stores expected to open beginning in summer and early fall 2008. Details of this new j
Brunswick to Close Mississippi Plant
Brunswick Corporation is shifting certain boat production within its North American manufacturing footprint. The production transfers will result in job gains at its Little Falls, MN, boat production facility, while its Aberdeen, MS, plant will close in e
PowerSox Becomes Title Sponsor of U.S. National Snowshoe Championship
PowerSox will serve as the Title Sponsor of the United States National Snowshoe Championship for the next three seasons through 2010. The 2008 PowerSox United States National Snowshoe Championship will take place March 8-9 at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Ut
SIA to Publish 2007 Intelligence Report
SnowSports Industries America will make available the 2007 Intelligence Report – a compilation of ten unique research studies on the snow sports industry. Celebrating its 30th annual update, The Intelligence Report provides valuable insight into trends,
IWHOF Honors the Newest Class of Whitewater Legends
The International Whitewater Hall of Fame Board of Governors has announced the names of the Class of 2007 of the International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHOF) honorees. This newest class of whitewater legends includes a manufacturer, coach, and an artist/
Salem Orvis will close in January
An Orvis store in Salem will close in late January. James Hathaway, a spokesman for Vermont-based Orvis, told the Roanoke Times that the company is closing the Salem outlet because of uncertainty at the West Salem Plaza, a retail center that has been for
The Conservation Alliance Distributes $400,000 in Grants
The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $400,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s final disbursal of funding for 2007, and represent the largest single funding round in
