RECALL: 15,500 Carabiners and Quickdraws
CAMP USA Inc. of Broomfield, CO. is voluntarilty recalling 15,500 Photon carabiners and Photon and Mach Express quickdraws because the gates may open under a heavy load, posing a risk of serious injury or death if the climber falls, the U.S. Consumer Prod
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…
Sports Direct’s Sales Climb 10 Percent
Sports Direct, the sporting goods chain based in the U.K., reported total group sales for the nine weeks ending March 27 rose 10.3 percent to £236 million ($388.3 million), while gross profit increased by 7.3 percent to £88 million ($145.7 million)…
LaCrosse Footwear Receives $2.4 Million Order from the Marines
Lacrosse Footwear has received a new $2.4 million delivery order from the United States Marine Corps for the Danner Rugged All Terrain Hot boot…
Columbia/Sorel to Launch E-commerce Sites Abroad
Columbia Sportswear Company announced plans to expand its e-commerce operations to Canada and up to eight key markets across Europe this fall…
Liberty Bottleworks Hires Moraine Sales in Mid-Atlantic
Liberty Bottleworks has chosen Moraine Sales of New York City as its agency for Mid-Atlantic…
Loehmann’s Hires CFO
Loehmann's Holding Company Inc. announced that Joan Durkin has been appointed chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance. Most recently, she served as the vice president of finance for Brown Shoe Company…
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…
LaCrosse Footwear Sales Fall 26.3 Percent on Volatile Military Orders
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. said sales plunged 26.3 percent to $25.2 million in the first quarter ended March 26 as a drop in military sales overwhelmed a 14 percent growth in wholesale, direct and international sales and strong demand for its hiking and othe
Nike Appoints Elizabeth Comstock as Director
Nike Inc. said that Elizabeth J. Comstock, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of General Electric Company, has joined its board…
B.A.S.S. Acquires Leading Outdoors Production Company
B.A.S.S. LLC has acquired JM Associates, one of the nation's oldest and largest outdoor programming production companies, B.A.S.S. announced…
Cramer Promotes Fink to Director of Sales
Cramer Products has promoted Neal Fink to the position of director of sales, sports medicine. Fink's new job responsibilities will increase his involvement with the company's key national accounts for both Cramer and Active Ankle products…
Oakley Moves Forward with Digital Magazine
Oakley Inc. is moving ahead with its digital magazine in a bid to extend its brand to young, more technically savvy audiences. One Icon: Oakley Magazine profiles world-renowned athletes like Shaun White and Lance Armstrong and features and features “awe-i
Jack Wolfskin Sale Discussions Suspended
The two European private equity firms that own Jack Wolfskin have taken the German outdoor brand off the market so they can revalue it to reflect stronger than expected sales and earnings, Reuters reported…
Timberland Sets Extensive Earth Day Clean-Up Efforts
The Timberland Company said more than 7,200 volunteers will unite in Timberland-hosted Earth Day events — generating over 50,000 hours of service. The company is planning to complete 130 community greening and revitalization projects in over 25 countries
