White House to Revisit Gun Control Laws in Coming Weeks
Obama didn't address gun control in Tuesday's State of the Union, but many sources have said that key White House aids indicated he will unveil a campaign in the coming weeks to tighten existing gun laws…
Payless Promotes DeSantis to SVP and Chief Marketing Officer
Payless ShoeSource announced that Vincent DeSantis has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Payless…
Life Time Fitness and AEG Partner to Promote Leadville 100 MTB Race
Life Time Fitness, Inc. has partnered with with AEG, owner and operator of the Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race, to grow and develop the the Leadville Trail 100 – deemed among the most important mountain biking races in North America. AE
Skirt Sports Relocates Headquarters, Doubling Size
To support its growth, Skirt Sports, the women's fitness apparel company, said it recently relocated its company headquarters, nearly doubling the square footage of its previous location to 7,810 square feet of office and warehouse space in Boulder,
OR Winter Market 2011 Sells Record Amount of Space
Nielsen Exhibitions sold 349,950-square feet of space to exhibitors at last week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2011 in Salt Lake City – setting a record for the winter show. Preliminary figures indicate attendance rose 11% and 16% for buyer and ov
Under Armour Moves into Cotton
Under Armour, Inc. revealed its long-awaited move into cotton with the launch of its Charged Cotton collection…
Yakima Named Official Supplier by Pro Ski Groups
Yakima was named official supplier for the PSIA-AASI (Professional Ski Instructors of America – American Association of Ski Instructors), and the National Ski Patrol effective immediately…
REI Makes Snow Report App Available to Android Users
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and The Zumobi Network have made the Snow and Ski Report by REI mobile app available to users of smartphones using the Android platform. Until now, the app has only been available for iPhone and iPad customers…
Mossy Oak Promotes Tate to VP, Media Productions
Haas Outdoor Holdings, parent company of a portfolio of outdoor brands, most notably Mossy Oak Brand Camo, has promoted Kevin Tate to Vice President of Media Productions..
Delta Apparel Reports Q4 Sales Up 15% on Strong Basics Business
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported sales of $104.7 million and earnings of 16 per diluted share for its second quarter ended Jan. 1, 2011. The company’s results for the fiscal 2011 second quarter include the operations of The Cotton Exchange, which was ac
Smartphone Users Used Amazon Price Check App 2M Times in December
Amazon said consumers used its Price Check for iPhone, a new price comparison app that provides shoppers an easy way to compare in-store prices with the low prices from Amazon.com and other online merchants, more than two million times to check prices…
Reef Adds Surf Endorsers
Reef announced the official addition of seven athletes to its team of footwear sponsored surfers. Joining surf icons Rob Machado and Mick Fanning, Reef has signed Conner and Parker Coffin from Santa Barbara, Luke Davis from San Clemente, Ford Archbold fro
Snow Sports Market Sets Billion Dollar Record in December
The snow sports market sold more than $1 billion worth of equipment apparel and accessories in December alone and reached $2.1 billion season-to-date, according to a report by SnowSports Industry America…
Columbia Sportswear’s Revenues Jump 28% in the Fourth Quarter
Columbia Sportswear's earnings climbed 13.4% in the fourth quarter to $26.2 million, or 77 cents a share, from $23.1 million, or 68 cents, a year earlier. Sales increased 28% to $457.3 million from $358.3 million a year ago. The gains reflected a 22%
AAFA Applauds State of the Union Address
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) said it welcomed remarks by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union Address outlining his goals to continue rebuilding the U.S. economy, promoting U.S. competitiveness around the world, and c
