Golf Rounds Slide in December
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played in the US were down 14.7% in December compared to December 2008 and down 0.6% (-0.6%) for all of 2009 compared to 2008…
National Girls and Women in Sports Day Hits Capital Hill
In celebration of the 24th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), two-time Olympic softball medalist and Women's Sports Foundation President Jessica Mendoza will join organizations and leaders from the National Girls and Women in Spor
Wal-Mart Unveils New Global Sourcing Strategy to Cut Costs
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. – the nation's largest sporting goods retailer – unveiled a new sourcing strategy to cut costs of goods, accelerate speed to market, and improve the quality of products. The plan includes a strategic alliance with Li & Fung, wh
Stradalli Cycle Enters OEM with SRAM
Stradalli Cycle, the high performance carbon cycle manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partnership with SRAM and will be using SRAM components on its 2010 Miliano cycles…
Bauer Hockey Acquires Neck Protection Technology
Bauer Hockey has purchased intellectual property assets and patents from Jock Plus Hockey to become the only global supplier of integrated neck protection for hockey. Those exclusive assets combined with a long-term strategic agreement with DuPont Protect
Under Armour’s Q4 Profits Soar on 24% Sales Gain
Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues increased 24.0% in the fourth quarter to $222.2 million from $179.3 million a year ago. Earnings improved 83.1% to $15.2 million, or 30 cents a share, from $8.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago. The company also foreca
SIA: Snow Sports Sales Grow 1.4% Over Holiday Season
According to SnowSports Industries America's (SIA) latest Retail Audit, snow sports holiday sales showed modest gains over last season's holiday sales but a healthy snowstorm and atypically cold temperatures in the South drove stronger sales for
Outdoor Retailer Calls Show a Success
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market (OR) closed on Sunday with greater industry participation than last year after four days of show features, categories and vendor offerings new to the 2010 trade show, according to organizers of the show…
McDavid to Endorse Olympic Skiers
McDavid said two of America's up and coming female skiers, Ashley Battersby and Jen Hudak, will be sporting McDavid's latest line of HexPad protective apparel at the 2010 Winter X Games this week…
Brunswick Corp. Sees Q4 Sales Plummet 22%; Loss Nearly Doubles
Brunswick Corporation reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009 were $657.3 million, down 22% from $837.7 million a year earlier. For the quarter, the company reported an operating loss of $188.2 million, which included $68.6 million
Curtis Hopkins Named Conservationist of the Year
Mississippi Wildlife Federation has selected Curtis Hopkins, Ph.D., as the 2009 Conservationist of the Year. Hopkins, Director of Ducks Unlimited’s Southern Region, has been contributing to conservation for nearly 40 years…
Brunton Publications Appoints Bauer Marketing and Sales Director
Brunton Publications, publishers of ClayShootingUSA and TrapShootingUSA magazines, has appointed John Bauer as marketing and sales director. Bauer will oversee all sales and marketing efforts in North America and contribute through editorial and photograp
Callaway Golf Appoints Board Member
Callaway Golf Company appointed Adebayo O. Ogunlesi to its board of directors. Ogunlesi, 56, is Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, which is a private equity firm with over $5 billion in assets and which invests worldwi
Maverik Donates Equipment to Lakeshore Lacrosse
Maverik Lacrosse will provide lacrosse equipment to Lakeshore Lacrosse training camps for a series of Winter lacrosse clinics to be held at YMCA's throughout the Minneapolis area…
Johnson Outdoors Files Lawsuit Against Navico
Johnson Outdoors Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Navico, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,652,952 by Navico's sale of the Lowrance LSS-1 StructureScan Imaging System. Johnson Outdoors' patent protects the Humminbir
