Delta Apparel, Inc. to Acquire Art Gun Technologies
Delta Apparel, Inc. signed a letter of intent and expects to acquire substantially all of the net assets of Art Gun Technologies, LLC by Dec. 31, 2009. Through its “virtual art studio”, Art Gun provides shoppers the ability to design apparel products by c
Academy Sports Launches 8th Annual Holiday Bike Donation
Academy Sports + Outdoors kicked off its 8th annual youth bike donation program. Each year, at least one store in every market where Academy does business partners with select schools, not-for-profit organizations or local grassroots programs to donate bo
Kraton Performance Polymers Goes Public
Kraton Performance Polymers, a maker of polymers for such industrial and consumer applications as footwear, adhesives, and paving and roofing supply, has completed an initial public offering. The company sold 10.3 million shares on Wednesday priced at $13
Gildan Q4 Sales Decline in Weak Pricing Environment
Gildan Activewear Inc. said its fourth quarter sales declined 7% mainly because it marked down inventory at its distributors to help them compete. The Canadian company said it is prepared to continue to price aggressively in an environment of weak global
West 49 Reports Strong Earnings Gains
West 49 Inc. reported net income in the third quarter improved 38.1% to Canadian $2.9 million (U.S. $2.8 mm), or CN5 cents per share, compared to CN$2.1 million ($2 mm), or CN3 cents per share, a year ago. Sales for the Canadian action sports chain declin
ATK Wins $5.8 Million Contract to Supply Ammo to the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Alliant Techsystems has received a $5.8 million contract for ammunition from the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center…
Mark Kresser Named New NASGW President
The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) announces shooting industry veteran Mark Kresser has been selected as the organization's new president…
Arc’teryx Appoints Director of International Sales
Arc'teryx Equipment Inc. promoted John Irvine to director of international sales. Irvine has been behind the company's sports marketing efforts since 2003 and leaves his post as global sports marketing manager…
SIA: SnowSports Sales Up 10% from August to October
Snow sports sales rose 12% in unit sales and 10% in dollar sales from August through October, compared to the same period in 2008, according to the SnowSports Industries America Retail Audit released Wednesday. The report said inventories at specialty sto
JC Penney Promotes Three Merchants
J.C. Penney Co. said it promoted three executives, who have all been with the company since 2000, to its senior merchandising team.
Joe’s Sports Finds Online Partner
UFA Co-operative Ltd., the Canadian firm that acquired 15 Sportsman's Warehouse stores last year, bought the domain names for JoesSports.com and GIJoes.com in bankruptcy court two months ago and has quietly been operating the joessports.com e-commerc
Bakers’ Q3 Loss Widens
Bakers Footwear Group Inc.’s loss widened in the third quarter as sales continued to slide. The shoe retailer lost $10.2 million for the 13 weeks ended Nov. 1, compared with a loss of $8.3 million a year earlier…
Backcountry.com Donates Gear for ‘Gear to Grow’ Pilot Program
This week, Backcountry.com donated $12,000 of high-quality outdoor gear in continued support of the start-up phase of Pacific Mountain Institute’s new Gear to Grow project. This is the second sizable gear donation to the project in as many months an
Salazar Highlights Dangers of Climate Change
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar highlighted the growing threat of climate change to the National Wildlife Refuge System and the vital habitat it conserves during a visit to the country’s first refuge…
REI Foundation Establishes Mary Anderson Legacy Grant
The REI Foundation, a nonprofit organization supported by REI, has established the Mary Anderson Legacy Grant in celebration of the company co-founder’s 100th birthday. The Foundation will award the first $50,000 Mary Anderson Legacy Grant in 2010 i
