Teijin and Patagonia Take a Step Towards Sustainability…
Teijin, an $8.5 billion Japanese polyester manufacturer, and Patagonia took a big step towards making the outdoor industry more sustainable with a new concept in recycling. The two companies announced the first global launch of a cradle-to-cradle polyeste
OR Summer Market: The Energy Was Astounding…
When Peter Devin, VNU’s Outdoor Group show director, officially opened the 2005 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market this year, he said that The Salt Palace hosted the largest show, in terms of exhibition space, in OR’s history. While many shows grow until the
RECALL: Rear Wheel Hubs
Ritchey Design is recalling roughly 2,000 WCS – Protocol, Carbon, DS, DS Aero, and Girder rear wheels manufactured under license from American Classic Inc. American Classic voluntarily recalled about 2,850 of their road and mountain bike whe
Johnson Outdoors Watercraft Division Posts Stronger Q3 Profits
Johnson Outdoors net sales in the third quarter were $122.4 million, the highest reported since 1999, and 1.1% above the comparable 2004 period. Watercraft posted a strong gain in revenue (7.8%) resulting in its highest sales quarter in two years. As anno
Pacific Cycle Revenues Climb 7% in Q2
Dorel Industries second quarter net earnings rose 21.4 % to $21.7 million or 66 cents per diluted share compared to $17.9 million or 54 cents per share earned a year ago. Revenue for the period increased 6.4% to $435 million. Second quarter Recreational/L
ShoeBuy.com Wins Fulfillment Award
Shoebuy.com was selected the winner in the Fulfillment Category at the 3rd annual eTail Awards. The eTail awards, considered one of the premiere events within Internet retailing, recognizes the World's foremost innovators and etail performers…
Adams Golf Income Drops On Margin Decrease
Adams Golf reported total net sales increased to $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 from $19.7 million for the comparable period of 2004. Net sales of drivers increased to $6.2 million, or 31.4% of total net sales, for the three month
Jim Marsh is New Ad Director for Canoe and Kayak Magazine
Jim Marsh is the new advertising director for Canoe & Kayak magazine. He's an avid kayaker with five years experience in the outdoor industry. He comes to Canoe & Kayak from the Mountain Gazette in Colorado, where he was advertising director for two
Kokatat Adds Beckstead to Sales and Marketing Team
Kokatat hired Lisa Beckstead to the Sales and Marketing team as their new Public Relations and Field Marketing gal. Working closely with Kokatat’s Marketing Communications Manager, Marta Miller, Lisa oversees Kokatat sponsorship and donation opportunities
Halling is New GM of Atomic Outdoor
Atomic USA promoted Rick Halling to the General Manager of Atomic Outdoor – a division of Atomic that includes the nordic ski collection and its line of Koflach mountaineering boots. As General Manager of Atomic Outdoor – Halling will be responsible for a
Everlast Continues Stelux Relationship
Everlast Worldwide Inc. announced that the company had expanded its relationship with Hong Kong-based Stelux Watch Ltd. for the launch of Everlast-branded watches in the Middle East, Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. The Stelux line of Everlast
Nordic Walking Makes Category Debut at Portland Marathon
Nordic Walking will make its marathon debut Oct. 9, 2005 at the Portland Marathon in Portland, Ore., with LEKI USA as an official sponsor of the new category. The Portland Marathon already ranks among the most walker-friendly
marathons in the United State
JetBoil Introduces Group Cooking System
Jetboil Inc. will unveil its Group Cooking System (GCS) at Outdoor Retailer with a group cooking contest on the first day of the show. Jetboil has invited NOLS alumni to compete against their former NOLS instructors to see which team can create the most a
Accell Income Jumps 26% on 5% Sales Increase…
The Accell Group increased turnover in the first half of the year by 4.6% to €213.8 million ($273.9 mm) versus €204.3 million ($249.5 mm) in the first half of 2004. This sales growth was due entirely to recent acquisition activity. Organically, Accell Gro
blurr Implements New, Aggressive U.S. Sales Strategy…
blurr recently added to its sales force with the intent of pursuing an aggressive distribution strategy for the US market. Toby Reid, formerly of Mountain Equipment Co-op and G3, has joined blurr as sales manager as of March 2005, and has since enlisted t
