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ITOCHU International has inked a licensing agreement with Tom Sims for the worldwide distribution rights of Sims Snowboards, including all snowboard, boots, bindings and outerwear products. Sims’ product, sales, marketing and customer service will remain

Tom Savelle has been hired as the Nikwax N.A. National Sales Manager. Savelle will oversee Nikwax’s sales program in the U.S. and Canada, and play a key role in Nikwax’s expansion into new markets. Savelle was most recently with Montrail as Digital Media

Outdoor Industry Association expressed extreme disappointment today in the President’s recommendation to eliminate funding for the stateside Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in his proposed 2006 budget. LWCF was created by Congress in 1964. The pro

Officials from Nikwax UK have promoted Chas Fisher to President of Nikwax N.A. Hired mid-2004 as General Manager for the wholly owned subsidiary of the U.K. parent company, Fisher has been the principle architect of Nikwax’s brand revitalization in the No

Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced declines in operating profit and earnings on a 19.1% increase in net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2004. Operating profits in the Marine Electronics and Outdoor Equipment businesses were offset by l

Sales at chain stores were up 3.2% compared to last season. That translates to $298.4 million in sales compared to $289.0 million in 2003. Unit sales were down from last season 14.9%. Overall sales for the entire winter sport market(specialty and chain st

Sales for the entire winter sport market, including specialty and chain stores, were down 1.3% in dollars to $1.33 billion for the August through December period of 2004, compared to $1.35 billion reported last year, according to the SnowSports Industries

PUMA and the Senegalese Football Association (Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, SFA) today, mutually announced a long-term agreement that will see the 2002 African Cup of Nations finalists and World Cup quarterfinalists endorse the PUMA brand beyond the

Outdoor Research has signed a $1.6 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 80,000 pairs of PS150 Contact Gloves manufactured with Polartec® Power Stretch with X-Static®. The gloves will allow soldiers to conduct precise technical work such

LaCrosse Footwear's consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $28.7 million, up 5% from $27.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. For
the full year 2004, net sales were $105.5 million, up 10% from $95.7 million in 2003. Consolid