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Steady as she goes. That's one way to summarize the U.S. sports products industry, which is nearly $70 billion (at wholesale) in size. According to SGMA International's Recreation Market Report, manufacturers' sales of sporting goods equipm

West Marine, Inc. reported that sales for the second quarter would be approximately $252 million to $256 million, with comp store sales increasing approximately 4% to 5% for the quarter. The retailer said they have been negatively impacted by “unseasonab

GSI Commerce Inc. announced that its e-commerce platform was the leading choice among more of the Top 300 Web retailers in the U.S. than any other solution provider's platform, according to research published in June by Internet Retailer Magazine. W

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. announced that its Danner subsidiary received a $5.0 million GSA delivery order to supply boots to the U.S. military. The order will be for the Company's Desert Acadia boot, which is specifically designed to perform in desert

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business (FSB) magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in t

Columbia Sportswear has again joined forces with Chinese authorities to raid factories producing counterfeit Columbia Sportswear apparel. The recent raids resulted in the seizure of more than 8,100 pieces of counterfeit sports apparel. Due to the large nu

Tim Blumenthal, executive director of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), has been picked from a pool of more than 500 applicants to lead The Bikes Belong Coalition. Bikes Belong is the industry trade group dedicated to putting more p

Under the direction of its parent company Atomic Ski, the recently transformed Volant brand is ready to be reintroduced into the market. Announcing a select line of premium skis, Volant sets the stage for the debut of the world's first true luxury sk

Kelty has added Zach Branson to their Rocky Mountain region sales representative team. Branson will operate as part of the rep force at R.J. Guiney Associates,
supporting retailers in Colorado, New Mexico, Eastern Wyoming and Eastern Utah. With 11 years o

Cramer Products has appointed Edward Christman as the company’s new vice president of marketing. Christman leaves his post as senior merchandising manager at Bike Athletic Co. in Atlanta to take the position at Cramer, where he started on June 16. Christ

Among the 11 largest states, making up more than 56% of the U.S. population, residents of Michigan are the most active, according to an analysis of data contained in “Sports Participation in 2003 — State-by-State,” a report published annually by the NSGA

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to acquire ownership or leasehold interest in up to 61 off-mall stores in key Sears markets from Kmart Holding Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for approximately $620 million in cash. The majority of the stores are

VF Corporation has completed its merger between Vans and a subsidiary of VF for a total purchase price of $396 million including the cashout of stock options. As Vans is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF and each outstanding share of Vans stock has bee

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in the Ju