Keen Seeks Applicants for Keen Effect Grant Program
Keen has opened the application and nomination process for grants awarded through its Keen Effect program, now entering its second year. In 2015, the program awarded $100,000 to…
Genesco’s Holiday Comps Grow 10 Percent
Genesco Inc.'s comparable sales, including both stores and direct sales, increased 10 percent for the quarter-to-date period ended Jan. 3. Journeys led the way with a gain of 15 percent. Lids was ahead 6 percent but sales were driven by promotions. G
Project Zero Avalanche Safety Campaign to Launch at SIA Snow Show
Project Zero is launching its first targeted campaign, Backcountry Starts Here (BSH), at the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) 2015 Snow Show, which begins on Jan. 28, 2015, in Denver, CO…
Gaiam Announces New Leadership Team and Initiatives
Gaiam Inc. announced new senior management appointments and products and service initiatives aimed at bolstering its position in yoga and the overall health and wellness category…
Onex Corp. to Acquire Survitec Group for $680MM
Onex Corporation has agreed to acquire Survitec Group Limited, a UK-based maker of survival gear, for $680 million (£450 million). The transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2015, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approva
Big 5 Sporting Goods’ Sales Slowed in December
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported warm weather, lower than expected firearms sales and discounting cooled its sales growth in December. The California-based retailer, announced net sales increased just…
Westcomb Names New Sales Reps
Westcomb is broadening its capacity to serve retailers in Western Canada in addition to signing a new agency to manage growth in New England…
Nautilus Q4 Revenues Expand
Nautilus Inc. reported net sales of approximately $95 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 23 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2013…
Nathan Makes Adds to Sales and Marketing Team
Nathan Sports, which was recently named one of the fastest-growing, privately-held businesses in the Philadelphia region, named three recent hires in its sales and marketing department…
Tifosi Amps Up Sales Management
Tifosi Optics, Inc. has added two people to its national sales management team and a new creative director…
GoPro: Growth Just Starting
Despite selling over 4 million units over the last 12 months, GoPro sees no signs of saturation in the action camera category. And despite the arrival of Sony, HTC Corp., Panasonic and Garmin, GoPro doesn’t see threats to its dominant position in th
Zumiez and PacSun Lead Strong Holiday Sales
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both Macy’s and JC
Igloo Acquires Tuck-in Brand Cool Gear, Names President
Igloo Products Corp. acquired Cool Gear International LLC of Plymouth, MA and named a new president last week, marking the most significant developments at the company since it was acquired by a private equity firm last year…
UA Outdoor Hires First PR Firm to Focus on Outdoor/Action Sports
Under Armour's Outdoor Performance Division hired Groundswell PR to boost the profile of its outdoor products in the outdoor and action sports arenas. The hire marks the first time since UA launched the division in 2006 that it has hired a PR/marketi
Fiskars to Pay $2.6MM to Settle CPSC Complaint Against Gerber
Fiskars Brands Inc. of Madison, WI has agreed to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty and abide by a consent decree to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it knowingly failed to report dangerous defects in an axe made by Gerber Legendary Blades to the U.S. Cons
