Research Indicates IBDs Core Market Turning to Used Bikes
The Gluskin Townley Group released a new research report indicating that two core target markets for new bicycles may be shifting their dollars toward the used bicycle market in response to rapidly rising prices…
Weather Trends: April 2014
Weather Trends International (WTI), a company that helps businesses proactively plan for the weather, expects April 2014 to trend the coldest in five years and drier than last year for the U.S. as a whole…
Adventure 16 Sells Wholesale Division, Will Relaunch Online Store
San Diego-based Adventure 16, which recently closed its fifth store in Southern California, has sold its Wholesale division to Summit Distribution, LLC and will use proceeds to upgrade its stores and resume online sales. The privately owned retailer stopp
Golf Rounds Slide in February
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played were down 4.6 percent in February 2014 compared to February 2013…
OBIT: Hobie Alter Passes at 80
Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who started out shaping surfboards and ended up creating the Hobie Cat catamaran and the company that introduced the Pelican drive kayak system, passed away peacefully at his Palm Desert home on March 29 surrounded by his
Zappos Hires Mullen for PR
Zappos has selected Mullen to handle public relations…
Igloo Products Acquired by Another PE Firm
Igloo Products Corp. has been acquired by an affiliate of ACON Investments, L.L.C., a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm…
Game Vector Partners with Outtech Inc.
Iron Mountain Products announces that Outtech Inc. has been named sales and marketing partner for their new product line, Game Vector Game Recovery System…
47 Brand Hires Consumer Marketing Manager
’47 Brand, a privately-held premium sports lifestyle apparel and headwear brand, announced that Ryan Johnson has been hired as consumer marketing manager. He previously worked for New Era Cap…
Firearms Trade Association, Manufacturers’ Institute Seek Injunction to Stop Unworkable Microstamping Law
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of their members against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
Mammut 2013 Sales Up 6.23 Percent
Mammut Sports Group reported net revenues of CHF246.9 million ($200mm) in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF 232.5 million in 2012…
Yakima Working to Cut Off Gray Market Sales to Costco
Yakima told its authorized dealers last week that it was working with an international distributor to cut off sales to Costco Wholesale Corp. after learning the warehouse club was selling two of its SKUs at some of its U.S. stores…
Finish Line’s Q4 Earnings Climb 25 Percent
The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25 percent in the fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street's consensus estimate of 85 cents. Revenues reached $518.9 million, an increase of 17.2 percent. Fin
Yue Yuen’s Casual/Outdoor Footwear Business Sets Pace in 2013
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited reported sales of athletic shoes and casual/outdoor shoes were up by 2.7 percent and 9.7 percent respectively in 2013…
