Vasque Becomes Official Footwear Partner of GoPro Mountain Games
Vasque footwear announced its official footwear partnership with the GoPro Mountain Games, the country’s largest celebration of adventure sports, music and mountain lifestyle. The event will be held in Vail, CO, June 5-9…
Reebok Opens First Fithub in Paris
Like the Reebok flagship opened a year ago in New York on 5th Avenue, Reebok is opening its first concept store (Fithub) and CrossFit Box at 31 Avenue de l'Opera, its first Fithub in Paris. The combined store and gym measures 8,600 square feet…
PHIT America Reaches 150 Corporate Sponsors
The first company to pledge its support for PHIT America in late 2012 was The Active Network. Now, 150 companies have ‘signed the bottom line’ to get behind the national initiative to reverse America’s inactivity pandemic and Get Americ
PGA TOUR Superstor Provides Grant to Greater Rockford
PGA Tour Superstore has announced a $4,500 grant to The First Tee of Greater Rockford to deliver educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf…
Smith and Wesson’s Continuing Earnings Improve
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported earnings from continuing operations rose 4.5 percent to $17.1 million, or 29 cents a share. Excluding last year's sales of $9.7 million of Walther products pursuant to a distribution agreement that Smith &
ProGrade® Ammunition Announces Elite Group of Representatives For 2014
ProGrade® has chosen an exclusive group of companies to represent its products across the United States in 2014…
Gander Mountain to Open First Missouri Location
Gander Mountain announced Monday they are again expanding with a new location in Fenton, MO, set to open in the spring of 2014…
Benelli USA Names Tom Kaleta VP of Marketing
Benelli USA has named Tom Kaleta as its new VP of Marketing taking responsibility for Benelli USA's strategic marketing direction for its family of brands…
Independent Sports Supply adds Online Marketing Services for Gun Dealers
Independent Sports Supply (ISS), a national distributor of gun brands and accessories started over three years ago on the premise of helping the small, independent gun dealer who often times is overlooked by the larger gun and ammo distributors…
FGX International Completes Suntech Optics Acquisition
FGX International, a leading eyewear designer and marketer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Essilor International, has completed the acquisition of Suntech Optics Inc., which owns the Ryders performance sunglassess brand…
DTLR Scraps Plans for IPO
DTLR Holding, Inc. will not proceed with its planned initial public offering due to an unspecified “business development,” the retailer announced. The urban retail chain had recently reported comparable store sales increased 16.8 percent for the 13 weeks
Piper Jaffrey Hires PCG Bankers to Expand LOHAS Practise
Piper Jaffray has hired Partnership Capital Growth investment bankers Janica Lane and Brian Smith to head up a new Healthy, Active & Sustainable Living Group within its consumer investment banking franchise…
Gander Mountain To Open First Missouri Location
Gander Mountain will open a store in Spring 2014 in Fenton, MO, its first in Missouri…
Traditions Performance Firearms Hires Sanders as VP of Sales
Traditions Performance Firearms, a manufacturer of muzzleloaders announces the hiring of Neil Sanders as their Vice President of Sales…
ADA to Build New Headquarters
The Athletic Dealers of America (ADA) team buying group announced plans to build a new executive office building in Viera, FL. The construction of the new building will begin later this month…
