RECALL: 140 Easy Go XP Lock Via Ferrata Lanyards
Liberty Mountain of Salt Lake City is recalling about 140 Easy Go XP Lock Via Ferrata Lanyards because the elastic webbing on the lanyards can deteriorate over time and break while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the climber…
Sport Chalet Turns to Vendor Drop Shipping to Expand Online Offering
Sport Chalet, Inc. has expanded its online offering of bikes, fitness equipment, and snow sports apparel and hardgoods for seamless fulfillment by vendors. By taking advantage of vendors' increasing ability to drop ship, Sports Chalet will be able to
Heidi Klum for New Balance Collection to Launch at Lady Foot Locker
Supermodel Heidi Klum has created a new and versatile active wear collection with New Balance through the Heidi Klum for New Balance partnership launching this February 26, 2013, exclusively at select Lady Foot Locker locations in the U.S…
Volcom Launches First Closed-Toe Collection
Volcom announced they will debut their first ever closed-toe footwear collection after twenty-two years. Following the acquisition of the Volcom brand in 2011 by PPR…
Liberty Interative Reports Rising Paid Search, Markdowns Hurt Q4 E-commerce Income
Liberty Interactive Group’s e-commerce businesses, which include controlling interests in Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, reported a big drop in income in the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. Although fourth quarter revenues grew 5 percen
K-Swiss Shrinks Q4 Loss
K•Swiss Inc., which in January entered into an agreement to be acquired by E.Land World, reported a net loss of $14.5 million, or 41 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, versus a loss of $25.2 million, or 71 cents, a year ago. For the fourth quarter of 2
Rider Sandals Teams Up With Pro Surfer Willian Cardoso
Rider Sandals announced its sponsorship of professional surfer Willian Cardoso of Brazil…
VF Appoints VP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
VF Corp. announced that Scott A. Roe has been named as the company’s vice president – controller and chief accounting officer and a member of its operating committee. As announced on May 29, 2012, Bradley A. Batten, who previously held the role, is
Boardworks Surf Expands Sales Force
Boardworks Surf, a leader in the stand-up paddle board industry has added Travis McMaster and Dave Farkas to its national sales team to cover Arizona and Northern California…
Golfsmith Opens Largest Golf Store in Oklahoma
Golfsmith International opened its first Oklahoma location in the Quail Springs area of Oklahoma City, OK. The new interactive store is the largest golf store in the state…
Outdoor Product Retail Sales End Fiscal Year on High Note
A strong January pushed Outdoor Product sales to $11.4 billion in the retail fiscal year ended Jan. 26, 2013, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier, according to OIA VantagePoint, the only full market point-of-sale data platform built specifically for the ou
Singletrack High Documentary Begins National Tour
A documentary showcasing the extraordinarily positive impacts of the high school cycling movement is about to begin a nationwide tour of the USA. Taking a close look at the National Interscholastic Cycling Association’s (NICA) NorCal High School Cyc
Eton Corp. Unveils Reps for Outdoor and Sporting Goods Channels
Etón Corporation announced four new manufacturing rep partnerships in the outdoor and sporting good areas…
Steve Madden’s Q4 Profits Improve
Steve Madden reported fourth-quarter sales increased increased 12.8 percent to $315.5 million. Retail comparable store sales increased 5.9 percent. Gross margin improved to 39.3 percent compared to 35.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011…
PGA TOUR Pro Series Apparel Line Announces First Team of Player Ambassadors
In an effort to further advance its recent PGA TOUR Apparel expansion, Perry Ellis International, Inc., through its license for PGA TOUR golf apparel, announced its first team of player ambassadors led by Jason Dufner, the 12th ranked player in the world,
