Sports, Inc. Hands Out Half Million Dollar Dividend to Members
The board of directors of Sports, Inc. approved $525,797 in additional rebates to its members in April. The $525,797 in Patronage Rebate checks closed out the 2011 fiscal year in which Sports, Inc. paid over $21 million in rebates to its members…
National Survey Shows Bipartisan Support for Maintaining Bike Funding
New survey results from America Bikes reveal overwhelming support for biking and walking, with more than 80 percent of Americans favoring level or increased federal funding for sidewalks and bike lanes…
Hi-Tec Sports Appoints Director of Operations, USA
Hi-Tec Sports appointed Rick Randleman as director of operations, USA. Randleman is responsible for overseeing the customer service, IT and distribution departments of the company’s two US brands, Hi-Tec Sports USA and Magnum…
EMS to Celebrate Grand Opening of Second Portland, ME Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of a new store in South Portland, ME on May 11-13. The 20,442-square-foot space triples the company's presence in the Portland market, where EMS has operated its Marginal Way store since 2005…
Fila and Kohl’s Debut Breast Cancer Awareness Collection
Kohl's Department Stores has partnered with Fila to come out with a Fila Sport collection designed exclusively by Kohl's for the Kohl's Cares cause merchandise program. All of the net profit from the line will be donated to support the figh
Primal Wear Signs on as Fat Tire Sponsor of IMBA World Summit
Primal Wear is helping put on one of the biggest advocacy gatherings on the globe this October, sponsoring the International Mountain Bicycle Association (IMBA) World Summit in Santa Fe, N.M.
Louis Garneau USA Partners with KB Sales Group
Louis Garneau USA, the cycling apparel and footwear company, has partnered with KB Sales Group for representation in the Northern California and Northern Nevada region effective June 15…
Gander Mountain to Open Store in Florence, AL
Gander Mountain announced plans to open a store at The Shoals of northwest Alabama…
OIA Names New VP of Government Affairs
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has hired Kirk Bailey as vice president of government affairs. In this role, Bailey will lead the OIA government affairs department, establishing public policy goals and positions, directing OIA’s lobbying efforts,
Phoenix Footwear’s Q1 Revenues Climb 18 Percent
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales from continuing operations grew 18.4 percent to $5.7 million. Net earnings reached $260,000, or 2 cents a share, against a loss of $339,000, or 4 cents, a year ago…
Sears Collaborates with Outdoor Life on Hunt/Fish Apparel Line
Sears and Bonnier Corporation's Outdoor Life have entered a relationship to launch a line of Outdoor Life branded sportswear for men, available in over 800 Sears stores nationwide and on Sears.com, beginning Sept., 2012…
Starboard World Ltd. Donates $25K to Settle Lawsuit
Surfrider Foundation is receiving a donation this week in the amount of $25,000 as part of an out of court settlement between legendary surf shaper Jimmy Lewis and Starboard World Ltd and it's U.S. Distributors. The two companies are competitors in
Black Diamond Reports Early Sales of Spring Products Countered Loss of Winter ASAP Volume in First Quarter
Black Diamond Inc.’s sales and margins increased in the first quarter despite a decline in ASAP orders for ski hardgoods as its dealers moved up spring deliveries of more profitable mountaineering and climbing products to take advantage of unusually
Vail Resorts’s Rental/Retail Sales Off Just 0.3 Percent for the Season
Vail Resorts, Inc. reported season-to-date revenue from its retail/rental operations declined just 0.3 percent through April 22 compared to the prior year season-to-date period ended April 24, 2011. The results came despite a 12.6 percent decline in total
Nautilus Reports Second-Consecutive Profitable Quarter
Nautilus, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter ended Mar. 31, 2012 totaled $51.3 million, an increase of 6.1 percent compared to net sales of $48.3 million for the same quarter in 2011. Gross margin for the first quarter of 2012 improved 90 basis poi
