Callaway Golf Appoints Chip Brewer as New CEO
Callaway Golf Company appointed Chip Brewer as president and chief executive officer of the company, effective March 5, 2012. Brewer has been with Adams Golf since 1998 and has served as its president and CEO since 2002. Tony Thornley, who has served as i
Bogs, Rafters Power Sales Growth at Weyco Group
Weyco Group, Inc. reported that its purchase of the parent company of Bogs and Rafters footwear boosted its net sales to $75 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up 20 percent compared to fourth quarter 2010 sales of $62 million…
River Sports Outfitters to Help Power Knoxville Adventure Center
The City of Knoxville, TN launched Outdoor Knoxville, a three-pronged initiative to capitalize on the exceptional outdoor recreational assets found in and around Knoxville. The initiative includes a new Adventure Center that will be run in part by outdoor
Worldwide Concludes Spring Show
Worldwide Buying Group, the Seattle-based buying cooperative, just concluded their spring trade show in Reno, NV. It was reported over 230 member stores and 21 guest stores attended the show, representing 419 locations. Nine prospective stores became memb
GoalRilla Introduces Training Equipment
GoalRilla, best known for its basketball equipment and part of Escalade Inc., has come out with a line of training equipment…
Cybex Complies With All Nasdaq Listing Standards
Cybex International Inc., the manufacturer of exercise equipment, announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market has confirmed that Cybex is now in compliance with all required standards for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market…
Warnaco Swimwear Shows Modest Q4 Revenue Gain
Warnaco Group reported sales in its Swimwear segment, which includes Speedo as well as Calvin Klein swimwear, slid 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter, to $55.8 million from $59.8 million and was down 1.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Operating incom
NSSF Appoints Director of Recruitment
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has promoted Melissa Schilling to director of its recruitment and retention initiatives…
Jordan Brand Gives Back to the Orlando Community
On Thursday, Feb. 23, the Jordan Brand, in association with the City of Orlando and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, kicked off NBA All-Star 2012 with a celebration at Jones High School in Orlando, FL. The Jordan Brand's corporate responsib
High School Volleyball Uniform Requirements to Change in 2016
In an attempt to more clearly distinguish between the libero and other team members, uniform requirements will be changing in high school volleyball. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee, at its Janua
Avalanche Fatalities at 20 as Spring Ski Season Gets Underway
As backcountry skiers head into the spring ski season, conditions look as hazardous as they have in years in the western United States, where avalanche fatalities have reached nearly twice their level of a year ago…
Mountainsmith Adds Two Sales Agencies
Mountainsmith added two sales agencies to serve the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions…
Zappos.com Celebrates Leap Year; Extends 365-Day Return Policy
Zappos will extend its 365-day return policy to four years as part of a special Leap Year promotion. The extended policy goes into effect on Feb. 29, for 24 hours, to celebrate those customers who make purchases on Leap Year…
Former NSGA Director Ken Brown Passes Away
Ken Brown, former owner of Corbett’s Ski and SnowBoards and Corbett's Source for Sports in Oakville, Ontario, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Buffalo, N.Y. He was 81…
Nike’s Foamposite One Galaxy Leads to Riots
Nike's launch of the $220 basketball shoe Foamposite One Galaxy last Friday resulted in a few riots outside shopping malls in Florida and Maryland…
