RECALL: Browning Air Pistols
About 9,500 units of Browning air pistols made by Umarex USA are being recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that under a variety of circumstances, the safety will not prevent the gun from firing…
Sole Technology to Cease éS Footwear Distribution
Sole Technology indicated it is phasing out its éS Footwear line after the Spring 2012 season. According to a report on ESPN.com, Sole Technology is looking for focus on its other brands, including skate shoe brand Emerica and the apparel brand Altamont..
Skullcandy Nearly Doubles Q2 Earnings Despite Soaring Expenses
Skullcandy, Inc. reported net sales in the second quarter ended June 30 increased 46.4% to $52.4 million from $35.8 million in the same period of the prior year…
Tifosi Sales Picks up POC Sports’s Protective Gear Line
POC Sports, a Swedish supplier of protective gear, eyewear and apparel for the snowsports and cycling markets has added Tifosi Sales Inc. as its sales rep in the Mid-Atlantic Region to serve dealers in the IBD channel…
Amer Sports Launches Stock Buyback Program
Amer Sports' board said it decided to utilize the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting held on March 10, 2011 to repurchase Amer
Sports shares…
Lafuma Adds New Southeast Rep
Lafuma has hired Lee Means to represent the outdoor category in the Southeast.
NRF: Import Cargo Remains Down, But Uptick Seen for Holidays
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports will remain below last year’s levels for the remainder of the summer before seeing year-over-year gains again this fall as retailers begin to stock up for the holiday season, acc
Easton Bell Adds Corporate Communications Chief
Easton Bell Sports recently hired Kimberly-Clark veteran Laura Moore as SVP of corporate communications…
Maier Sports GmbH Acquired by Investment Firm
Germany-based company Maier Sports GmbH & Co. KG and its brands Maier Sports and Gonso have been acquired by Findos Investors, which plans to expand both brands, according to media reports…
Easton-Bell’s Q2 Sales Up 4.5 Percent on Team Sports Strength
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. had net sales of $211.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Action Sports net sales fell 2.3 percent on a constant currency basis due to lower tr
Kohl’s Reports Q2 Profit, Sales Up
Kohl’s Corporation reported second quarter diluted earnings per share increased 30 percent to $1.09. Net income for the quarter was $303 million, compared with $260 million ($0.84 per diluted share) a year ago. Net sales were $4.2 billion, an increa
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Sets Multiple Records
Approximately 25,000 retailers, exhibitors and media closed out a record-breaking Outdoor Retailer Summer Market August 4-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Just two years after the Great Recession and amidst growing economic anxiety, the show set records for net
SpendingPulse: Inflation Helped Boost Retail Sales by 8.7 Percent in July
Excluding auto sales, retail sales in July grew by 8.7% year-over-year, according to MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a macroeconomic report tracking national retail and service sales. Much of that growth, however, reflects commodity based inflat
Johnson Outdoors Sees Sales and Earnings Declines in Fiscal Third Quarter
Johnson Outdoors Inc. saw lower sales and earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended July 1, declines the company attributed to a slow-down in outdoor recreational market recovery during the period. Johnson Outdoors said significant growth during the fi
GoLite Footwear Cuts Lead Time 10 Days with West Coast Warehouse
GoLite Footwear has to a warehouse in Barrett Distribution Center in Fairfield, CA in an effort to reduce supply lead time from manufacturers in Asia by ten days…
