Whitewater Design Firm Expands to Meet Demand
Leading whitewater park design firm S2O Design and Engineering has increased its staff and launched a new website to better serve burgeoning demand for whitewater parks around the globe…
Keen Footwear Ups Production Plans at New Portland Factory
Keen Footwear said last week it will build 13 footwear styles at its new factory in Portland, OR in coming years, up from the eight the company forecast just six months ago…
Famous Footwear’s Fiscal First Quarter Challenged by Tough Comps, Weather
Brown Shoe Co. said Famous Footwear delivered its second-best first quarter in the family shoe chain's 50-year history. Unfortunately, those results were going against its top performance in fiscal Q1 2010, when toning footwear was king…
DSW Keeps Momentum Going With Solid Fiscal First Quarter Results
DSW Inc. reported fiscal first quarter sales increased 12.0 percent to $503.6 million. Comps jumped 10.8 percent on top of a 16.2 percent increase in the first quarter of 2010…
Collective Brands Sees Fiscal First Quarter Pulled Down by Payless Division
Led by Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider, the Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group (PLG) Wholesale segment delivered strong increases in sales and operating profit in the first quarter…
Pacific Sunwear Posts Positive Comps in Fiscal First Quarter; Posts Another Loss
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. lost $31.5 million in the second quarter as the surf-inspired retailer continues to undergo an image revival to help spark sales for a consumer base that is growing increasingly disinterested…
Outdoor Product Sales Post Healthy Gains in April
Sales of outdoor products grew a robust 10.4 percent to $710.8 million in the four-week fiscal April period that ended April 30. According to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint™, Outdoor Footwear led the pack, up 18.1
Counterfeit Teva Sandals Seized in China
Deckers Outdoor Corp. confirmed that customs officials in Xiamen, China seized 36,720 pairs of counterfeit Teva sport sandals with a value of RMB 216,100 ($33,280)…
Outdoor Nation Launches New Branding, Outreach
Outdoor Nation unveiled its new logo and website last week as its youth leaders geared up recruiting for five regional youth summits…
RECALL: Petzl Lanyards
Petzl has extended its May 13 voluntary recall of its Scorpio via ferrata lanyards (L60 and L60CK) from those manufactured until March 2005 to include those sold through May 19, 2011 following its initial analysis of a via ferratta accident in France…
Specialized Challenges Peers on Sustainability
Specialized called on fellow cycling companies to join a coalition to coordinate carbon recycling with the aerospace industry as part of a broader corporate initiative that position the company as the industry most visible advocate for sustainable manufac
Reef Holds Open House
Reef opened its doors at its global headquarters to 300 key retail and media partners, as well as the company's marquee athletes like Mick Fanning, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian and Alana Blanchard to launch the brand's Modern Gypsy campaign…
Injinji to Sponsor 2011 Western States 100
Injinji, the performance sock company, announced its sponsorship of The Western States Endurance Run – the world's oldest 100-mile race – for the third consecutive year…
U.S. Golf Rounds Tumble in April
According to Datatech, rounds of golf played in the U.S. fell 16.7 percent in April. Rounds at public access courses were down 5.9 percent while private courses were off 3.3 percent…
Jarden CEO to Be Honored by Athletes’ Foundation
Martin Franklin, chairman and CEO of Jarden Corporation, will be honored at the fifth annual A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope gala taking place June 8 at the historical Waldorf Astoria…
