Forzani Sees 7% Gain in Holiday Comps
The Forzani Group Ltd., Canada's largest sporting goods chain, reported retail system sales for the 10-week period ended Jan. 9 rose 6.5% as the cold weather boosted holiday sales. Total retail system sales – retail sales from both corporate and fra
Bjorn Borg Forms Separate Apparel Unit
Bjorn Borg is forming a new subsidiary with its Dutch distributor to produce fashionable athletic and functional wear. The creation of a separate operation based in the Netherlands will allow Bjorn Borg to continue to focus on its core business of making
ESPN’s Erin Andrews to Endorse Reebok
ESPN's Erin Andrews has signed with Reebok to endorse its ZigTech footwear and apparel collection…
Vasque Partners with Backpacker’s Get Out More Tour
Vasque footwear announced its exclusive footwear partnership with Backpacker Magazine's 2011 Get Out More Tour, as well as its national sponsorship of the American Hiking Society…
Walmart Sustainability Executive to Address Industry Breakfast at OR
Walmart's chief sustainability officer will kick off the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show at the industry breakfast Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by Outdoor Industry Association and The North Face and
Target Makes Push into Canada with Acquisition
Target Corporation has agreed to pay C$1.825 billion to purchase from Zellers Inc., a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), the leasehold interests in up to 220 sites currently operated by Zellers Inc. This transaction will allow Target to o
Soles4Souls Still Working on the Ground in Haiti One Year Later
Soles4Souls Inc., the shoe charity, has provided 1.3 million Haitians with the gift of shoes and the numbers are still increasing…
Osprey Packs Hires Bates as New Director of Sales
Osprey Packs, Inc. has hired Bradford Bates as their new director of sales, effective immediately. Bates will directly manage the outdoor channel and work closely with Patrick Piller, Osprey’s bike sales manager in managing the IBD channel. He has h
Nielsen Holdings Prices IPO at $22
Nielsen Holdings B.V., which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, has priced its IPO at $22 a share, according to an S1 filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission…
ORWM Exhibition Space Up 10% from 2010
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market has sold nearly 340,000 square feet of exhibition space for next week's show in Salt Lake City – up 10% over Winter Market 2010, show owner Nielsen Exhibitions reported…
Smith and Wesson Names Technical Apparel Licensee
Wild Things, LLC, which makes technical outerwear for the US Military, Law Enforcement and consumer markets, was selected by Smith & Wesson as licensee for men's and women's technical apparel. The apparel line issued under the professionally rec
Cabela’s Launches Mobile Website
Cabela’s launched an optimized mobile website that will allow customers to easily search and purchase items when they visit www.cabelas.com on mobile devices, including the iPhone/iPod Touch, BlackBerry and Android…
Blacks Leisure Reports 10.2% December Comps Growth
UK outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure said total sales in December for its Outdoor business were up 12.9% with comp store sales increasing by 10.2%. The gains came on top of 14.9% comps growth during the same period last year…
QDMA to Present Annual Whitetail Report at SHOT
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) said it will bring the industry date on the health of our foundation at the Whitetail Report press conference, presented by Remington at the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas…
December NSSF-adjusted NICS Checks Up 10%
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9% increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344)…
