FWS Seeks State Proposals for Endangered Species Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in obtaining federal financial assistance to acquire land or conduct planning efforts for endangered species conservation…
Industry Veteran Named to Head B.A.S.S. Sales
B.A.S.S. introduced Joe Higgins, a veteran sales executive for several major media organizations, as its Senior Director/Sales, effective Dec. 6…
Rapala Promotes Trio
Minnetonka-based Rapala USA, member of the Rapala VMC Group, has promoted Kelly Brockpahler to marketing director, David James to manager of field promotions and media relations, and Ryan Rohrbach to controller…
Obama Picks Director for ATF
President Obama has submitted the special agent Andrew Traver to the Senate for consideration as director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the White House said this week…
Outdoor Research Names Rep Agencies of the Year
Outdoor Research named its mid-Atlantic sales agency, North Branch Traders, as 2010 Sales Agency of the Year and its Southeastern sales agency, StoneNSea Sales Inc., as 2010 Brand Ambassador of the Year…
Matt Brooks Honored by Mountain Guides
Matt Brooks, president and founder of Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment was awarded the AMGA Presidential Gold Medal, the highest award of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)…
Shoe Carnival’s Earnings Climb 21%
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the third quarter of 2010 increased 6.7% to $204.4 million on comps growth of 7.2%. Net earnings for the third quarter jumped 21% to $9.1 million, or 70 cents a share…
Aldila Declares Special Dividend
Aldila Inc., the golf equipment company, said its board declared on Nov. 17 a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on Dec. 17 to shareholders of record as of December 02, 2010…
Foot Locker
Foot Locker, Inc. earned $52 million, or 33 cents per share against a loss of $6 million, or 4 cents, a share a year ago. Excluding year-ago impairment charges of $22 million, after tax, or 14 cents per share, earhigns would have more than tripled in the latest period compared to $16 million, or 10 […]
Foot Locker’s Earnings Surge on 8% Comp Gain
Foot Locker Inc's third quarter sales increased 5.4%, to $1.28 billion from $1.21 billion in the year-ago quarter. Comparable-store sales increased 8.1% in the third quarter. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales for the
Street Surfing Hires Senior Category Manager
Street Surfing LLC has appointed Tony Terrazzi as international sales manager, and Sandra Leo as senior category manager…
Summit Sports Launches WomensSkis.com and SkiWax.com
Summit Sports Inc. has launched two new Web sites, WomensSkis.com and SkiWax.com…
Bode Miller Becomes Snowsports Ambassador
Olympic Gold Medal winner Bode Miller will serve as an Ambassador for Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM). Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM) is a national initiative in the U.S. to encourage children and adults to get out on the snow during Janu
Toronto’s Dunning Sportswear Opens Second Retail Shop
Toronto-based Dunning, maker of sportswear designed for athletes, will open its second retail store this Saturday, November 20, in downtown Unionville, Ontario. In the coming months, the company is looking to open additional shops in Canada, including mor
Perry Ellis Q3 Sales Up 13%
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported total revenues increased 13% to $201.3 million, compared to $178.6 million in the third quarter ended Oct. 31, 2009…