Paddlesports Companies Close Ranks Around OR
Just eight months after Canoe & Kayak Magazine announced it would launch its own paddlesports show, the industry’s leaders are clearly closing ranks around the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market…
A4 Steps Up for Haiti Relief
A4, the manufacturer of uniforms and athletic sportswear, recently coordinated with World Vision and Food For The Poor to send over 62,000 new garments to Haiti…
NHS Names Senior Sales Rep
NHS, the skateboard manufacturer, announced the addition of Jonathan Devoe to their team as senior sales representative…
FWS: U.S. Bobcat Proposal Fails to Receive International Support
The proposal to remove the bobcat (Lynx rufus) from the list of species of wildlife regulated in the international trade was rejected by the Parties reviewing proposals at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the
NRF, eBay Partner to Fight Organized Retail Crime
EBay and the National Retail Federation have formed a partnership to tackle organized retail crime. This two will receive tie in support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, retailer participation and new technology to identify and attack organized r
Taipei Cycle Says Foreign Attendance Rose 7.6%
Preliminary attendance figures for the first three days of the four day Taipei Cycle trade show indicated attendance by foreign visitors reached 4,913, up 7.6 %, from 86 countries, up 22 from 09…
Shoe Carnival Q4 Boosted by Boots and Toning
Sparked by robust demand for boots and toning shoes, Shoe Carnival’s fourth quarter sales climbed 8.8% to $170.8 million on the same 8.8% comp gain. With fewer promotions, earnings reached $2.6 million, or 20 cents a share, rebounding from a loss of
NRF Names New President/CEO
Matt Shay has been selected to serve as the next president and CEO of NRF…
Easton-Bell Fiscal Fourth Quarter Suffers from Budget Cuts, Cycling
After a third quarter that saw weakness from the Team Sports business cripple overall revenues for Easton-Bell Sports, management at the Van Nuys, CA-based manufacturer said operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 had finally exhibited a degree
Blacks Leisure Rejects Bid
Blacks Leisure has rejected an offer of £26 million ($38.4 million) from main competitor, Sports Direct. Blacks Leisure proclaimed the offer as “wholly inadequate” and indicated plans to sell company stock to supplement the company’s tu
OIA: Affordable Footwear Act Still Alive in Congress
According to a report in Reuters, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told a meeting of the American Apparel and Footwear Association March 12 that the Obama administration is not supporting legislation that would eliminate most tariffs on imported footwea
Essilor Completes Acquisition of FGX Int’l
FGX International Holdings Limited, which makes sunglasses under the Anarchy, Gargoyles, Ironman, C9 by Champion and Body Glove trademarks, completed its merger with a subsidiary of Essilor International of Charenton-le-Pont, France…
MountainSource Adds Bruce Gorden to Sales Force
The sales agency MountainSource has added Bruce Gordon to its team. Most recently the director of sales for Chrome Industries, Gordon will oversee the Mountain Source territory of Colorado's front range, Wyoming and Western Nebraska…
RECALL: Do It Best Corp; Bicycle Bells
Do It Best Corp, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 1,000 bicycle bells after it found that the bells' red paint contained excessive lead levels…
Governor Bill Richardson Signs Vital Self-Defense Legislation
Governor Bill Richardson has signed into law NRA-backed legislation, SB 40, allowing right-to-carry permit holders the right to protect themselves in restaurants licensed to serve beer and wine unless the establishments are posted off-limits by the proper
