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Gramicci Adds to Growing Sales Force

Gramicci has added two more well-known outdoor apparel industry sales representatives to its sales team. This follows on the recent announcement of other new representatives, bringing Gramicci closer to finalizing a new nationwide sales team…

Jim Tompkins to Leave New Balance

New Balance President and COO Jim Tompkins will leave the company in early June after 10 years in the position. A spokesperson with New Balance said the company is currently developing transition plans…

Outdoor Retailer Further Cuts Costs to Add Value

Like operators of many businesses these days, the organizers of the Outdoor Retailer trade show recognize that “flat is the new up.” That's why their “goal” for the upcoming Summer Market is to have at least the approximately 21,000 overall attendees

RECALL: Norco, Trek, Cannondale Bikes

Around 20,000 mountain bikes and bike frames are being recalled last week by three companies in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Both Trek and Cannondale are recalling bikes with faulty suspension forks manufactured by Taiwane

Survey: Business Getting Done at OR Trade Show

In its first comprehensive survey around the iconic outdoor industry trade show event since 2004, the organizers of Outdoor Retailer found – not so surprisingly – that new products and networking were the primary reasons retailers went to their trade show

NSGA: 2008 Sporting Goods Sales Reach $53.4 Billion

In spite of a 16% surge in shooting sports equipment, retail sales of sporting goods (footwear, clothing and equipment), which reached a record $53.5 billion in 2007, fell 1% in 2008 to $53.4 billion, according to the just released National Sporting Goods

Broder Bros. Completes Financial Restructuring

Broder Bros. Co., which distributes Anvil, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Hanes, Jerzees, adidas Golf and Champion product, has completed its previously-announced financial restructuring through the settlement of its private exchange offer…

SIA: Snow Sports Sales Dropped 4.4% in 2008-09 Season

According to SIA's recently released Retail Audit, snow sports market sales declined 4.4% in dollars and 2% in units for the 2008/09 season. This season brought in a total of $2.82 billion compared to last season’s $2.95 billion in sales. Current sea

Foot Locker Inc. Sees Better than Expected Q1 Results

Foot Locker, Inc. saw their first quarter financial results come in better than expected going into the period, but they see the external forces impacting retail remaining “quite challenging” – at least in the near term. The world’s-largest-athletic-foot

Jim Gerson Named President,Reef-Americas

Reef, which is part of VF Corp., appointed of Jim Gerson, currently vice president of Apparel at The North Face, as president of Reef-Americas. In his new role, Jim will be responsible for developing the product line and brand strategy for the Reef brand