More Than 100 Safari Club Members Visit Capitol Hill
Over 100 Safari Club International (SCI) members met with Members of Congress on the Hill last week in conjunction with SCI's annual May Board meeting in Washington, DC.
Backbone Media Hires Social Media and Online Brand Manager
Backbone Media has hired Jonathan Georger as Social Media and Online Brand Manager…
Brunswick Names VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Brunswick Corporation has named Kristin M. Coleman its vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Coleman will assume her duties May 20, and will report to Dustan E. McCoy, Brunswick's chairman and CEO…
Yue Yuen April Operating Revenue Down 1.4%
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd. said its operating revenue in April was U.S. $425.0 million, down 1.4% from the year-earlier period. The Hong Kong-listed company's operating revenue was US$430.9 million in the same month last year…
Yamaha Sponsors 2009 National Hunting and Fishing Day
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. announced its support of outdoor sports and conservation by sponsoring the 2009 National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) Day. As part of the partnership, Yamaha has donated an all-new 2009 Grizzly 550 FI ATV with Electric Power Steeri
Iconix Raises Guidance; Acquires Stake in Ed Hardy
Thanks to better-than-expected Q1 results driven by the successful roll out of Op, Starter and Danskin Now at Wal-Mart as well cost-cutting efforts, Iconix Brand Group raised its guidance for the full year.
Iconix also acquired a 50% interest in Hardy Wa
Crocs, Inc. Q1 Net Loss Widens on Declining Sales and Gross Margins
Crocs, Inc.’s forecast for a “significant loss” in the first quarter-after a grueling fourth quarter in 2008-was dead-on as the company reported first quarter revenue of $134.9 million, down 32.0% from $198.5 million in the year-ago period. The company q
Study: High School Athletes Face Serious Concussion Risks
According to a study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, 40.5% of high school athletes who suffer concussions return to action prematurely and set themselves up for more severe injuries.
Insight Tech-Gear Names Hanson as Dir. of Commercial Sales
Insight Tech-Gear, a developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the federal, law enforcement and commercial markets, has named Brent Hanson its director of commercial sales…
Georgia DNR Announces Changes To State WMA Program
The Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division today announced that beginning July 1, there will be three less wildlife management areas (WMA) in the state’s program and one WMA will be reduced in size…
LaCrosse Footwear Acquires END Footwear
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. created a newly-formed subsidiary which has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc., or END Footwear. The new LFI subsidiary will continue to sell footwear und
Cost Reductions Lift Q2 Profits for Johnson Outdoors
Johnson Outdoors Inc. said second-quarter sales fell 12.5% to $106.6 million compared to $121.8 million in the prior year period. Net income from continuing operations of $2.5 million, or 27 cents a share, marked a threefold-improvement over net income of
SGMA: Economy Impacting Sports Participation
According to the Sports & Fitness Participation Study (2009 edition), produced by SGMA Research, female participation in both team and individual/fitness sports activities decreased by 10.2% and 7.2%, among ‘core’ participants, respectively.Among fitness
Wal-Mart’s Comps Climb 5% in April
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported same-store sales rose 5.0% in April. Excluding fuel, comps were up 5%. Total company sales increased 2.4% to $29.9 billion from $29.2 billion…
Kohl’s April Comps Slip 6.3%
Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 2, 2009 decreased 2.3% from the four-week month ended May 3, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 6.2%…
