Outdoor Product Retail Sales End Fiscal Year on High Note
A strong January pushed Outdoor Product sales to $11.4 billion in the retail fiscal year ended Jan. 26, 2013, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier, according to OIA VantagePoint, the only full market point-of-sale data platform built specifically for the ou
Big Shot Bikes Signs Distributor for Balkans
Big Shot Bikes of Fort Collins, CO announced a distribution deal with Bieler Trading LTD to sell its products in the Balkans region with its nearly 25 million potential customers. While Big Shot specializes in selling customized bikes via the Internet in
Big 5 Returns to Profitability in Q4
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported net income in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30 was $4.0 million, or 19 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 of $9,000, or less than one cent a share…
Granite Gear Hosts Sen. Al Franken at Minnesota Headquarters
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) visited Granite Gear’s headquarters in Two Harbors, MN Saturday, Feb. 23. After being greeted by 30 staff and their family, Franken toured the facility and met with Granite Gear founders Jeff Knight and Dan Cruikshank to d
Saks Profit Hurt by Higher Costs/Sandy
Saks Inc. reported that for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2, the company recorded net income of $20.4 million, or $.13 per diluted share…
PGA TOUR Pro Series Apparel Line Announces First Team of Player Ambassadors
In an effort to further advance its recent PGA TOUR Apparel expansion, Perry Ellis International, Inc., through its license for PGA TOUR golf apparel, announced its first team of player ambassadors led by Jason Dufner, the 12th ranked player in the world,
The North Face Launches Clothes the Loop Recycling Program
The North Face has launched its Clothes The Loop recycling program, an initiative designed to reduce the amount of clothing and footwear that goes to landfills…
Competitive Cyclist Resurrects Made-in-USA Merlin Bike Brand
Competitive Cyclist, online specialty retailer of road and mountain bikes, has relaunched Merlin handcrafted titanium road and mountain bikes after a two-year hiatus…
Outdoor University Seeks Presenters for 2013
Outdoor University, Outdoor Industry Association’s powerful education platform, is seeking speakers for its year-round educational programs, which include webinars, seminars at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013, and Rendezvous — the Outdoor Univer
Flip Flops Founder Launches Healthy Heart Initiative
Following a health scare, Flip Flops Shops President & Co-Founder Brian Curin, 38, is launching “the Heart To Sole: Creating a Stress-Free America” campaign…
Everlast to Sponsor Deontay Wilder
Everlast Worldwide, Inc. has extended the exclusive equipment and apparel contract with American heavyweight boxing contender, Deontay Wilder…
The Mountaineer Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
The Mountaineer, located in Keene Valley, NY, has become the newest Retail member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. The iconic outdoor specialty store has been a purveyor of fine mountaineering and outdoor equipment since 1975…
Eddie Bauer, GoLite and Kathmandu to Use DownTek
Down Decor, creator of DownTek – a new hydrophobic and quick-drying down technology – announced three new key partnerships with Eddie Bauer, GoLite and Kathmandu, further solidifying its position as a leading international supplier of water-resistant dow
Accell Group’s Organic Sales Recover in Back Half of 2012
Accell Group N.V. eked out 3 percent organic sales growth in 2012 even as recession-weary and rain-soaked Europeans downshifted their spending on new bikes. Acquisitions, meanwhile, transformed Europe’s largest bike maker into a much more significan
VF Appoints New Eagle Creek President
VF Corporation announced Roger Spatz as president, Eagle Creek. Roger has served as interim president since July 2011…
