SGMA: Sporting Goods Sales Down 3.2% in 2008
According to SGMA's Manufacturers Sales by Category Report (2009 edition), manufacturers' (wholesale) sales of sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, sports apparel, athletic footwear, and recreational transport items in the U.S. totaled $
Dorel Industries Sees Earnings Fall 14% for Q4
Dorel Industries Inc. reported revenues for fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 30, 2008 increased 4.6% to $479.9 million from $458.9 million a year ago. Recreational/Leisure segment revenues increased by 79.2% in the fourth quarter, in large part due to t
RECALL: DBX Glide Boys Ice Skates
About 600 pairs of DBX Glide boys ice skates have been recalled by The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the product's manufacturer, Pronto Sports Inc., of Anoka, Minn, due to excessive lead levels. The skates were sold at Dick's Sport
Nike, Schwinn, Jelly Belly to Sponsor Fitness Challenge
The American Collegiate Intramural Sports group has signed six corporate sponsors, including Nike, Jelly Belly Sports Beans and Schwinn, to take part in the ACIS Fitness, Challenge being conducted this spring on 200 college campuses. The multifaceted prom
OIA: January ‘Mixed’ for Outdoor Stores
January 2009 retail sales for all core outdoor stores (chain, internet, specialty) started off the new year “on a mixed note,” according to the most recent edition of The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report. Retail sales for all core
BOSG Names Rocky Mountain Rep
The Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group, a collection of six outdoor industry brands, including Kelty, Sierra Designs, Slumberjack, Wenger and Ultimate Direction, has named Chris Wynja as its Rocky Mountain territory sales manager. Based in Boulder, CO, Wynja
Sea to Summit Appoints Water Sports Division Manager
Sea to Summit, the maker of backpacking and adventure travel gear, has created a Water Sports Division with Josh Simpson as its new manager. In 2007, Sea to Summit North America expanded its offering of water sports gear as the exclusive distributor of S
Remaining Chick’s Doors to be Converted to DSG in May
Dick's Sporting Goods plans to close down the remaining Chick's Sporting Goods locations in coming weeks and reopen them in May as Dick's Sporting Goods locations. Going-out-of-business sales have begun at the remaining 14 Chick's loca
Christy Sports Seeks Rehearing in Deer Valley Case
Christy Sports has asked a federal appeals court to rehear its case against a Utah ski resort. Christy alleges that Deer Valley ski complex in Utah violated antitrust laws by restricting Christy Sports from offering ski rentals and competing with a resort
TapouT Co-Founder Dies in Car Crash
The co-founder and icon of the of mixed martial arts apparel label, TapouT brand Charles Lewis Jr., a.k.a., “Mask,” died in a Newport Beach car accident. Tapout was founded by Lewis Jr. and Dan Caldwell, who went by the alias ˜Punkass”, in 1997…
Boccieri Golf Launches Advertising Campaign for MID-WEIGHT Series
Boccieri Golf has embarked on a major national advertising campaign supporting retail sell-through of its new Heavy Putter MID-WEIGHT Series by letting consumers know that during recent nationwide testing 7 out of 10 golfers preferred this innovative line
Nikwax N.A. Hires Southeast Sales Rep
Nikwax N.A. has hired Earl Roberson of Roberson Sports Group to its sales team. Roberson will cover the Southeast territory for the company. He is charged with maximizing the benefits Nikwax offers retailers and opening new accounts…
Sperry Top-Sider to Sponsor Yacht Race
Sperry Top-Sider will serve as the exclusive footwear sponsor of the inaugural New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup to be held Sept. 15-19, 2009, in Newport, R.I., as well as be involved in additional New York Yacht Club events…
Conservation Group Protests Utah Land Leases
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has formally protested leases on more than 86,000 acres of federal lands in Utah, where development as proposed could negatively affect vast expanses of important habitat for game species, as well as hunting
Supreme Court Sides with Gun Manufacturers in NYC Lawsuit
Putting an end to nine years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear New York City's request to continue a lawsuit that sought to hold firearms manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms…
