Norco Sees Adams Trail-A-Bike Recall…
Norco Products Ltd, in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, M
Buzz Off Inks Deal with L.L. Bean
Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC, and L.L. Bean have inked a partnership to offer a full line of Buzz Off Insect Shield Insect Repellent Apparel from L.L. Bean. The Buzz Off line of apparel from L.L. Bean will include men's, women's and children'
OIA Releases ‘Getting Women Active’
In an effort to put research into practice and grow participation in outdoor recreation, Outdoor Industry Foundation released “Getting Women Active,” the first installment in the Toolkit for the Trade series. “Getting Women Active” is a toolkit filled wit
Northwave N.A. Launches New Board Brand
Northwave North America announced the addition of Venue Snowboard Co. for the 2005-06 season. “The birth of Venue Snowboards has been a long planned venture for us over the past few years,” said marketing CEO Dane Hjort. “We listened to the feedback from
Fitness Product Manager –- Sportcraft
Sportcraft, Ltd. seeks a Product Manager for its Fitness division. Candidates must have complete and thorough understanding of the consumer and commercial fitness equipment markets…
Tubbs Brings ‘Romp to Stomp’ to OR’s BBC
Tubbs Snowshoes has announced it is bringing a scaled down version of its successful Romp To Stomp Out Breast Cancer event series to Backcountry BaseCamp in Brighton Backcountry, UT, on January 28, prior to Outdoor Retailer.
At Backcountry Basecamp, Tubbs
SGMA: U.S. Wholesale Market Saw 4% Increase in 2004
Manufacturer’s shipments of sporting goods in the U.S. rose 4% in 2004 to $52.1 billion, according to estimates by SGMA International. It was the largest percentage gain the industry has achieved since 1997, when wholesale sales rose 5.2%. SGMA expects
Spenco Medical Appoints New President
Spenco Medical Corporation has appointed David Morgart as President of the company. Morgart comes to Spenco with an extensive background in consumer packaged goods, with previous work history at Kimberly-Clark and, most recently, Coleman. Morgart will r
Ballard Joins Icebreaker as U.S. Market Manager
Icebreaker has named Troy Ballard as US Market Manager. Ballard comes to Icebreaker with ten years of active sports industry experience, having held executive brand building roles at Adidas-Salomon, Rip Curl International, and Smith Sport Optics. In his
NRF Forecasts 3.5% Retail Growth for 2005
The National Retail Federation (NRF) released its 2005 forecast on Monday, predicting that GAFS sales, which includes most general merchandise categories, will increase 3.5% from last year. In its quarterly Retail Sales Outlook Report, released Monday at
Le Coq Sportif to Make Return to U.S. Market…
For those that wondered where Jon Epstein would surface again, their questions were answered last week as the former Fila and adidas executive officially announced the creation of Le Coq Sportif North America, an operating company set up to manage the Le
Thule Redesigns Thuleracks.com
Thule has launched a redesign of its award winning website thuleracks.com. The new site's design is based on the look of Thule's marketing materials and the results of a comprehensive usability study conducted by Adaptive Path of San Francisco,
Knight to Sell 5.7 million Nike Shares
Philip H. Knight, co-founder and Chairman of the Board, converted 5,700,000 shares of Nike Class A Common Stock on January 12, 2005 to the same number of shares of Class B stock. Knight also entered into a pre-arranged sales plan for the 5,700,000 million
Cloudveil Acquired by Fila Brand Parent…
Sport Brands International, the parent company to Fila footwear and apparel, finalized a deal with Cloudveil that has been several months in the making. Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. is now a division of SBI with all Cloudveil management, customer servi
December Retail Sales Much Healthier Than Early Indications…
A U.S. Commerce Department report of December retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general merchandise categories, jumped 6.4% over the previous year. Combined, November and December brought holiday sales growth to 5.7%, the strongest gr
