<p>The efforts of aggressive activist investor William Ackman have finally paid off as he has succeeded in persuading Fortune Brands, Inc. to split off its golf and home products unit, raising the odds for a takeover of its spirits division – it’s most</p>
<p>The Forzani Group Ltd said it has gotten off to its best fourth quarter in history as Canadians in the Western part of the country rushed to load up on winter gear in November after an unseasonably warm October resulted in low Q3 comps growth…</p>
<p>Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) is voluntarily recalling about 200 of its Redline D640 bicycles because cracking in head tube weld joints can cause the head tube to separate from the frame, causing the rider to lose control and fall. While the defect poses a r</p>
<p>Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years…</p>
<p>Independent brick-and-mortar outdoor shops that spent the last two years dialing back their pre-season orders and rationalizing their assortments to conserve cash and reduce inventory risk may be ceding market share and growth to more aggressive online an</p>
<p>D.A. Davidson & Co. acquired Silver Steep Partners LLC, an investment banking firm specializing in the outdoor and active lifestyle industry. The terms were not disclosed. Silver Steep Partners, based in Seattle is led by Nathan Pund and Robert Farinholt.</p>
<p>Due to its mammoth size, Walmart may have racked up the most votes when consumers were asked to pick their favorite retailer for athletic apparel, but Dick's Sporting Goods reportedly won by a wide margin when the results were indexed to factor in th</p>
<p>Two major firearms company's have recently announced they will close facilities, displacing hundreds of employees from their jobs…</p>
<p>Safari Club International (SCI) and Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) have named Kevin Scott as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the SCI & SCIF worldwide organizations…</p>
<p>In a letter to shareholders, John Aglialoro, Chairman & CEO at Cybex, strongly defended itself against a devestating $66 million product liability verdict against the company, calling it “another example of a “tort system run amok.” Wrote Aglialoro, “It i</p>
<p>Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. said that following the successful completion of the research and development portion of its agreement, an unnamed sporting goods partner has exercised its option to license its CNT composite technology for use in golf club</p>
<p>Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle, has moved to a new location, just down the road from its original headquarters in Boulder, CO. The company's new facility is twice the size of the old space and consolidates all Polar Bottle operat</p>
<p>Keen Footwear has opened a small factory in Portland with plans to make a small portion of its product in the U.S. James Curleigh, Keen's chief executive, told the Oregonian, “It's not so much flying our flag in America. It's about having s</p>
<p>Woolrich, Inc. added JLA Home to its growing lineup of home furnishings licensing partners. JLA Home will provide Woolrich's Home program with a line of coordinating top-of-bed products, textile wall art, and decorative pillows…</p>
<p>Year-over-year snow sports equipment sales were up while apparel sales were lagging headed into November, according to the Snowsports Industries America topline report for the August through October period. Overall, sales for the period came in 1% ahead </p>
