<p>Gregory Mountain Products, part of Black Diamond Inc., has hired Bill Kulczycki as general manager and vice president. Kulczycki comes to the post after four years as president and CEO of Filson. Prior to that, he worked for 28-years at Patagonia, where h</p>
<p>GSI Outdoors, a leading supplier of outdoor table- and cookware, hired Matt Smith of Chugach Trading Co. to support sales and marketing efforts in the expanding Alaska Market. Smith will also represent the Outside Inside gift collection, which is owned a</p>
<p>Given the margin pressures most industry vendors and manufacturers are facing, the 2010 fourth quarter was a solid indicator of a market in full recovery…</p>
<p>The Freedom Group, Inc., which owns the Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster, Dakota and Mountain Khakis brands, among others, sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, requesting the withdrawal of the company’s Registration S</p>
<p>Orange 21 Inc., which develops eyewear for the action sports, motorsports, snow sports and lifestyle markets and owns the Spy Optic brand, reported fourth quarter sales increased 1.0% to $9.0 million from $8.9 million in the prior-year period…</p>
<p>Cybex International, Inc. reported net sales improved 15% for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, but a crushing loss in a product liability lawsuit sank the bottom line and may still be a threat to push Cybex into bankruptcy…</p>
<p>Recreational Equipment, Inc., or REI, announced sales rose 14.0% to $1.66 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, on 8.1% comps growth, a 22.9% increase in direct sales and the addition of four new stores. Gross margins slipped 80 basis points to 43.9% </p>
<p>The U.S. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) affirmed Acushnet Co.'s contention that the four patents at the heart of the company's years-long dispute with Callaway Golf are invalid…</p>
<p>EBay last week reached an agreement to acquire GSI Commerce, the operater of e-commerce websites for many sporting goods chains and a few sports-related brands, for $2.4 billion…</p>
<p>Head N.V. disclosed that its Chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch and his family members upped their holdings in the company to 66.3%. The Netherlands-based company also reported that Richard Hurowitz resigned from its supervisory board after funds managed by O</p>
<p>A just-released study by the Physical Activity Council (PAC) found 77% of Americans age six and over took part in at least one activity (217.0 million people) in 2009. This leaves 64.6 million people who are inactive, according to the survey…</p>
<p>Puma has unveiled a new accounting methodology that it says will lead to the first-ever Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L) statement. The EP&L statement will attempt to measure the full economic impact of the brand on ecosystem services…</p>
<p>In what the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) termed a “big victory for the physical education community,” the U.S. Department of Education on March 29 launched its 2012 PEP Grant application process. All applications must be submitted by Ma</p>
<p>Building on the success of the 2010 Summit in New York City, Outdoor Nation will host five Regional Summits this year. The Summits will kick-off with a return to New York City on June 23 with a National Outdoor Nation Congress where youth from every state</p>
<p>In a move to solidify its management team, Black Diamond Inc. has tapped outdoor industry veteran Bill Kulczycki as general manager and VP of Gregory Mountain Products…</p>
