The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $450,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s final funding disbursal for 2008, and bring the year’s total to $900,000. This round b
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Nearly 60 Brands Signed up for Interbike’s East Coast Demo
Interbike said nearly 60 bike brands are signed up to exhibit at its inaugural OutDoor Demo East, to be held Oct. 21-22, 2008, at the Roger Williams Park in Providence, RI…
ProLink to Open Operations in UK
ProLink Solutions will open an office in the United Kingdom to serve markets in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ian Church will oversee the wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Solutions as managing director and VP…
NSSF Threatens to File Lawsuit Against Obama Campaign
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has issued a statement that says on Sept. 27, the Obama campaign unlawfully obtained and made unauthorized use of a proprietary media list belonging to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade asso
SGMA: Treadmills Remain #1 Fitness Machine
In 2007, there were 50.1 million Americans who used a treadmill – ranking the category #1 among fitness machines, according to Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association’s fitness study, Tracking the Fitness Movement (2008 edition). In the entire fitness/ex
Titleist to Return to PGA Show
Titleist is returning to the PGA Merchandise Show for the first time since 2002. The show takes place from Jan. 29-31 in Orlando, FL. Titleist also will participate in the Outdoor Demo Day at the Orange County National Golf Center on Jan. 28…
Walking Tall
Performance sock sales continue to grow, as do the number of vendors. Supplying consumers with high-quality, performance socks equates to booming retail sales, which, according to industry sources, grew more than 5 percent, topping $5 billion last year. A
Grenade Gloves Hires New Sales Manager
Grenade Gloves hired Marty Carrigan as West regional sales manager. Carrigan comes to the company with an extensive background in equipment, apparel and accessories for the action sports industry, with a heavy emphasis on winter sports. He earned a degree
Lotto Sport Opens New Hong Kong Office
Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. has opened a new Lotto Sport Hong Kong office. This subsidiary of Lotto Sport Italia will co-ordinate and handle the production, commerce and the logistics of the Asia Pacific and Americas regions. In addition, the Hong Kong bran
Coleman Names New Sales VP
The Coleman Company Inc. has named Michael Bach VP of sales with responsibility for leading the field sales team and the food/drug and home channels. His team will focus on key accounts within mass, sporting goods and other specialty channels and expand t
Conservation Alliance Sends out Second Round of Checks
The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $450,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s final funding disbursal for 2008, and brings the year’s total to $900,000. This round
OIA Rendezvous a Reflection of Changing Season
Change is certainly ahead for the outdoor industry and the rest of America if the prognostications made by the speakers recruited to address the 300 in attendance actually materialize. From explorer and filmmaker Jon Bowermaster talking about the warming
OIA Rendezvous a Reflection of Changing Season
Change is certainly ahead for the outdoor industry and the rest of America if the prognostications made by the speakers recruited to address the 300 in attendance actually materialize. From explorer and filmmaker Jon Bowermaster talking about the warming
Wolverine Worldwide Tempers Sales Forecast, Raises EPS Guidance
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. had a good third quarter as low-single-digit sales growth was outpaced by stronger net income gains and the company’s Outdoor Group once again the shining star. It was the company’s 25th consecutive quarter of record sales and e
The North Face and Vans to Continue Leading the Way for VFC Through 2013
VF Corp. hosted an investor and analyst meeting last week and discussed major growth opportunities for two of its more established brands in sporting goods, The North Face and Vans…