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NPD: Back-To-School Flat With Last Year

According to a consumer-spending poll from The NPD Group, back-to-school spending is expected to remain about flat with last year, with 80% of consumers spending $500 or less per child. On average, consumers said they will spend $372 this year per child,

Kelty Juniper Named Best Back-To-School Pack

The Good Housekeeping Institute named the Kelty Juniper as the best back-to-school backpack for 2005. The Kelty Juniper features padded and curved shoulder straps as well as an easy-grab carry handle. It weighs just 1 lb., 2 oz., and carries up to 1400 cu

Performance Fibers Acquires N.A. Polyester Facility

Performance Fibers, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, has acquired the North American business of Diolen Industrial Fibers, Inc. The North American business of Diolen Industrial Fibers, Inc. is headquartered in Scottsboro, Ala. where the company has p

Cloudveil Goes Fly Fishing

Cloudveil launched an entirely new line of angling products, set for debut at the Fly Fishing Retailer Show in Denver. Originally code-named Project 8x, Cloudveil's new angling program has been more than two years in the making and is being led inter

NSGA: Women Are Influential Equipment and Footwear Customers

NSGA’s recent study, “The Sporting Goods Market in 2005,” found that females are significant purchasers in many important footwear and equipment categories. In 2004, females purchased 54% of the $14.8 billion of athletic footwear sold at retail. Specifica

John Pagotto Leads Buy-out of TPS Hockey

TPS Hockey and its parent company Hillerich & Bradsby Co., of Louisville, Kentucky have signed a Letter of Intent to sell majority interest in their global hockey operation to TPS Sports Group Inc., a Canadian Company, lead by industry veteran John Pagott

Craft Distributor Brings Karhu Running Shoes to N.A.

At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, Karhu running shoes were on the feet of many top competitors. In honor of the brands glorious past, just prior to the recently completed World Track and Field Championship in Helsinki, Karhu announced an innovati

Athlete’s Foot Creditors to See Minimal Recovery…

The Athlete’s Foot filed its Joint Plan of Liquidation with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court last week, indicating that unsecured creditors will only recover 7% to 10% of their claims. TAF filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2004, less than o

Hot Week for Executive Moves in the Outdoor Biz…

It was an active week for the movement of key executives into new positions as some recent free agents found new homes and some missing from the market have emerged in new key positions. The week started with two recent Deckers departures finding new hom

Hot Week for Executive Moves in the Outdoor Biz…

It was an active week for the movement of key executives into new positions as some recent free agents found new homes and some missing from the market have emerged in new key positions. The week started with two recent Deckers departures finding new hom