Hornady Manufacturing Appoints New Regional Sales Manager
Hornady announces that Katie Glover has been promoted to the position of regional sales manager…
Rocky Brands, Inc. to Broadcast Q2 Fiscal 2014 Financials On-line
Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that the company's conference call to review second quarter fiscal 2014 financial results will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time…
Container Imports Surged in June at SoCal Ports
Container imports through the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles spiked in June compared to the same month last year, indicating that retailers and other importers moved up deliveries to mitigate the risks posed by ongoing labor negotiations…
Propét USA Appoints VP of Marketing
Propét USA, known for its comfort and walking shoes, promoted Jillian Avey to VP of marketing…
EBay Enterprise Comps Up 14 Percent in Q2
EBay reported gross merchandise sales by its Enterprise segment increased 15 percent to $940 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The segment, formerly known as GSI Commerce, enabled its clients to grow same-store sales 14 percent…
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores Sales Up in June
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores increased of 0.6 percent from May, according to advance estimates released Tuesday by the Commerce Department…
Gander Mountain to Open 4th Houston Location
Gander Mountain plans to open a new location in Houston in the fall…
Under Armour in Talks Around Fitness Smartwatch
Under Armour is in talks with Samsung Electronics to develop a line of wearable fitness devices, S. Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
EORA Expands Into Bikes at August Shows
The Eastern Outdoor Reps Association of Asheville, NC has added bicycles and bicycle products to its August shows…
Europe’s Outdoor Retailers Grew Faster than Wholesalers in 2013
Figures released by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) last week shows retail sales of outdoor products outpaced wholesale sales in 2013. The EOG’s State of Trade 2013 report estimated that the wholesale value of outdoor products at sell-in increased.
Thermacell Owner Sells Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Business
The Schawbel Corporation, the parent of Thermacell Heated Insoles, formed a new business entity, Schawbel Technologies, LLC, following the sale of the Thermacell Mosquito Repellent business to Kinderhook Industries, a New York equity-based firm…
Itochu Launching Gramicci Footwear in Japan
Itochu Corporation is launching the first line of Gramicci-branded footwear in Japan under a recently concluded sublicensing agreement with the U.S. outdoor apparel brand. The collection will be released in January 2015…
Adidas Sees World Cup Marketing Benefit
Adidas claims to have ranked as the “most talked about brand” related to the 2014 Fifa World Cup,” generating 1.59 million conversations across Twitter, Facebook, blogs and Tumblr, according to social media analytics firms Simply Measured and Sysomos…
Hornady Adds New LE/Military Sales Manager
Hornady Manufacturing announced that Scott Javins has been hired as Law Enforcement and Military Sales Manager…
Politics Kills Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act
The U.S. Senate effectively killed the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2014 when it failed to pass a vote that would have moved the bill forward…
