Gander Mountain Announces Three New Stores
Gander Mountain is opening stores in Northeast Georgia, metro Atlanta and the Florida Panhandle…
Youth Sports and Sports-Related Travel Deemed Recession Resistant
According to Sports Travel Magazine, youth sports and sports-related travel have remained steady, despite the Great Recession. The magazine found that 27 percent of all trips taken last year were for the sole purpose of attending an organized sporting eve
Patagonia to Release Black-Friday Alternative Film
Timing the release to Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping mania, Patagonia said the Malloy family, Patagonia surf ambassadors, have produced Worn Wear, a short film that explores “the quality of the things we own and the lives we live.”…
RECALL: 7,000 ElliptiGo Cycles
ElliptiGo Inc. of Solana Beach, CA recalled about 7,000 of its models in the United States and Canada because the front fork on the ElliptiGO cycles can separate and the drive arm axles can detach during use, posing a fall hazard…
Lifting Internet Sales Tax Exemption to $5M Would Barely Affect State Tax Receipts
Raising the small seller exemption from $1 million to $5 million in the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) now before Congress would barely affect state treasuries, according to a report released by the Small Business Administration last week…
Accell Group Says Prolonged Discounting Will Boost Sales, Thin Margins in 2013
Accell Group told investors last week it expects organic sales will grow in 2013 compared with 2012, despite the fact that many of its dealers are delaying deliveries of new model year bikes until next spring…
Chaco Hires Backbone Media Ahead of 25th Anniversary
Chaco has appointed Backbone Media to handle its public relations. Based in Colorado, Backbone currently represents more than 50 brands in the outdoor and lifestyle marketplace…
Olympic Champion Swimmer Partners with Tommie Copper
Tommie Copper, a performance apparel startup, appointed Dara Torres as official brand ambassador. The newly formed partnership kicks off with two new television shows aimed at showcasing inspiring stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things with
Ortovox Develops Avalanche Safety Curriculum for Reps and Dealers
Ortovox, the German supplier of personal locater beacons and other avalanche safety gear, has partnered with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) to create a new curriculum for its dealers…
IBD Summit Beefs Up Seminar Schedule
Interbike and the Sea Otter Classic opened registration for the upcoming IBD Summit set to take place at the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA on April 8-10, 2014…
Smith and Wesson® Receives NASGW ‘Innovator of the Year’ Award
Smith & Wesson Corp has received the Innovator of the Year award from the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW)…
Federal Internet Tax Bill Exempts 93.5 Percent of Online Retailers
The Marketplace Fairness Act now being considered by Congress would affect just 4.5 percent of online retailers but 57 percent of total U.S. online sales, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Determining the imp
Phiten Supports Be The Match
Phiten and professional baseball players C.J. Wilson, Josh Hamilton and J.B. Shuck have teamed up with Be The Match, the nonprofit organization dedicated to helping patients with blood cancers receive life-saving bone marrow and umbilical cord blood trans
Zeal Optics Appoints NA Director of Sales
Zeal Optics promoted Zeal Intermountain Rep TJ Bottom to the role of North American director of sales…
Penney’s 3Q Loss Widens, But Improvement Seen
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported a loss of $489 million, or $1.94 per share, in the third quarter after special charges but pointed to improving sales trends. The retailer said it achieved positive comparable store sales in October and comparable store
