Amer Sports Q4 Sales up Double-Digits
Amer Sports reported sales increased 12 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms in the fourth quarter driven by double-digit growth in Footwear, Apparel, Sports Instruments and Fitness. Sales of Winter Sports Equipment rose 8 percent. Ball Sports, where s
DC Shoes Celebrating 20 Years
DC Shoes announced the release of its redesigned Lynx shoe to celebrate DC Shoes' 20th anniversary…
Scott Sports Announces Running Team
Scott Sports announced the members of its running team. The men's running team includes: Joseph Gray, Ryan Bak, Jeremy Humphrey, Ian Sharman, Max Ferguson, and Kevin Everett (Triathlete). The women's running team includes Meghan Arbogast and Jod
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increases Again
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had rebounded in December, increased again in January. The Index now stands at 80.7 (1985=100), up from 77.5 in December. The Present Situation Index increased to 79.1 from 75.3. The Expectations Index
Precision Shooting Equipment Adds New VP Sales and Marketing
Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. (PSE) announced the promotion of Blake Shelby to the position of vice P\president of sales and marketing…
GE Capital Confirms $100M Billabong Loan
GE Capital confirmed it is administering a $100 million multi-currency revolving credit facility for Billabong International that closed in December…
Oregon Tourism Commission Offers Business Incentives to Be Bike Friendly
Travel Oregon, the state’s official tourism booster, has created the first statewide Bike Friendly Business program in the nation to encourage businesses to cater to bicyclists…
Stoner-Andrews Adds Rep
Stoner-Andrews Inc., the rep agency based in Shelburne, VT, added Jason Giroux as the seventh member of its team…
Patriot Ordnance Factory -USA Names New Director of Sales
Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF) announces Monica Sipp as its new national director of sales and marketing…
Shock Doctor Appoints VP of Sales for Insoles
Shock Doctor Sports has hired footwear and outdoor veteran Bill Kendall, who will be joining the company as the new vice president of sales for Insoles, specialty and outdoor. He was most recently director of sales for the Polarmax…
Sojitz GMC Acquires Asian Rights to Admiral Brand
Sojitz General Merchandise Corporation (Sojitz GMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, acquired trademark rights to England’s Admiral casual fashion brand for five regions in East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and South Korea
Wyoming Welcomes Magpul with Proposed Relocation Aid
Magpul Industries relocation to Wyoming could be aided by loans and grants from the state…
STX Signs US Women’s Olympic Hockey Star Hilary Knight
Baltimore-based STX, LLC signed US Ice Hockey player Hilary Knight to a five-year agreement…
Wenonah Canoe Adds C4 Waterman to its Paddlesportfolio
Executives for Wenonah Canoe Inc. and C4 Waterman announced their merger last week in a deal that catapults one of the world's oldest founder-owned paddlesports companies into the rapidly growing SUP market…
Patagonia’s CEO Sheahan to Pass the Torch to Marcario on Feb. 7
Patagonia Inc., which has secured its status as the poster child for corporate responsibility despite a decade of heady growth, named a new CEO last week for the first time in a decade…
