Zoot Sports Appoints VP and General Manager
Zoot Sports, the maker of performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories, named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet, who has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss and most recently as chief marketi
NEMO Equipment Launches New Website
NEMO Equipment, Inc. has launched the first phase of a new website that will offering customers a better shopping experience, dealers a centralized area to access brand documents and images, and a new outlet for the company’s military product line,
Cervélo Co-Founder to Spur Innovation Across Pon Bicycle Group
Cervélo Co-founder and CEO Phil White has been appointed chairman of the Canadian bike maker and and innovation officer for the Pon Bicycle Group, which acquired Cervélo in 2012…
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Launches First National “Footwear Cares” Community Service Week
Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that 60 footwear organizations have united in the industry’s first-ever National Footwear Community Service Week, Apr. 21-27, which coincides with National Volunteer Week. Footwear companies around the nation ch
Skullcandy Names Hoby Darling President and CEO
Skullcandy, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Hoby Darling as president and CEO effective immediately. Darling joins Skullcandy from Nike, Inc., where he most recently held the role of general manager, Nike+ Digital Sport…
Revitalized Nielsen Expositions Goes on the Block
Nielsen Holdings NV has hired Credit Suisse Group AG to scout potential buyers for Nielsen Expositions, the trade show company that owns Outdoor Retailer, Interbike, the Health + Fitness Business Expo and the Imprinted Sportswear Shows…
Hibbett Sports Reports 4.9 Percent Comp Growth in Fourth Quarter
Hibbett Sports, Inc., which operates sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized U.S. markets, reported net sales for increased 14.0 percent to $217.4 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2, 2013, which included an additional week of sales compared wi
RILA Lobbies Congress to Address Patent Troll Abuse
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary urging Congress to pass legislation stopping frivolous and costly lawsuits being brought by patent trolls on the retail industry…
Golfsmith Opens Two Interactive Stores in Charlotte and Greensboro
With the opening of two new stores in Charlotte and Greensboro, Golfsmith is now North Carolina’s largest golf merchant. The two new stores are in Charlotte and Greensboro…
REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Region
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will open its sixth store in the Washington DC region in the Tysons area of McLean, Va. in August. The 32,800 square-foot, two-story store will be located at the southeast corner of Leesburg Pike and Chain Bridge Road.
Zumiez’s Q4 Profits Climb 22 Percent
Zumiez Inc., the action sports retailer, reported net income in the fourth quarter increased 22.1 percent to $22.9 million, or 74 cents per diluted share from net income of $18.7 million, or 60 cents, for the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales for
Canoecopia Reports Near Record Attendance, Solid Sales
More than 20,000 people attended Canoecopia March 8-10, marking an encouraging kick off to the spring paddlesports season, said Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports the Wisconsin retailer that produces the show…
Adventure Medical Kits Partners with Adventure Racing Series
Adventure Medical Kits and Darn Tough has been named the exclusive lightweight safety gear and sock respectively of the North American Adventure Racing Series (NAARS).
Slytech to Use Hydrapak Reservoir in Pack Line
Slytech, which makes protective gear for ski and snowboard racers, has selected Hydrapak to supply it with a 1-liter hydration reservoir for the second version of the Slytech Skin Hydrapro XT…
Nielsen Puts Outdoor Retailer, Other Trade Shows Up for Sale
Nielsen Holdings NV has hired an investment banker to seek buyers for its trade show business, according to a report first published by Debtwire and picked up by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters. Nielsen Expositions, which owns Outdoor Retai
