NOC Gatlinburg Store Certified LEED Silver
Nantahala Outdoor Center’s retail store in Gatlinburg, TN has been certified LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council, the leading and most comprehensive third-party designation for green building…
Easton-Bell’s Third Quarter Sales Rise 6.9 Percent
Easton-Bell Sports said new products helped it grow sales and margins in the third quarter ended Oct. 1. Team sports sales rose 13 percent on the strength of football helmets, while an overhang of ski helmets in Europe limited sales growth in the Action S
Backcountry.com Names Chief Technology Officer
Backcountry.com has hired CJ Singh, who holds patents related to XML record searching technology, as its chief technology officer…
EMS to Present Major Bike Show in New York City
Eastern Mountain Sports will be the presenting sponsor for New York City Bike Expo, which will bring the nation’s largest bike expo to New York City May 3, 4, and 5. Located at the new Basketball City on Pier 36, the expo will host rider packet pick
Healthy Kids Outdoor Act Introduced in Congress
With strong backing from the outdoor industry, Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Mark Udall (CO) introduced the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Monday to support state, local and federal strategies to connect youth and families with the natural world, impro
Nike Charged with Under-Paying Laid-Off Indonesian Workers
A non-profit group protested the opening of the new Niketown in Portland because it feels Nike owes additional severance payments to laid-off Indonesian factory workers. According to the Oregonian, the group has indicated it will contact colleges nationwi
Retail Container Traffic to Decline In November
With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall. November traffic is forecast to fall 1.9 percent below its level of a yea
Crosman Appoints Domestic Airgun Product Manager
Crosman Corporation has named two new product managers. Thomas Clark, a Crosman veteran engineer, has been named product manager for domestic airgun products and William Mellon joins the company to manage CenterPoint Hunting and Outdoors scopes and optics
110% Appoints Northeast Sales Distributors
110%, the creators of a line of Compression + Ice gear, announced that Bryan Poerner and America East Athletic Collective (AEAC) will represent the brand in the Northeast United States…
Adidas Group Posts Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth in Q3
Adidas Group third quarter revenues grew 13 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Group revenues grew 8 percent in euro terms to €3.74 billion ($5.30 bn) in the third quarter of 2011. Currency-neutral sales in the Wholesale and Retail segments increa
Senate Resolution Seeks to Exempt Small Business from Online Sales Tax
A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a “Sense of the Senate” resolution urging Congress to exempt small Internet businesses from pending legislation that would give state governments the authority to require online retailers to collect sa
Quiksilver Appoints Global Brand President and COO
Quiksilver Inc. announced two promotions within its corporate and Americas region management teams, both effective Nov. 1. Craig Stevenson, who has served as the company’s Americas region president, was named global brand president and chief operati
RECALL: 13,000 Gerber Knife Sets
Gerber Legendary Blades, of Portland, OR has voluntarily recalled about 13,000 Winchester hunting knife sets because the latching mechanism for the knife's interchangeable blades can unexpectedly fail and release the blade. This poses a laceration ha
Syms and Filene’s Basement to Liquidate
Syms and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores…
Edwin Watts Golf Acquires Two Golf Shops
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of two new stores in the Midwest, including one store in Kansas City, MO, and one store in Overland Park, KS, which marks the first Edwin Watts Golf Shop to open in the state…
