Team Sports Planet Inks Deal with International Schools Services
Team Sports Planet (TSP), an Internet-based team dealer headquartered in Philadelphia and International Schools Supplies (ISS), a Princeton, NJ-based organization dedicated to serving the needs of schools around the world, have entered into a multi-year s
Program Will Pair College Outdoor Clubs with Urban High Schools
Outdoor Nation is launching its Campus Club program, a national initiative that will expand the collegiate outdoor club model into high schools. College students will be charged with introducing younger peers to ‘close to home’ outdoor experie
Jarden Outdoor Q3 Sales Rise 17 Percent
Jarden Corporation announced that net sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which sells everything from Coleman camping products and Volkl skis to Rawlings gear for ball sports, reached $707.3 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2011. That repr
Under Armour’s Q3 Revenues Vault 42 Percent
Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues jumped 42 percent in the third quarter, to $466 million compared with net revenues of $329 million in the prior year's period. Net income increased 32 percent in the third quarter of 2011 to $46 million compared w
Accell Group on the Prowl for North American Bike Brands
Dutch bike maker Accell Group has formed teams to scout acquisition candidates in North America and Southern Europe, according to a Dutch press report cited by the Bike Europe newsletter…
California Travel and Tourism Exceeding Expectations
California's travel and tourism sector continued to grow faster than expected through the summer, thanks in part to a significant increase in foreign visitors, according to Visit California. Year-to-date hotel occupancy, overseas arrivals, traffic at
ISPO Munich Registrations Ahead of 2011 Record
Messe München GmbH said exhibition registrations for ISPO Munich 2012 are rising on top of last year's record numbers. With ISPO Munich still four months away, the number of registered exhibitors rose by 2.8 percent, while the reservations for exhibi
U.K. Retail Comps Lag Inflation in September
U.K. retail sales rose 0.3 percent in September on a like-for-like basis from September 2010, when sales had risen 0.5 percent. On a total basis, sales were up 2.5 percent, against a 2.2 percent increase in September 2010…
Scottish Retail Sales Up 0.8 percent in September
Total Scottish retail sales in September were up 0.8 percent on September 2010, when they had increased 2.3 percent, according to recent data released by the Scottish Retail Consortium. Like-for-like sales were 0.6 percent lower than a year ago, when they
LaCrosse Footwear’s Outdoor Sales Inch Ahead 1 Percent
LaCrosse Footwear reported sales slid 6.4 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 24, to $35.3 million, compared to $37.7 million in the third quarter of 2010. Outdoor revenues grew 1 percent while work footwear sales declined 14 percent…
Laura Lang Elected to VF Corp’s Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of VF Corp. has elected Laura W. Lang to serve as a director. Lang is the global chief executive officer of Digitas, the largest digital agency in the world and a unit of Publicis Groupe S.A…
Athletic Propulsion Labs Announces “BANiversary” Event
Athletic Propulsion Labs, the basketball shoe maker, celebrated the one-year anniversary of the NBA ban of their basketball shoes with a special discount sale. On Oct. 19, the Athletic Propulsion Labs Concept 1 and Concours basketball shoes were on sale f
Sunice Hires Dopp to Head up U.S. Snow Sports Sales
Sunice, a Canadian outerwear brand, named Denver-based ski-industry veteran Nathan Dopp as vice-president of sales for Sunice Snow Sports USA. Dopp brings with him experience from Obermeyer and Spyder Active Sports…
U.S. Olympic Committee to Help Disabled Vets with V.A. Grant
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $7.5 million to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to provide recreation and sport activities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces…
EBay’s Q3 Revenues Jump 32 Percent
EBay Inc., which acquired GSI Commerce earlier this year, reported third-quarter earnings rose 13 percent. Revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011, increased 32 percent to $3.0 billion, compared to the same period of 2010…
