San Francisco Delegation Studies Dutch Cycling Infrastructure
Eleven civic leaders from the San Francisco Bay Area have returned from a five-day trip to four Dutch cities, where they studied how the country's cities encourages more bike use. Led by the Bikes Belong Foundation, the delegation met with Dutch city
DU Says Loss of 250,000 CRP Acres Could Mean 100,000 Fewer Ducks
In spite of the good news that USDA is signing up nearly 32 million Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres, Ducks Unlimited (DU) is concerned the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) will still be losing more than 250,000 acres of CRP this year. Those acres are
FWS: 3,634 Dead Birds Found in Deepwater Horizon Spill Areas
Based on a “rigorous” review by a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists of previously released preliminary data, the Service has compiled an expanded report of the birds rescued and collected during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil sp
House Votes to Extend Berry Amendment to DHS
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to expand the Berry Amendment, which currently requires the U.S. Department of Defense to “buy American,” to the the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Coleman Recalls Floating Spotlights
The Coleman Co. recalled 50,000 of its WaterBeam 4D Water-Activated Floating Spotlights made in China because the lens assembly can come apart from the main housing, the U.S. Product Safety Commission announced…
Bakers’ Loss Widens in Q2
Bakers Footwear reported sales slid 1% in the second quarter to $43.3 million from $43.7 million a year ago. The net loss was $2.1 million or 28 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, or 24 cents, a year earlier…
Adidas Outdoors Appoints U.S. Sales Agencies
Adidas Outdoor appointed three sales agencies to represent the company in key territories for its U.S. launch: BP Associates in the Midwest, the Helaman Group in the Rockies, and the Frontier Group Inc. in the Northwest…
Columbia Sportswear Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Columbia Sportswear Co. has been named a vendor partner by the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance…
Hi-Tec Sports and Magnum Form Separate Management Teams
Hi-Tec Sports and its sister brand, Magnum USA, announced the official transition into two separate companies. Co-Chief Executive Officers Bill Berta and Bob Kaiser will now assume individualized roles as the sole CEO for each brand – with Berta leading H
GSI Commerce Names Global Marketing Services Sales Chief
GSI Commerce Inc. announced Deann Harvey has joined the company as chief sales officer for its Global Marketing Services division. In this newly developed role, Harvey will be responsible for leading the division's global sales strategy to expand its
Fleet Feet’s Comps Climb 11% in First Half
Fleet Feet, Inc. experienced double-digit comparative store growth during the first half of the year. Sales rose 12.5% in the first half to $52.6 million, up from $47.3 million in the same period a year earlier. Comparative store sales were up 11%…
Sports Direct Fiscal Q1 Sales Up Despite Weak U.K. World Cup Performance
Profits grew twice as fast as sales at Sports Direct International plc during the 13 weeks ending July 25 despite the British team’s poor showing in the World Cup soccer tournament, the U.K. retailer reported in its interim management statement last
REI Sees Upside in Factory Auditing Partnership
According to its fourth annual stewardship report released last week, Recreational Equipment Incorporated is apparently very encouraged by its participation in the Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FCC), which it joined last year to reduce the cost of auditin
Vans Names Director Of Environmental Design
Vans named Michael Hurst to the newly created position of director of environmental design…
Former REI CEO Joins West Marine’s Board
West Marine Inc. appointed a new director, Dennis Madsen. Madsen spent 39 years with Recreational Equipment Inc., retiring in 2005 as president and CEO…
