The Bike Cooperative Launches First National Promotion
The Bike Cooperative sent mailers and e-mails to more than 300,000 people in 20 sates as part of its its first-ever national promotion for member retailers. The event, designed to kick off the spring season, provided co-op members with discounts from 15 m
The Conservation Alliance Elects Directors
The Conservation Alliance membership elected Topher Gaylord, President of Mountain Hardwear, and Linda Tom, Marketing Manager at KEEN, Inc. to new three-year terms on the Alliance board of directors. The Alliance board also elected Ted Manning, VP of Merc
Forzani Group Gets Fiscal Q1 Boost from Weather, Winter Olympics
The Forzani Group, Ltd reported temperate weather and strong sales of 2010 Vancouver Olympics licensed apparel boosted revenues over a year-ago quarter that suffered from prolonged winter weather…
FFANY: It Wasn’t All About Toning, but Close
While FFANY, held last week at the Hilton in New York City, primarily addresses the dress to casual footwear marketplace, a few other athletic guys worked the trade show. Here, a roundup of a few attending:
SUGOI to Sponsor Ride to Conquer Cancer
SUGOI Performance Apparel, a division of Dorel Industries Inc. has been named the Official Cycling Apparel Sponsor for Ride to Conquer Cancer – Canada's premier cycling event…
Young Consumer Report: Measuring Effectiveness of Brands to Influence Purchases
Sure, they know your brand, but are they buying your brand? That’s the big question posed by The SportsOneSource Group in the 2010 Brand Strength Report as vendors look to measure their return on investment for marketing programs designed to build
Quiksilver Triples Fiscal Second Quarter Profits Despite Revenue Decline
Quiksilver, Inc. continued to move forward with solid profits in the company’s fiscal second quarter ended April 30 as net income surged 235% to $9.4 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, compared to $2.8 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in t
Timbuk2 Names Bass to New Design Position
Timbuk2 has named Greg Bass as Product and Design Director, a new role within the company, effective immediately. Bass spent eight years with The North Face, where he held a number of positions in product development and design…
CamelBak Campaign Lures Unusual Athletes
CamelBak’s “Official Water Bottle Of” campaign, which seeks to promote hydration and reusable bottle use, has picked up three more teams, including a Dragon Boat racing team in Los Angeles, a handball club in Austin and a kickball team in Brooklyn,
Project Cancels July Show, Names New President
Andrew Pollard was named president of the Project Global Trade Show, replacing show founder Sam Ben-Avraham, who left the show to concentrate on a new wholesale business. The show also announced it will relaunch its New York Project show in January 2011 a
The Buckle’s May Comps Slide 5.4%
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2010 decreased 5.4%. Net sales decreased 0.4% to $60.3 million from $60.6 million a year ago…
BJ’s May Comps Up 11.3%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for May 2010 increased by 11.3% to $871.9 million, from $783.4 million in May 2009. Comparable club sales for May 2010 increased by 6.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.3%…
What’s UP PR Moving to Denver
In order to better serve the outdoor and snow sport industry, What's UP Public Relations is moving from Bozeman, MO to Denver, CO, effective June 15…
Zumiez May Comps Surge 12.1%
Zumiez Inc. said total net sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2010 increased 12.1% to $26.3 million, compared to $23.5 million for the four-week period ended May 30, 2009…
SCARPA Named Footwear Sponsor of Exum Mountain Guides
In 2010 and moving forward, SCARPA will become the official footwear sponsor of one of North America's well-known mountain guide services, Exum Mountain Guides…
