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Katadyn Group Hires Five U.S. Sales Agencies with Focus on Specialty Retailers

Katadyn Group has hired five sales agencies to cover the specialty outdoor retailers in the Northeast, Central, Rockies, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The agencies are as follows: Northeast: Velocity Sales Management, Michael Schmidt and Bill Bruzzese Central: Palisade Trading, Luke Olson and Ben Boynton Rockies: Alpin Sales, Mark Vaughn, Meg Fogg, James […]

EXEC: Big 5 Unable to Overcome Slow Start to Summer Selling

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. saw its core market in El Segundo, a city in Los Angeles County, CA, where it is headquartered, baking in extreme heat in recent weeks. Still, president and CEO Steve Miller told analysts that cool weather in the early months of the second quarter ended July 2, caused sales to fall below the retailer’s already low target.

Kelty Engages ORO Sales Group

Kelty hired On the Road and Off (ORO), a Southeast sales and marketing group, to grow sales for the brand’s camping, backpacking and lifestyle gear in the Southeast U.S.

Columbia Sportswear Cuts Full-Year Guidance On U.S. Weakness

Columbia Sportswear Co. reported second-quarter earnings and sales that topped Wall Street expectations, but lowered its outlook for the year as continued weakness in its U.S. offset strength overseas, including China. The company said it was undertaking expense reduction efforts to manage “near-term uncertainty.”

Iron Valley Supply Hires Account Manager

Iron Valley Supply hired Paul Noble as an account manager. He has a sales background in the electronics and automotive industries and spent the last decade working in bridge construction and inspections.

Winchester Ammo Sales Fall 17 Percent In Second Quarter

Olin Corp. reported sales at its Winchester ammunition business fell 16.7 percent in the second quarter, to $366.6 million from $439.9 million a year ago. The decrease was primarily due to lower commercial ammunition shipments partially offset by higher domestic and international military sales.