FOX Racing Shox has hired former Nike GM Paul Fidrych as its first Chief Marketing Officer. The new CMO role has been created to expand the company’s marketing support for its mountain bike, powered sports and…
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Sales Rise 5% at Easton-Bell Sports, but School Budget Cuts Loom
Team sales carried Easton-Bell Sports Inc. to its first quarter of sales growth in a year, but the company said it remains cautious about its football business as schools nationwide ponder deep budget cuts…
Johnson Outdoor Gets Second Patent for Hummingbird Side Imaging Sonar
Johnson Outdoors said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted it a second patent (U.S. Patent 7,710,825, or '825') for its Humminbird Side Imaging sonar technology, which it is now defending in a infringement case against a competitor…
Louisiana Paddlesports Shop Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Pack & Paddle in Lafayette, LA has become the newest retailer to join the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance…
Cabela’s Outlines Growth Initiatives for 2010 and Beyond in Shareholder’s Conference
Following a a first quarter that saw earnings surge 58%, management for Cabela's Inc. hosted a shareholder meeting this week detailing results from fiscal 2009 and outlining key growth initiatives for 2010 and beyond…
Nautilus Losses Halved in Q1 on 18.6% Sales Decline
Nautilus, Inc. released unaudited results showing losses narrowed by more than half in the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 despite an 18.6% decline in sales…
VF Outdoor Pays $207,500 Fine to EPA
VF Outdoor, Inc. will pay $207,500 for allegedly making unsubstantiated public health claims such as providing “antimicrobial protection” and inhibiting the growth of “disease-causing bacteria” for more than 60 The North Face footw
Life is Good to Sponsor Two-Day Music Festival
Life is Good will host a two-day music festival with the goal of raising $1 million to heal and strengthen children facing life-threatening challenges, including violence, illness, and extreme poverty…
GSI Commerce Acquires VendorNet
GSI Commerce Inc. has acquired VendorNet, a Boynton Beach, Fla.-based multichannel e-commerce supply chain solutions provider to more than 100 retailers and brand marketers…
Rocky Prices Secondary Offering at $8.40 per Share
Rocky Brands, Inc. priced 1.8 million shares of common stock for its upcoming public offering at $8.40 per share. The company has granted the underwriters in the offering an option to purchase up to 270,000 additional shares of common stock at the same pr
Rocky Brands Announces Common Stock Offering
Rocky Brands, Inc. intends to offer, subject to market, regulatory and other conditions, approximately $15 million of its common stock in an underwritten public offering…
Urban Outfitters’ Q1 Comps Climb 11%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported total company sales for the first quarter rose to $480 million, a 25% increase from the comparable quarter in the prior year. Comparable retail segment sales, which include our direct-to-consumer channel, rose 16% for the q
RECALL: Specialized Bicycle Mountain Bikes
Specialized Bicycle Components Inc of Morgan Hill, CA has voluntarily approximately 1,350 26-inch Epic and Era mountian bikes due to faulty shock absorbers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Let’s Go Paddling Scouts Welcome Centers
Let’s Go Paddling, an outreach iniatitive by the paddlesports industry, is recruiting retailers, outfitters and others to open 40 Welcome Centers across the country in its first season. Welcome Centers will be granted access to KayakEducation.com�
Zumiez April Sales Rise 7.8% on 2.1% Comps Growth
Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2010 increased 7.8% to $25.7 million, compared to $23.8 million for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009. The company's comparable store sales increased 2.1% for the four-we
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