Icebreaker named Deb Boswell as its director of marketing – North America. The New Zealand merino wool specialist also announced a new Canadian marketing manager, new e-commerce chief, new kids manager, and a global sales operations manager…
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Orange 21 Announces Board Changes
Orange 21 Inc., the parent of Spy 21, announced that Theodore Roth has resigned from its Board of Directors. Stephen Roseman was appointed to fill the vacancy…
Polartec Creates Athlete Advisory Board
Polartec, LLC, the developer of Polartec performance fabrics, has created a new athlete advisory board. The diverse, international group of world-class climbers, skiers, alpinists, cyclists, adventure racers and multi-sport athletes will test product yea
Sport Supply Group Acquires Team Sports Assets of Har-Bell Athletic Goods
Sport Supply Group, Inc. said it has acquired certain team sports assets from Har-Bell Athletic Goods of Springfield, MO. Bryan Tucker, Owner of Har-Bell, will be employed by SSG as will his existing sales force in Missouri. Sport Supply did not assume an
Duck Stamp Receives Conservation Boost from House
Waterfowl habitat conservation is moving closer to keeping pace with the skyrocketing land values of the past several years today, as the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act, sending the bill
Smith and Wesson Earns Shooting Industry Awards
Smith & Wesson Corp., said it has received top awards in two categories from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence. Smith & Wesson was named the “Manufacturer of the Year” and also received the “Rifle of the Year” award for the company's M&P15
High Sierra Sport Partners With RockyMountainTrail.com
High Sierra Sport Company will support RockyMountainTrail.com by providing 50 Impact day packs for the Continental Divide Trail Alliance Trail Fest 2009…
Forzani’s Athlete’s World Launches BTS Campaign
Athlete's World, which is part of The Forzani Group Ltd., is launching a redesigned website that fuses the sports lifestyle with music. AW is also creating in-store, movie theater, and online buzz with back-to-school and online contesting promotions
Crosman Corp. Names National Sales Manager
Crosman Corp. appointed Brad Webb as its new national sales manager. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company is the manufacturer of Crosman and Benjamin airguns, Crosman Archery products, CenterPoint Precision Optics, and Game Face Airsoft products…
aboutGolf Re-Launches aboutGolf.com
aboutGolf has re-launched the original aboutGolf.com, announced aboutGolf CEO Bill Bales. aboutGolf, which has dedicated its entire 20-year history to golf, created the new Web site to put more information in the hands of the consumer…
Asics America Seen Outpacing U.S. Running Market
Asics America Corporation is forecasting high-single-digit growth for the 2010 fiscal year, thanks to continued growth in its running footwear business and strong sell-in for its apparel business. The company is estimating that revenues will increase bet
Zappos and Amazon Sitting in a Tree
That was how Zappos.com founder and CEO Tony Hsieh described on his blog the relationship between the two companies after Amazon, Inc. — the Wal-Mart of e-commerce — reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com, the wildly-successful online shoe merchant,
Pacific Sunwear Warns on Second Quarter
Pacific Sunwear has updated its initial earnings expectations for the second quarter of fiscal 2009. A lower effective income tax rate, along with a higher store asset impairment charges for the quarter, have led to a lower estimated sales and a higher e
Outdoor Industry Association Announces New Board Members
While the vast majority of the outdoor business world was focused on the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, 12 new members joined the Outdoor Industry Association Board of Directors this past week. Of the 12, five board members were elected by OIA members a
National Reciprocity for Concealed Carry Defeated in U.S. Senate 58-39
Last week an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill which would have made concealed carry licenses reciprocal from state to state failed by just two votes, according to a release by the IllinoisCarry forum…
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