Pelican Products Adds Sales Managers

Pelican Products, Inc. has hired protector case industry experts Sylvia Sepulveda and Jim Rooney as sales managers to complement its expanding sales team. The two have a combined 30 years protector case experience in diverse industries such as military,

Crocs Inks Licensing Deal for DC Comics

Crocs, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Inc. The agreement, which covers both Crocs footwear and Jibbitz shoe charms, among other products, allows Crocs and Jibbitz to license properties by Warner Bros. Cons

OR Winter Mkt: Hardgoods Brands Go Green Too…

While softgoods companies have been telling the green story for over a decade, and footwear manufacturers picked up the torch in the past two years, many hardgoods manufacturers have been limited in their green message by the technologies available. This

Climbing Continues Growth…

While the rest of the winter market is already bringing out the close-out signs because of the lack of snow, the climbing category seems to be relatively healthy. Most vendors on the floor were surprised by the up-beat nature of the retailers who came by

Saks January Comps Increase 11.4%

Saks Incorporated January 2007 comparable store sales increased 11.4% over the prior year. Comparing four-week January periods sales were $182.8 million compared to $161.5 million, a 13.2% increase…

Timberland Sees COO and CFO Announce Departure

Ken Pucker, COO of The Timberland Company will leave the company effective March 31, 2007, while Brian McKeon, Timberland's CFO, will be leaving the company to become the CFO of Iron Mountain Incorporated. Brian will remain with
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OIA: New Budget Proposal Increases National Parks Funding

Outdoor Industry Association strongly supports the Administration’s proposed budget for the National Park Service announced today by U.S. Interior Secretary Kempthorne. The National Park Service would receive an additional $258 million dollars for its fi

Coleman Parent Expects 20% Sales Jump…

Jarden Corporation is predicting that sales for the fiscal year will be approximately $3.85 billion compared to $3.2 billion last year and $839 million the year before. The company’s Outdoor Solutions Segment – which consists primarily of Coleman – is exp

NBA Plans to Up Retail Presence at All-Star Game

The National Basketball Association and XP Events are taking a new approach to merchandising at NBA All-Star 2007 in an effort to meet the increased demand for NBA All-Star products in Las Vegas. The scope of product and merchandising activities for offic

Nation’s Best Sports Partners With Camp Invention

Nation’s Best Sports is partnering with Camp Invention, a program of the nonprofit National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, based in Akron, Ohio.

The Camp Invention program is a weeklong experience that offers math and science enrichment activities

NRF: Half of Gift Cards Not Yet Cashed In…

According to an NRF survey, conducted by BIGresearch, shoppers said they had spent less than half of the value of their gift cards (37.3% on average) by the second week in January. Though gift cards were expected to be a common holiday gift, they were ev

The PGA Show Demonstrates the New Faces of Golf…

The golf industry is in flux with an infusion of new technologies, aesthetics, and styles creating a series of dichotomies in the marketplace. Apparel vendors are offering multiple lines with one focused on the technical and the other on the traditional.

Antigua Licenses Slazenger Name for Apparel…

The Antigua Group, Inc. signed a license agreement to design and distribute apparel and accessories under the Slazenger brand in the United States and Canada. The agreement calls for distribution in the Green Grass and upscale corporate segments of the in