Eighty-five percent of the more than 40 million Americans who camped in 2013 took their first camping trip between birth and age 15, indicating the importance of youth excursions to establishing a camping habit, according to the 2014 American Camper Repor
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PacSun Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. appointed Amber Fredman-Tarshis as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer. She has experience at Puma, Warner Bros., Victoria's Secret and was most recently CMO at Guess?…
FDRA Identifies Top Footwear Factories with Inaugural Recognition
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) recognized eight Asian footwear factories for their high level of compliance with its new Code of Conduct Nov. 4 during a reception in Dongguan, China aimed at highlighting the importance of social
Li-Ning’s Interim CEO Steps Down
Li-Ning Co. Ltd. said Jin-goon Kim had stepped down as interim chief executive and that founder Li Ning would take over daily operations. The move was made to “facilitate a smooth transition to the new chief executive officer,” who is expected to be named
Bookings Pace Continues at Western Mountain Resorts in October
Destimetrics said that bookings for the upcoming ski season sustained their pace in October at 19 western mountain resorts despite mild temperatures and little snow through much of the month. Destimetrics also reported that occupancy climbed 6.3 percent
Sporting Goods Store Sales Up Strongly in October
Retail sales of sporting goods in October increased 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month, or significantly faster than overall retail sales, according to an analysis of government data by the National Retail Federation…
Newton Running Achieves Certified B Corporation Status
Newton Running has certified as a B Corporation, which designates companies that strive to solve social and environmental problems and meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and…
Coolcore Names International Distributors
Coolcore, which makes Dr. Cool Recovery-On-The-Go ice and compression wraps, has added new distributors in Asia, Oceana and Latin America…
STX and Schutt Partner on Lacrosse Helmet
Baltimore-based STX, LLC partnered with Schutt Sports on the Stallion 500 lacrosse helmet…
GearUp to Distribute Figo Bike Rack
GearUp, Inc. has obtained the exclusive marketing and distribution rights to the new Cool Bike Rack bicycle storage system for the US marketplace through an agreement with Peruzzo s.r.l. of Rossano Veneto, Italy…
GoLite Begins Liquidating Through Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
GoLite LLC launched going-out-of-business sales Friday after no investors emerged to buy the company as a going concern in federal bankruptcy court…
Helmet Startup Vicis Wins $500,000 Grant from NFL-backed Head Health Challenge
In its bid to push research into concussion mitigation, the NFL has helped sustain a new helmet company that aspires to compete against incumbents Riddell, Schutt, Xenith and Rawlings.On Nov. 13, Vicis Inc. and the University of Washington (UW) were award
Bauer Agrees to Back Off Claims of Concussion Protection
Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer also agreed
Atlanta Arms Announces New Director of Marketing
Atlanta Arms announces the addition of K.C. Eusebio to its team as the manufacturer's director of marketing. The World and National Champion shooter brings many years or experience and a passion for the shooting sports to the Atlanta Arms team…
LaserLyte Supports the Boy Scouts of America
LaserLyte, a developer of firearms laser technologies, announces their continued support of the Boy Scouts of America through the 2014 Boy Scout Sporting Clays Invitation…
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