Rocky Brands Q3 Profit Increases Slightly

Rocky Brands, Inc. reported third quarter net sales increased 3.6 percent to $72.7 million versus net sales of $70.2 million in the third quarter of 2013. The company reported third quarter net income of $3.1 million, or 42 cents per diluted share as comp

Super Retail Says Outdoor Stores Continue to Struggle

Super Retail Group, which is the largest sporting goods retailer in Australia, reported comparable stores sales at its Sports Retailing business increased 3 percent during the 16-week period ended Oct. 18, but declined 8 percent at its Leisure Retailing

Responsible Down Standard Gains Wide Adoption

Textile Exchange announced that H&M, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Marmot, Mammut, Helly Hansen, Outdoor Research, DownLinens, Down & Feather Co. and other leading international fashion, bedding and outdoor brands have adopted its Responsible Down Standard

Element Announces Four New Hires, Key Promotion

Element, the skateboard brand, announced several key appointments to their U.S. leadership team, including Donavon Dartez as VP of sales, Candice Betancourt-Scott as director of lifestyle marketing, and Marc Falkenstien as branch brands director…

Golfsmith Opens First Vegas Location

Coming off a successful soft launch in new Downtown Summerlin, Golfsmith International officially brought to market its first location in Las Vegas. The latest addition to the Golfsmith brand boasts a 23,000 square-foot store…

OIA America Working Group Slates Call for Oct. 21

Outdoor Industry Association Made in America Working Group is pleased to announce that Janelle Nelson, Vice President, Portfolio Analyst at RBC Wealth Management will join its monthly conference call on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to provide perspective on the curre

GoLite Files Bankruptcy, Seeks to Avoid Liquidiation

GoLite, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, filed an emergency motion for debtor in possession financing Monday it said was critical to selling the company as a going concern. GoLite has closed 14 of its 20 stores opened after converting to a

Fletcher Sport Brands Appoints President

Fletcher Sport Brands, the parent of the Sunice golf brand, appointed Conrad Tappert as president of FSB effective Oct. 20. Tappert succeeds Mark Fletcher, who decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Tappert will be based in Montreal,

Stanford, CSU and CU Boulder Ranked Top Outdoor Schools

Stanford University, Colorado State University (Fort Collins) and the University of Colorado (Boulder) took the top three spots in the 35 Best Outdoor Schools in America ranking by Best College Reviews. The ranking is based on information from interviews

Timberland Paces VF’s Robust Q3

Led by accelerating momentum seen at Timberland, VF Corp. reported third-quarter earnings rose 8.5 percent in the third quarter, to $470.5 million, or $1.08 a share. Revenues grew 6.7 percent, to $3.49 billion. Results came in just short of Wall Street&#0