Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and global sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future will formally introduce the Retail Horizons project at the RILA 2014 Retail Sustainability Conference this week in Minneapolis…
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NSSF Shooting Sports Participation Report Now Available
The 2014 edition of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Shooting Sports Participation report is now available for purchase…
Finish Line Says Weak Basketball Offering Hurt Fiscal Q2 Results
Finish Line Inc. reported its results fell short in the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 30 due to weakness in its basketball business. The retailer said consolidated net sales reached $466.9 million in the fiscal second quartered ended Aug. 30, up 7.1 pe
Pacific Marine National Monument Expanded
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation expanding the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to six times its current size, creating the largest marine reserve in the world…
Vail Resorts: Park City Already Giving Epic Pass Sales a Lift
Vail Resorts Inc. are hardly exaggerating when they describe their Sept. 11 acquisition of Park City Mountain Resort as “transformative.” In the weeks since, Salt Lake City has launched its “Ski City USA” ad campaign, California's two largest ski res
Khyber Interactive Associates Forms Partnership
Khyber Interactive Associates, an emergency response training, research and consulting company, announced that they have partnered with Target is Moving, producer of moving targets for military, law enforcement and range operations…
Patagonia, National Park Scarred by First Ascent Depicted in Catalog
Patagonia pledged to review how it vets photos used in its catalogs after learning that climbers depicted making a first ascent in a September, 2011 book were later fined by the National Park Service for installing bolts and moving rocks at the site…
Dawgs Sues Crocs for Monopolistic Conduct
Dawgs Inc. has sued Crocs Inc. for its alleged anti-competitive actions and “actual monopolization of the market for ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) fully molded ventilated clog-type casual shoes in the United States” that has prevented Dawgs from selling to ma
Cabela’s to Host Ladies’ Day Out Event
Cabela's Incorporated will celebrate the growing number of women enjoying the outdoors with a Ladies' Day Out event, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at stores nationwide…
McNett Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
McNett Corporation announced that Liz Mathias has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately…
American Alpine Club Hires New Operations Director
The American Alpine Club (AAC) appointed Jonathan “Nat” Matthews to the position of operations director. In this role, Matthews…
Leupold Streamlines Tactical Optics Group
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has restructured its tactical optics team in order to better serve the nation's war-fighters and law enforcement professionals…
Nike Fiscal First Quarter Runs Past Estimates
Nike, Inc. reported first quarter earnings rose 23.5 percent to $962 million, or $1.11 a share, easily beating Wall Street's consensus estimate of 88 cents a share. Revenues grew 15 percent to $8.0 billion. Earnings grew faster than revenue due to gr
Chaco Adds Brandywine River Reps to Sales Team
Chaco continues to expand its sales team with the addition of Brandywine River Reps in the Mid-Atlantic region…
Burton Partners with Ski-Doo to Enter Snowmobile Apparel Market
Burton Snowboards will co-develop products with Ski-Doo for snowboarders and snowmobilers under a new agreement with BRP, the Canadian company that owns Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Can-Am and other power sports brands…