Sightmark has partnered with Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd, a national shooting sports distributor…
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Raleigh Donates 50 Mountain Bikes to Trips for Kids
Raleigh Bicycles has donated 50 mountain bikes to Trips for Kids (TFK) as part of a larger agreement to sponsor its programs in North America. The Raleigh bikes will be used to seed the fleets of emerging TFK chapters, which will continue to solicit suppo
Crimson Trace Selects Schooler Associates
Crimson Trace, specializing in laser sighting devices and tactical lighting for firearms, announces the appointment of Schooler Associates as the company's sales agency in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (TALO) effective April 1st…
ISPO Beijing 2015 Moved Up to Avoid Chinese New Year
Messe München International is moving ISPO Beijing to a time slot between Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and ISPO Munich in 2015 due to the timing of the Chinese New Year..
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
Indices Point to Rising Consumer Confidence as Spring Approaches
Two separate indicators of consumer confidence hit their highest level since before the Great Recession in March, indicating more U.S. consumers may be prepared to shop coming out of a long winter…
Lenzing Hastens Tencel Plant Amid Plunge in Basic Rayon Fiber Prices
Lenzing Group has shelved plans for a plant that makes basic viscose, or rayon, fibers in India, so it can step up construction of a factory that will make specialty fibers used by several outdoor and athletic brands to improve drape and wicking, enhance
Finish Line Sees Omni-Channel Benefit in Q4
Benefiting from strength in basketball and running as well as the payback of its digital investments, The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25.3 percent in its fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall
American Fly Fishing Trade Association Hires Communications Director
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has hired a Communications Director to effectively message to members and the general public to further AFFTAfs mission of promoting sustained growth of the fly fishing industry…
Ogio International to Open Two New Stores in Asia
Following the highly successful debut of its first two store locations in Beijing and Shanghai, Ogio International announces the imminent opening of two additional retail locations in Asia this Spring…
DSW Sets Openings
DSW Inc. is planning new stores in Olympia, WA; White Plains, WA; and Reading, PA. All the stores will open on April 3…
Washington Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Rec To Meet
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s new Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation will hold its first meeting April 9. At the meeting, a 28-member task force that includes Outdoor Research CEO Dan Nordstrom, will develop an action plan and rec
Lululeman’s New Yogi Brings New Vision
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported a rather blasé fourth quarter, with almost flat year-on-year profit on a comparable-store sales decline of 2 percent, its first quarterly drop since 2009. Its first-quarter and full year outlook also called for basically
Sport Chalet Seeking National Reach
At Telsey Advisory Group’s 6th Annual Spring Consumer Conference last week, Craig Levra, Sport Chalet’s chairman, CEO and president, said he expects Sport Chalet to be “at least twice its size” within five years with a goal of ulti
Mizuno USA Signs Atlanta Braves Shortstop
Mizuno USA signed a multi-year partnership as the official glove provider for the defensive phenom and Atlanta Braves shortstop, Andrelton Simmons…
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