Following up on a promising first quarter that saw the company post its biggest quarterly same-store sales gain since 2006, management for Big 5 Sporting Goods met with investors at the B. Riley & Co. Conference to discuss growth initiatives for the upcom
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Descente Ltd. Fiscal Year Sales Slip
Descente Ltd reported its sales for the year ended March 31 reached ¥76.0 billion ($819.5 mm), down 1.3% from a year earlier and 2.5 percent below forecast of ¥78.0 billion ($840.8 mm)…
Dick’s SG’s Q1 Profit More Than Doubles, But Outlook Disappoints
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net income more than doubled in the first quarter ended May 1 and subsequently hiked its guidance for the full year…
Everlast Launches Faceback Campaign
Everlast has launched its philanthropic social movement campaign “What Do You Fight For?”. For each contest entry received, Everlast is donating $1 to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation…
Beretta Hires Senior Military Advisor
Beretta U.S.A. has hired David L. Grange (BG USA Ret.) to serve as its Senior Military Advisor. Grange served 30 years in the U.S. Army, with his final position being Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division…
Sportfishing Industry Seeks Disaster Relief
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), the trade association representing the sportfishing industry, has urged Congress to ensure that recreational fishing-dependent businesses are specifically included in disaster relief allocations…
DU: Oil Spill Threatening Waterfowl, Shorebird Habitat
In a statement released this week, Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall emphasized that the organization has reached out to both federal and state agencies and offered its assistance and technical expertise in the damage assessment and habitat restoration phases
ICORE Taps Hogue Grips as Premier Sponsor of Int’l Revolver Championships
The International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE) announced that Hogue Inc., makers of handgun grips, rifle stocks and accessories, will join Smith & Wesson and Brownells as a premier sponsor of the organization’s 19th Annual Smith & W
Rocky Brands Receives Military Order Worth $3.2M
Rocky Brands, Inc. has received an additional order to produce approximately 45,000 pairs of insulated boots with an approximate value of $3.2 million under the $29 million blanket purchase agreement with the…
Big Rock Sports Supports Future Fisherman Foundation
Big Rock Sports has joined forces with the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) to help support the sport of fishing for generations to come….
RECALL: Pelican Int’l Sled Hitches
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Pelican International, has announced a voluntary recall of a utility sled tow hitch…
Icebreaker to Celebrate First U.S. Outlet Store Friday
Icebreaker will celebrate the grand opening of its first Icebreaker Outlet store in North America in Woodburn, OR on Friday, May 28, 2010…
The North Face Launches Second Annual National Camping Month
To celebrate the Second Annual National Camping Month next month, The North Face retail stores will be offering a series of free clinics on topics such as how to select appropriate camping gear, pack a backpack, pitch a tent, make campfire meals and where
Tieman Replaces Galzer as Sales Manager at Marin Bikes
Marin Bikes promoted Aaron Tieman to national sales manager and hired new staff to bolster its inside sales department. Tieman previously worked for four years as Marin's inside accounts manager, specializing in new business acquisition with IBD̵
New Online Tool Helps Employers Calculate Cost of Healthcare Reform
The National Retail Federation has created a new online tool to help retailers and other businesses determine what penalties they might face under the recently enacted federal health care reform law…