The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation confirmed a one-hour television documentary aiming to explain the role hunting plays in conservation will air on the Sportsman Channel…
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Archery Sales Take a Pause
After two years of rapid but slowing growth, archery equipment sales appear to be trailing behind year ago levels. Point-of-sale data collected from about 15,000 retailers by SSI Data shows…
Franklin Retail Solutions Adds Marketing Associate
Franklin Retail Solutions has hired Allison Duckloe as its first marketing associate to assist with the company's continued expansion…
Nike Reaches Landmark Deal with Michigan
Marking the richest contract in college sports, Nike reached an agreement to replace Adidas as the uniform sponsor for the University of Michigan. The new Nike deal will last until 2027, with options to extend the deal to 2031…
The Buckle’s June Comps Show Slight Gain
The Buckle Inc. reported same-store sales inched up 0.5 percent in June. Net sales grew 2.7 percent to $87.1 million…
Shiekh Shoes To Open Downtown L.A. Storefront
Shiekh Shoes has signed a lease to open a new location at 745 South Broadway Street in Los Angeles, CA…
Smartwool Partners with the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run
Smartwool has signed on as the lead clothing and sock partner of the Hard Rock Hundred Endurance Run…
Confluence Outdoor Pivots Toward SUP and Fishing Markets
Confluence Outdoor will wind down its its Bomber Gear apparel brand and stop distributing its Wave Sport whitewater kayaks in North America so it can shift resources toward its rapidly growing SUP and kayak fishing businesses, the company's CEO annou
Sports Authority Hires Advertising Agency
Sports Authority has chosen the advertising agency Kuhl/Swaine as its partner in developing their brand and consumer engagement strategy. Chief Marketing Officer Ron Stoupa, who joined Sports Authority in late January of this year, is leading the effort..
The North Face Explore Fund Awards $500,000 in Grants
North Face announced the final winners of the 2015 Explore Fund $500,000 grants program funding 47 organizations throughout the U.S. The North Face Explore Fund chose projects that use outdoor exploration as the catalyst for positive, personal or societal
Skechers Added to the SandP MidCap 400 Index
Skechers USA Inc. has been added to the S&P MidCap 400 Index…
Prana Heads to Friedrichshafen
Prana is headed to the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany with an enhanced distribution network and new international sales team in place in Europe…
League of American Bicyclists President Steps Down
League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke has announced plans to step down after 12 years leading the organization, which runs the Bicycle Friendly Communities…
REI to Add Locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania
REI plans to open locations in Cleveland, OH and King of Prussia, PA in fall 2016…
Misty Copeland Becomes First Black Principal Ballerina at American Ballet Theater
Misty Copeland, the star of Under Armour's “I Will What I Want” campaign launched last fall, has become the first African-American female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater…