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Jack Johnson to Headline Life is Good Festival
Life is Good announced Jack Johnson, Daryl Hall & John Oates and YO GABBA GABBA! will headline the 2013 Life is good Festival on Sept. 21-22 at Prowse Farm in Canton, Mass. More than 30,000 fundraisers are expected to come together…
Adidas Sees Record Soccer Sales in World Cup Year 2014
Adidas expects to achieve new record sales of €2 billion in the football category in 2014, the company announced at a football media day in Herzogenaurach. As the Official Sponsor, Supplier and Licensee of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Adidas will again
Western Mountain Resorts Report Strong Start to Summer
Warm temperatures and good economic news are nudging western mountain destinations in the direction of a record-breaking summer for lodging properties in 17 communities tracked by DestiMetrics, the Denver-based company formerly known as the Mountain Trave
Zoic Moves into Larger Headquarters in Carlsbad
Zoic has relocated its headquarters to Carlsbad, CA – the heart of the North County San Diego cycling and action sports community…
SIA Reveals Summer Snowdown Line Up
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) named the 20 brands it will showcase to New York-based media at its seventh annual SIA Summer Snowdown on July 17, 2013…
Gibbon Slacklines Product Honored by Creative Child Magazine
Gibbon Slacklines Funline has been awarded the 2013 Kids Product of the Year Award in the outdoor adventure play category by Creative Child Magazine, a national publication that provides parents with the leading and latest information on how to nurture th
Acushnet Co. Earns Worksite Fitness Recognition
Acushnet Company, parent company of Titleist and FootJoy, has been named a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association…
Dorel Earnings Warnings Signals Lower Profits in IBD Channel
Dorel Industries lowered earnings at its bike segment, saying growing discounting by competitors in the independent bike dealer *(IBD) channel was eroding the top and bottom lines at Cycling Sports Group, which sells Cannondale, GT, Mongoose and Schwinn b
Smith and Wesson to Beat Fiscal Q4 Estimates
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said preliminary net sales for the fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30 were $179 million, an approximate increase of 38 percent over the comparable quarter last year. Preliminary GAAP net income from continuing operations is
Gatorz Inc. Changes Name to Pacific Vector Holdings Inc.
Gatorz Inc. named a president to its newly formed Brand Division and changed its name to Pacific Vector Holdings Inc. to reflect its intent to acquire consumer brands and licenses to sell through its recently acquired chain of 34 actions sports stores…
Colorado Ski Visits Lagged Rest of Nation
Colorado ski visits reached an estimated 11,445,000 in 2012/13, up 3.95 percent over the prior winter, estimated Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA). While better than the performance for the Rocky Mountain region, the growth fell far short of the 11.8 pe
Retail Sales Improve in May
May retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted from April and increased a strong 4.8 percent unadjusted year-over-year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce…
Shoe Carnival Appoints VP of E-Commerce
Shoe Carnival, Inc. appointed Kent Zimmerman as vice president e-commerce, effective June 3. Most recently, he worked for Optaros, Inc., a global systems integration and solutions provider. Zimmerman also worked from 2000 to 2007 for The Finish Line to he
NOC to Outfit Top Guides in Kokatat PFDs
Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in Asheville, NC will issue Kokatat's Maximus Prime PFD to top guides and instructor as part of a new leadership training program. An NOC- branded version of hte the PFD will also be sold at the NOC retail store…
Kathy Ireland to Debut Footwear
Kathy Ireland Worldwide is collaborating with The Royal Footwear & Accessories (The RFA Group) as their chief designer, as well as launching her own Kathy Ireland line of footwear with the company…
