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Lowa Adds Fourth Demo Center in Estes Park
Lowa added the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center in Estes Park, CO as its newest Demo Center Program partner…
Spy Brand Continues Momentum in First Quarter
Spy Inc.’s strategy of shedding licenses to focus on its eponymous action sports eyewear brand appears to be yielding results. The company reported sales of Spy-branded eyewear grew year-over-year for the eighth consecutive quarter to reach…
Puma Cuts Outlook on Weak Q1
Puma SE last week reduced its outlook for 2013 revenue and profit after reporting first-quarter results came in below plan…
Brown Shoe Sells Avia and Nevados
Shortly two years after buying both brands as part of its acquisition of American Sporting Goods (ASG), Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced last week that it had sold Avia and Nevados for $74 million…
The BH Group Appoints Bob Whip as CEO of BH North America
The BH Group announced that with the recent move of CEO Steve Lindenau to head BH Bikes, Bob Whip will step into the role of CEO for BH North America…
Target Canada to Carry Beaver Canoe Apparel
Target Canada is pleased to announce a new exclusive partnership with Beaver Canoe, a member of the Roots Canada family. The Beaver Canoe for Target collection will consist of apparel items for the entire family, as well as home décor products, a first f
Green Lanes Advocates Convene in Austin
City leaders from six U.S. cities convened Wednesday in Austin, Texas to kick off an unprecedented two-day leadership summit to discuss green lanes and equity. The focus of the summit is on building support for modern, next-generation green lanes, also c
Lids to Acquire Fan Outfitters
The Lids Sports Group has reached an agreement to purchase Lexington, KY based Fan Outfitters, LLC. Fan Outfitters operates seven brick-and-mortar retail stores located in Kentucky and Oklahoma…
Dosenbach-Ochsner AG Grew Sales in 2012 Despite Strong Franc
Dosenbach-Ochsner AG of Switzerland was able to increase sales 2.5 percent in 2012, despite the strength of the Swiss Franc, which caused many Swiss to travel to neighboring countries to shop. The company, which operates Europe’s largest footwear ch
Zamst Becomes Official Brand at Velocity Sports Performance
Zamst will provide its sport specific braces and supports, injury prevention and rehab seminars and print and marketing services to Velocity Sports Performance centers as part of a nationwide sponsorship agreement…
Judge OKs Settlement Over Skechers Toning Claims
A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes, according to a report by the Associated Press. The approval comes a year after Skechers reached a deal with the Federal
Rob Barker Appointed President of Amer Sports’s Fitness Unit
Rob Barker has been appointed president of Amer Sports' Fitness business unit, which operates the Precor brand, effective June 1, 2013. Paul Byrne, currently president Amer Sport's Fitness, will retire from the company effective Sept. 1, 2013…
Outdoor Channel Expenses Outstrip Revenue Grains in First Quarter
Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. reported consolidated revenues reached $16.9 million in the first quarter ended March 31, an 18 percent increase compared with $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2012, driven primarily by a 20 percent growth in advertisin
Raleigh to Send Consumer to DealerCamp in July
Raleigh Bicycles and Lifeboat Events will send a cycling enthusiast to Bike DealerCamp 2013 at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah this July via a sweepstakes promotion on Facebook…
OIA VantagePoint: Outdoor Product Sales Edge Up in April
Outdoor Product sales grew in fiscal April by 1.2 percent to $673.6 million, slower than the year-to-date trend, according to the latest monthly sales report from OIA VantagePoint. Growth was primarily driven by solid sales in Outdoor Hardgoods, while Foo
