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Gander Mountain Opens First Gun World Location
Gander Mountain said it will open its first Gun World store in Germantown, WI. Described as the “ultimate gun store,” the new Gun World is a 30,000-square-foot retail outlet featuring upwards of 5,000 guns of all kinds, and firearms specialists on duty to
Nautilus Shrinks Loss in Q3
Nautilus, Inc. reported sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled $37.4 million, a decline of 2.8 percent as compared to $38.5 million for the same quarter in 2010. Income from continuing operations for the quarter was $281,000, or 1 cent a share
EMS to Present Major Bike Show in New York City
Eastern Mountain Sports will be the presenting sponsor for New York City Bike Expo, which will bring the nation’s largest bike expo to New York City May 3, 4, and 5. Located at the new Basketball City on Pier 36, the expo will host rider packet pick
Healthy Kids Outdoor Act Introduced in Congress
With strong backing from the outdoor industry, Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Mark Udall (CO) introduced the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Monday to support state, local and federal strategies to connect youth and families with the natural world, impro
R.G. Barry’s Q1 Earnings Soar
R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, reported a 67.9 percent hike in net earnings in the first quarter on a 38.5 percent revenue gain…
OutsidePR Up and Running in New Sausalito Digs
OutsidePR, a Northern California public relations firm specializing in the outdoor industry, officially opened its doors at its new location in Sausalito…
AlterG Names Steven Basta as New CEO
AlterG, the maker of Anti-Gravity Treadmills, announced its hiring of Steve Basta as chief executive officer. David Grenewetzki, who served as interim CEO since March 2011, will continue to serve as president of the Fremont, CA company…
Med-Fit Acquires SportKAT LLC
Med-Fit Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the Nautilus commercial products, announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase substantially all of the assets of SportKAT LLC early next month…
Icebreaker Unveils New e-Commerce Site
Icebreaker unveiled a complete redesign of its Icebreaker.com website featuring new, user-generated features including product ratings and reviews, questions and answers about specific products, sharing of items via social media networks, and wish lists..
Product Architects Grows to 34 Staff
Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle insulated sport water bottle, has hired Mike Goldberg as sales associate and Montana Marsden as…
UPS Forecasts Surge in Last Minute Shipments
UPS expects to deliver more than 120 million packages around the world this year in just the last week before Christmas, up more than 6 percent compared to last year's “peak week.” That growth shows how people are delaying online shopping until just
Brigss and Riley Selects Shotfarm.com to Manage Product Images
Briggs & Riley Travelware has selected The Shotfarm Platform to manage and distribute its product images…
CamelBak, ERGOBaby Sales Soar as Fox Factory Falls Flat
Compass Diversified Holdings, which has been increasing its presence in the recreational products industry, released results for Fox Factory, CamelBak and ERGObaby for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. While CamelBak and ERGObaby posted sales growth in th
Puma Unveils African Football Uniforms
Puma launched technical football kits for Puma's 10 partnered African National football teams. Each kit is designed by a renowned artist from the Creative African Network (CAN) – a Puma platform connecting and promoting artists from and in Africa…
New Era Opens Store in Chicago
New Era opened its tenth flagship store globally in Chicago. The store is centrally located at 207 South State St. in the heart of downtown Chicago…