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Woolrich Signs Boyswear Licensing Agreement with Weeplay

Woolrich has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Weeplay Kids of New York, NY, to develop, produce, market and sell boy's sportswear and layette apparel in the U.S and Canada. The license includes boy's outerwear, sleepwear, and a

Evo to Hold Gala for 10th Anniversary

Seattle-based Evolución Innovations, Inc., the outdoor and action sports website doing business as evo.com, plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary with an industry party in Seattle. Sponsors of the event will include The North Face, Ride, Oakley, Bonfire

Chi Running Reaches 100 Certified Instructors

Chi Running certified its 100th Chi Running/ Chi Walking Instructor in the US, with over 155 Instructors worldwide. Since 1999, Chi Running — the original natural running technique — has helped hundreds of thousands…

Footbalance Signs Rocky Mountain Rep Team

Footbalance, the custom footbed maker, announced a partnership with Rincon Group, the independent sales team of Bobbi Bensman and Steve Srednick in the Rocky Mountain Region. The partnership will help to expand the reach of Footbalance in specialty athlet

Under Armour Selects CP+B for Basketball Creative

Under Armour, Inc. announced its selection of Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) to handle creative duties for the brand's up-and-coming basketball division. The agency's duties include 360-degree campaign development for Under Armour Basketball in

Flooding Closes Johnson Outdoor’s New York Tent Plant

Johnson Outdoors Inc. has temporary closed its Binghamton, NY plant and administrative offices due to flooding from heavy rains. Binghamton is home to Johnson Outdoors’ Outdoor Equipment Group which makes and markets consumer, commercial and militar

OIA VantagePoint: August Sales of Outdoor Product Rise 7.6 Percent

News of economic weakness and the destructive power of Hurricane Irene did little to slow retail sales of outdoor products in the fiscal month of August. Outdoor product sales for the four-week month ending Aug. 27, 2011 grew 7.6 percent to $900.8 million

OBIT: BSN Sports President Peter Blumenfeld

BSN Sports, formerly Sports Supply Group, announced that Peter Blumenfeld, former president and long-time employee, family member and dear friend, passed away peacefully at home after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 62 years old…

Smith and Wesson Fiscal Q1 Profit Slumps

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported revenue for the first quarter was $99.2 million, up 4.5 percent from the year-ago quarter. Firearm division revenue was $91.7 million, an 18.0 percent increase over the first quarter last year, and was strong ac

NRF Asks Supercommittee to Focus on Economy and Jobs

With a congressional 'supercommittee' on deficit reduction set to begin work this week, the National Retail Federation sent a letter to committee members urging the panel to focus on initiatives that will boost the economy and create jobs…

G-III Apparel’s 2nd-Quarter Profit Falls

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported that net sales in its second quarter increased by 21.7 percent to $230 million from $189 million in the year-ago period. The company reported net income for the second quarter of $1.6 million, or 8 cents per diluted shar

Amazon.com Negotiating Reprieve from California Internet Sales Tax

Amazon.com has reached a tentative deal with the State of California and brick-and-mortar retailers to drop its opposition to the state's new Internet sales tax on the condition it support federal legislation that will make collecting such taxes easi

C4 Waterman and Boardworks Part Ways

C4 Waterman, Inc. and Boardworks Surf announce that they have agreed to terminate their licensing and distribution agreement effective Sept. 1, 2011. Previously, the Honolulu, Hawaii-based water and paddle sports company licensed its standup paddle (SUP)