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PacSun to Launch Designer Collaborations
As part of a new initiative called The Trade Collective, PacSun is announcing a number of limited edition collaborations with designers whose product will be available at PacSun stores nationwide. The first brand to launch as part of The Trade Collective
Tink’s Taps Director of Web/Prod. Development
Tink's Deer Lures and Scents has tapped Al Minnigerode as Director of Web/ Product Development…
NSSF Completes Study on AR-style Rifles
With so many MSRs purchased from 2008 to early-2010, , the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, wanted to learn more about owners’ use and attitudes related to these firearms…
Mossy Oak Partners With Delta Waterfowl
Mossy Oak has joined Delta Waterfowl for 2011 to support research initiatives, aid mentorship programs and establish a stewardship award…
Italian Military Contractor to Use eVent Fabric
GE Energy won a contract to supply PTFE membrane to Italian military garment manufacturers…
Canadian Tire Corp. Q1 Retail Sales Up 3.7 Percent
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd, (CTC), which announced last week it's intent to acquire Forzani Group Ltd., reported consolidated retail sales increased 3.7% in the first quarter ended April 2, compared to Q1 2010 thanks to strong performance at its
The Finish Line to Roll Out Commission Program
Finish Line Inc. plans to roll out nationally a commission program to incentivize sales associates, according to its recently-filed 10K…
ActionVillage.com to Hold Foreclosure Sale
ActionVillage.com, once a leading paintball online retailer, is closing its doors and liquidating its complete inventory, according to a listing on the Chicago Tribune's website…
Canadian Tire Posts Weaker Q1 Sales and Stronger Net Income on Slower Traffic
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd, which last week announced a deal to acquire Forzani Group, reported that first quarter consolidated retail sales increased 3.7 percent to CN$1.96 billion, with total consolidated revenues increasing 4.6 percent to CN$1.98 b
VF Corp. Sees Higher Margin Business Growth Offsetting Higher Input Cost Pressure
Speaking at the Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Growth Stock Conference last week, Bob Shearer, VF Corp's SVP and CFO, said gross margins – excluding a special year-ago restricting charge – were down 50 basis points in its first quarter but nearly every
Heelys Posts Flat Q1 Loss
Hurt by sourcing delays and weakness in Japan, Heelys Inc. reported a loss of $1.2 million, or 4 cents a share, in the first quarter, flat to the loss it incurred in Q1 last year…
Black Diamond Inc. Posts Strong Double-Digit Organic Sales Growth in First Quarter
Black Diamond Inc. net sales rose 18 percent in the first quarter thanks in part to strong performance at Eastern Mountain Sports and REI…
Fox Factory MTB Sales Rose 18.2 Percent in First Quarter
Net sales at Fox Factory, Inc. jumped 31.0 percent to $42.8 million in the first quarteras Asian factories ramped up production of mountain bikes and off-road vehicles, its parent company Compass Holdings Inc. reported…
74 Members of Congress Call for Reauthorization of Recreational Trails Program
The nation's leading trail organizations expressed appreciation regarding a new letter to key Congressional leaders, who are crafting a new national surface transportation bill that calls for reauthorization of the Recreational Trails Program (RTP)..
TRCP Release Report on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
A report released this week by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership outlines recommendations for restoration of the Gulf of Mexico’s fisheries, fish and wildlife habitat, and economy following last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill
