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Cabela’s to Open Second Store in West Virginia

Cabela's plans to open a store in in Charleston, W.Va. Cabela's expects to open the Charleston store in summer of 2012. The 80,000-square-foot store will be located in the Southridge Centre shopping area off U.S. Highway 119, and will be Cabela&

Cabela’s Comps Rose 4.4 Percent in Q2

Cabela's Inc. reported adjusted earnings rose 14.9 percent in the second quarter, to $22.3 million, or 32 cents a share. Revenues increased 7.7 percent to $562.1 million. For the quarter, comparable store sales increased 4.4 percent. On a reported ba

West Marine’s Q2 Revenues Edge up 1.1 Percent

West Marine, Inc. reported net revenues for the second quarter ended July 2 edged up 1.1 percent to $236.0 million as the company continued to close underperforming stores and open new ones…

OIA Benchmarking Studies Point to Leaner, More Profitable Industry

The outdoor industry has emerged from the recession leaner and more profitable, according to two benchmarking reports released by Outdoor Industry Association. High-profit retailers in this year’s study reported an average gross margin of 46.5 perce

Under Armour’s Revenues Soar 42 Percent in Q2

Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues increased 42.2 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, to $291.3 million from $204.8 million in the prior year's period. Net income increased 77.1 percent to $6.2 million, or 12 cents a share, from $3.5 milli

Obscene Jeans Signs Option to Acquire We Are Yoga

Obscene Jeans Corp., based in Sarasota, FL, signed an Option Agreement to acquire We Are Yoga, LLC, an activewear clothier that produces the successful Wisdom & Co. line of yoga wear…

Garmin Closes Navigon Deal

Garmin Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Navigon AG, a privately-held navigation provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany…

Ashaway Racket Strings Hires Jack Huczek

Ashaway Racket Strings has announced that recently retired racquetball star and former World Champion Jack Huczek has agreed to help the company steer the development of UltraKill and other product lines…

Performance Enterprises Partners with TSS Technologies

Performance Enterprises entered into a joint venture partnership with TSS Technologies, resulting in the creation of Dynavision International LLC – an established provider of performance and rehabilitation technology for the sports, tactical and medical m

New Era Restructures Product/Marketing Teams

To support its strong growth, New Era said it is restructuring its global product and marketing teams, and investing more resources to further develop their emerging accessories and apparel divisions. The newly expanded global teams will lead brand strate

Antigua Golf Appoints Sales Reps

The Antigua Group, Inc. named golf apparel industry veterans Jeff DiBona and Ron Hilo as its newest sales representatives…

Sweden’s Hestra Beefs Up Colorado Marcomm Team

Hestra, a Swedish maker of of gloves for skiing, cycling, outdoor recreation and leisure, has hired a marketing and communications firm and a lifestyle marketing manager to manage the company’s public relations and communications strategy, online ma

Rawlings Honors Former Sports, Inc. CEO

At the Sports, Inc. Team Dealer Show in Denver in June, Rawlings Sporting Goods honored former Sports, Inc. CEO Dave Salvi by presenting him with a Rawlings Gold Glove Award…