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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
Nike’s Earns Accolades for Sustainability Reporting
Nike's corporate responsibility report won Best Sustainability Report in the Ceres-ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting…
Schuylkill Valley Sports Hires Regional Team Rep
Schuylkill Valley Sports announced that Rich Patterson has joined the Schuylkill Valley Sports’ team as a regional team salesman specializing in institutional sales in the Bucks, Montgomery and eastern Chester counties…
Johnson Outdoor Recognized for Disruptive Technology
Johnson Outdoors has been recognized for its prolific patent development work. The company received the ASTRUM Award, presented by MDB Capital Group to shed light on publicly-traded companies possessing disruptive and market changing intellectual property
Heelys Q1 Revenues Slide 7.6 Percent
Heelys, Inc. reported that on a consolidated basis, net sales decreased $549,000 to $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010…
Nine West Introduces Collection with Giles Deacon
Nine West, a division of The Jones Group Inc., announced the introduction of its “Shoelaborations” collection with designer Giles Deacon. Shoelaborations is a creative platform that seeks talented individuals doing original work and gives them the opportu
Yakima Eliminates CEO Position
Yakima is eliminating the position of CEO held by Jerry Heinlen and will now be led by an executive management team that will report to Chairman C.S. Lin, owner of Kemflo International Ltd., the Taiwanese company that acquired Yakima in 2009…
Easton-Bell Centralizes Product Development
Easton-Bell Sports has created a new organization that centralizes product development, design, engineering, and product costing across the company's flagship brands – Easton, Bell, Giro and Riddell. Hugh Hamill has been appointed senior vice preside
