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Longworth Industries Hires 5280 Marketing to Rep in Rockies
Longworth Industries, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Polarmax, XGO and AYG technical base layers, has hired the 5280 Marketing Group to represent Polarmax and AYG products in the Rocky Mountain territory.
November Retail Comps Soar Above Expectations
Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years. If a stellar Black Friday and steady sales throughout the fisca
Temperate Weather Drives October Golf Rounds Up
Mild temperatures and sparse rainfall in October was key to a nearly 20% improvement for rounds played compared to the year-ago period, according to Golf Datatech..
SEW Goes One-on-One with… Wolverine Outdoor’s Jim Zwiers
Merrell will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2011 but it's certainly not mellowing with age. Indeed, the outdoor footwear brand plans to launch its first clogs line for Fall 2011 as well as a much wider array of stylish boots to better capture
Adio Eliminates Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC
Adio Footwear is relocating its global headquarters from Southern California to its new parent company Anthony L&S Footwear Group's New York City offices. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resour
Zumiez Third Quarter Profit More than Doubles on 20% Sales Surge
Mall-based retailer Zumiez Inc. reported profit for the third quarter ended Oct. 30 more than doubled on sales that surged 20.0% to $135.9 from $133.2 million a year ago. Same store sales for the quarter were up 14.4% compared to an 8.0% drop in the year-
Reebok EasyTone Ads NOT ALL Banned in the U.K
Several media outlets in the United Kingdom reported that advertisements for Reebok’s EasyTone collection were banned by The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the watchdog group, due to doubts over its toning claims. While defending its product
JJB: Breaching Bank Covenants Likely
Struggling U.K. sports retailer JJB Sports has indicated the recent poor sales means the company is likely to breach some banking covenants. Management for the chain said sales have remained below forecast since the company last updated investors on Nov.
Brands Looking for Import Duty Relief
Sporting goods companies are seeking temporary duty relief for golf, bicycle, ski and hunting gear, according to a draft of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2010 posted last week by the House Ways and Means Committee…
Icebreaker Brings Merino Wool Message to NYC
Icebreaker last week opened its first flagship store in the U.S. in New York City The 2,500-square-foot store, located at 102 Wooster Street, between Spring and Prince Streets, sits directly across the street from Patagonia’s SoHo location…
Outdoor Specialty Sees a Solid Start to Holiday Season
Early numbers from OIA VantagePoint™ indicate a very strong start to the holiday selling season. The weekly retail point-of-sale numbers reporting through the system, which has been dubbed, “The Official Research of the Outdoor Industry” by O
BOSS Goes One-on-One with… Wolverine Outdoor’s Jim Zwiers
Merrell will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2011 but it's certainly not mellowing with age. Indeed, the outdoor footwear brand plans to launch its first clogs line for Fall 2011 as well as a much wider array of stylish boots to better capture
RMEF Announces New Director of Lands
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation said Randy Riviere of Bigfork, MT, has been named as its new director of lands, a key position in the organization's work to conserve habitat for elk and other wildlife…
FLW Outdoors, Rapala Hook Sponsorship Extension
FLW Outdoors and Rapala have signed a sponsorship extension for 2011, reaffirming the bait manufacturer's longstanding commitment to tournament angling…
Coalision Appoints EVP for Orage
Coalision, the Canadian lifestyle and apparel company based in Montreal, appointed former Rossignol president Francois Goulet to the role of executive vice president, Orage, effective Jan. 1…
