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Amer Sports Names CFO to Replace Paalanne
Amer Sports' Senior Vice President, Finance Jussi Siitonen has been appointed CFO of Amer Sports as of Jan. 1, 2011 to replace the current CFO and Executive Vice President Pekka Paalanne, who will retire…
Nike to Launch Online Golf Community
Nike Golf is set to release a new digital golf community labeled as — The Grind. On Nov. 1, 2010, golfers will be able to join The Grind via www.nikegolf.com and connect with other golf athletes in hopes of improving their performance…
Pacific Sunwear’s Marketing Chief Exits
Pacific Sunwear Inc. said that on Oct. 25, Robert Cameron's employment with the company had “ended,” according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. In January 2010, Cameron joined the company as senior vice president of marketing…
Amer Sports Sales Grow 14% in Third Quarter
Amer Sports Corp., which owns the Salomon, Suunto and Wilson brands, improved both its top and bottom line in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The Finnish sporting goods company reported that net sales increased by 5% to €466.9 million ($602.4 mm)
Blacks Leisure Takeover Talks Continue, Losses Narrow
Blacks Leisure, the outdoor retailer based in the United Kingdom, said takeover talks with several parties continued while reporting that it's first half pretax loss narrowed and that it had suspended its interim dividend…
Fortune Brands Sees Golf Sales Drop 4.8%
Titleist parent, Fortune Brands, Inc., saw a 4.8% dip in the Golf segment, while the company sought expansion in key Asian markets. The company's full-year outlook for Golf segment now shows a low-single-digit rise…
Unifi Q1 Net Sales Grow 22%
Unifi, Inc., a major supplier of recycled polyester to outdoor apparel brands, said net income for the first quarter ended Sept. 26, 2010. was $10.2 million or 17 cents per share compared to net income of $2.5 million or 4 cents per share for the prior ye
Adidas Outdoors Sponsors New OIA Award
Adidas Outdoors, which is re-entering the U.S. market next fall, has signed up as presenting sponsor for the Outdoor Industry Association Outdoor Inspiration Awards. The awards will recognize efforts to rouse additional participation in outdoor activities
Deckers Raises 2010 Outlook on Robust Q3 Growth
Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported third-quarter revenues increased 21.7% to $277.9 million versus $228.4 million last year. Ugg brand sales increased 20.2%, while Teva's jumped 51.7%. Earnings climbed 24.5% to $42.1 million, or $1.06, from $33.8 millio
Jarden Outdoor’s Q3 Sales Grow Nearly 7%
Jarden Corp. said sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which owns Coleman, Campingaz, Marmot, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare, Stearns, Volkl, Zoot and other team and outdoor sporting goods brands, reached $604.7 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 3
Alpinist Joe Puryear Dies While Climbing in Tibet
Joe Puryear—the highly respected American alpinist and consultant to equipment maker Sherpa Adventure Gear — died while climbing Labuch Kang (7367 meters) in Tibet. Puryear, a Washington native, fell while ascending a ridge when a cornice gave way…
Nearly 500,000 Acres Enrolled in Cooperative Federal Effort to Protect Birds in Spill Zone
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have launched a coordinated effort with landowners across eight states to protect and feed birds migrating toward the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill zone in the Gulf of Mexico had more t
REI’s Fresno Store to be Featured on Oprah Friday
National outdoor gear and clothing retailer REI will be featured on two upcoming episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The episodes, titled “Oprah and Gayle’s Big Yosemite Camping Adventure,” highlight their first-time campi
Under Armour to Open Pop-Up Store in Manhattan
Under Armour will open a pop-up store in the SoHo district of New York City. The 3,500-square-foot location at 134 Spring Street will be open Nov. 2 through mid-January, according to the Baltimore Sun…
Garmin Ltd. Teams with ASUSTeK
Garmin Ltd. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. have made a strategic decision to alter their current co-branded business model for location-centric mobile handsets…
