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New Era’s VP Appointed to FLA Board
New Era Cap Co.'s Vice President of Global Human Resources, Timothy J. Freer, has been appointed to the Fair Labor Association’s Board of Directors. Mr. Freer will hold one of six Industry Representative positions on the board; the position has a th
Yakima Opens 18 Doors with Ski Market
Yakima announced that beginning March, 2006, Ski Market Ltd. will become an official Yakima dealer. Ski Market will sell Yakima’s line of winter sport, bike and paddle sport racks, its line of cargo boxes and the Ground Control, Yakima’s recently launched
OIA Honors Backpacker, River Sports Outfitters, and Gary Erickson
Outdoor Industry Association announced the recipients of the inaugural 2006 Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award and Outdoor Industry Innovator Award, as nominated by the outdoor industry and then selected by OIA’s Board of Directors. OIA has awarded Backpa
Precor Makes Promotions in Sales Division
Precor promoted Larry Domingo to Vice President of Commercial Sale. Domingo previously was Commercial Sales Director. In addition, Domingo has promoted Dan Toigo and Sean Kearney to Regional Sales Director positions, and Chuck Fedorka to Director of Natio
NSGA: Last Retail Census Shows 22.5% Growth in New England SG Store Sales
Overall sporting goods store sales in New England grew 22.5% from the 1997 Census versus total U.S. growth of 25%, accrding to a report issued by the National Sporting Goods Association. Sales for 2002 in New England reached $1.53 billion. Of that amount,
Mizuno USA Full Year Sales Up 16% on Strong Athletic Biz
Mizuno USA, Inc. posted another record setting year in sales revenue and profit, recording a 16% increase over previous year’s sales. A company release indicated Mizuno USA had more than doubled revenue since 1999, with 2005 representing the sixth consec
Descente North America to Sponsor China’s Freestyle Team in Torino
Descente North America signed an agreement to sponsor the Chinese Freestyle Ski Team for the 2006 Torino Olympics. This marks the first of a partnership between the Utah based Descente North America and the Chinese Team…
Forzani Acquires Fitness Source
The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc. Operating nine retail locations, with annual sales of $20 million, in Ontario, The Fitness Source provides the best in home fitness products as well as commercial exercise equipment and accessori
Costco Comps Climb 9% in January
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.12 billion for the month of January, an increase of 12% from $3.67 billion in the prior fiscal year. January comparable store sales increased 9%…
Wal-Mart Comps Increase 4.7% in January
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the month of January increased 14.5% to $22.7 billion. Comparable store sales increased 4.7% during the month…
REI Announces Vendor Partners of the Year
Recreational Equipment, Inc. named Eagle Creek as its Vendor Partner-of-the-Year at the 2005 vendor partnership awards at the winter Outdoor Retailer trade show. Other award winners included Kelty in the Camp/Travel Division, Black Diamond Equipment in t
Billabong Names National Sales Manager
Billabong appointed Jeff Booth, former top 5 ASP surfer, as Men’s National Sales Manager starting in January 2006. The long time Laguna Beach resident and former top professional on the ASP World Tour will head up the men’s sales force and continue Billab
Mountain Hardwear Names New Director of Operations
B. James Bottoms has been named to the new position of Director of Operations at Mountain Hardwear Inc. Bottoms will execute the strategic and tactical operational plans for Mountain Hardwear. He will oversee the functional areas of customer service, fore
Columbia Acquires Montrail…
Columbia management sees opportunities in leveraging sourcing, logistics, and capital strength to develop Montrail in the specialty footwear channel and to expand the brand globally. Columbia will also leverage the performance and fit characteristics that
Johnson Outdoors Sees Military Sales Decline Drag Down Fiscal Q1 Results…
Johnson Outdoors Inc. saw first quarter sales decline primarily due to a considerable decline in military sales in the outdoor equipment division. Excluding the $4.6 million decline in military tent revenues, total company sales would have been up $2.2 mi
