SGB Update Outdoor
Wolsey Appoints Jack Griffith and Nicole Meloeny as Sales Reps
Wolsey, the men's golf apparel brand, hired golf industry veterans Jack Griffith and Nicole (Nikki) Meloeny as sales representatives, respectively servicing the Southwest (CO, AZ, NV, UT) and Midwest regions…
Crimson Trace Selects Schooler Associates
Crimson Trace, specializing in laser sighting devices and tactical lighting for firearms, announces the appointment of Schooler Associates as the company's sales agency in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (TALO) effective April 1st…
Research Indicates IBDs Core Market Turning to Used Bikes
The Gluskin Townley Group released a new research report indicating that two core target markets for new bicycles may be shifting their dollars toward the used bicycle market in response to rapidly rising prices…
ISPO Beijing 2015 Moved Up to Avoid Chinese New Year
Messe München International is moving ISPO Beijing to a time slot between Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and ISPO Munich in 2015 due to the timing of the Chinese New Year..
Weather Trends: April 2014
Weather Trends International (WTI), a company that helps businesses proactively plan for the weather, expects April 2014 to trend the coldest in five years and drier than last year for the U.S. as a whole…
Adventure 16 Sells Wholesale Division, Will Relaunch Online Store
San Diego-based Adventure 16, which recently closed its fifth store in Southern California, has sold its Wholesale division to Summit Distribution, LLC and will use proceeds to upgrade its stores and resume online sales. The privately owned retailer stopp
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
Mammut 2013 Sales Up 6.23 Percent
Mammut Sports Group reported net revenues of CHF246.9 million ($200mm) in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF 232.5 million in 2012…
Yakima Working to Cut Off Gray Market Sales to Costco
Yakima told its authorized dealers last week that it was working with an international distributor to cut off sales to Costco Wholesale Corp. after learning the warehouse club was selling two of its SKUs at some of its U.S. stores…
Indices Point to Rising Consumer Confidence as Spring Approaches
Two separate indicators of consumer confidence hit their highest level since before the Great Recession in March, indicating more U.S. consumers may be prepared to shop coming out of a long winter…
Lenzing Hastens Tencel Plant Amid Plunge in Basic Rayon Fiber Prices
Lenzing Group has shelved plans for a plant that makes basic viscose, or rayon, fibers in India, so it can step up construction of a factory that will make specialty fibers used by several outdoor and athletic brands to improve drape and wicking, enhance
Finish Line’s Q4 Earnings Climb 25 Percent
The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25 percent in the fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street's consensus estimate of 85 cents. Revenues reached $518.9 million, an increase of 17.2 percent. Fin
Finish Line Sees Omni-Channel Benefit in Q4
Benefiting from strength in basketball and running as well as the payback of its digital investments, The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25.3 percent in its fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall
American Fly Fishing Trade Association Hires Communications Director
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has hired a Communications Director to effectively message to members and the general public to further AFFTAfs mission of promoting sustained growth of the fly fishing industry…
Fuji Bikes to Manufacture Design Contest Winner
Fuji Bikes has partnered with Oregon Manifest and Levi's to sponsor a bike design competition which partners design firms in five American cities with American bicycle craftsmen to create the Ultimate Urban Utility Bike. Fuji has committed to manufac
