The animal rights group, PETA, has been dragging outdoor companies into an Australian Merino wool boycott, apparently without notifying the companies. In a series of separate announcements, PETA stated that Timberland and Smartwool had joined their fight

The House Appropriations Committee voted to eliminate funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the proposed 2006 budget. Since LWCF was created by Congress 40 years ago, the program has funded 40,000 parks in 98% of the counties in the nation.

Last week, BOSS reported that Lafuma and Oxbow shares were suspended from trading on the Paris stock exchange pending merger negotiations (See BOSS_0519). This week, the Lafuma Group signed an agreement with Teahupoo, an investment fund acting on behalf o

Russell Corporation's Spalding division has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Kangwei to design, manufacture and sell Spalding products in China. The agreement covers athletic apparel, footwear and accessories. Kangwei has established a sep

Brooks Sports, Inc. will set the pace at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships in Athletics, held this summer in Helsinki, Finland. Elite runners supported by the performance running company secured four of the 1

Keys Fitness Products will target distribution of its Ironman Fitness personal health and fitness accessories to national grocery, drug, and mass merchant retailers throughout the United States hoping to reach female consumers, ages 18-54, who purchase 60

Kampus Wakeskat8s continued a growing tradition of market-savvy sports product development in the United States, becoming the latest American company to win a coveted ispo BrandNew Award. Based in Oceanside, CA, Kampus Wakestat8s received the inaugural Ri