OBIT: John C. Clark Passes at 69
John C. Clark Jr., a former owner of Clark Sporting Goods Company, passed away Sept. 3 in Fayetteville, NC, after a 25-year battle with kidney cancer. Clark was 69…
Outtech, Inc. Adds New Staff
Outtech welcomes two new additions to their team…
MomsTeam Institute to Hold First Summit Monday
MomsTEAM Institute will hold its inaugural youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, Sept. 15 at Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center…
Zumiez Credits Omni-Channel Prowess for Exceeding Q2 Guidance
Zumiez Inc. CEO Rick Brooks credited the teen retailer's better-than-expected second quarter results to its increasing ability to use omni-channel marketing to drive price conscious teens to its stores and pay full price.
ZUMZ also reported a very st
Beretta Breaks Ground in Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam joined Dott. Franco Gussalli Beretta, executive vice president of Beretta U.S.A., at the ground breaking ceremony for the Beretta U.S.A.'s new campus and manufacturing facility in Gallatin, Tennessee…
Quiksilver Fiscal Q3 Wholesale Revenues Plunge As Pivotal Spring 2015 Launch Looms
Quiksilver Inc. saw its wholesale business decline 30 percent in North American and 32 percent in Europe in the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2014 as senior management focused on cleaning up distribution of Quiksilver, DC and Roxy branded products a
Liberty Mountain Hires New Sales Group
Liberty Mountain, an independent distributor of technical outdoor products and climbing brands in the U.S. has added Ascension Sales Group as an outside rep firm…
Marin Mountain Bike Names Holmes Brand Director
Marin Mountain Bikes Inc. has hired Chris Holmes as brand director, a position that makes him responsible for establishing and coordinating all of Marin’s marketing activities…
The Buckle’s Comps Up Slightly in August
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales increased 0.8 percent in August…
Tecnica Group CEO Weaver Returning to U.S.
Peter Weaver resumed his position as CEO of the Tecnica Group USA Aug. 31 after spending two years working as CEO at Tecnica Group SpA of Giavera del Montello, Italy. Weaver will remain on the board of the Italian company…
Traditions Firearms Adds to Management Staff
Traditions Performance Firearms announces that Todd Weston has joined the Traditions team as the new national sales manager…
Zumiez Skates Past Q2 Guidance
Zumiez Inc. reported net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 57.3 percent to $7.5 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $4.7 million, or 16 cents, a year ago. Both sales and EPS came in well above the action s
Quiksilver Logs Deep Fiscal Q3 Loss; Sales Fall 19 Percent
Quiksilver, Inc. reported revenues fell 19.0 percent in its third quarter ended July 31, to $395.7 million. On a currency-neutral basis, sales were down 17 percent for the Quiksilver brand, 9 percent at Roxy, and 34 percent at DC Shoes. The company showed
Keen Launches Sweepstakes for Pacific Northwest Hiking Adventure
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Keen announced a global hiking sweepstakes promoting its new Durand WP hiking boot that inspires fans to imagine the unique adventures they might find by taking one million steps. The hiking prize package for two includes airfare to Keen's home in
Rebel Sport Sales Up 8.8 Percent in First Half
Rebel Sport of New Zealand generated sales of NZ$77.9 million in the second half ended July 27, up 8.8 percent from the same period in 2013, according to parent company Briscoes Group Limited…
