Wolverine World Wide Expands Amazon Distribution
With customers increasingly shopping there, Wolverine World Wide has opened up distribution for all its brands on Amazon, as well as its sister company, Zappos. Asked last week about distribution with Amazon at CL King & Associates’ Best Ideas Confe
Ray Rice Jerseys Dumped by Stores
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Modell’s were among the retailers that quickly pulled Ray Rice jerseys last week from store shelves following the airing of a second video from TMZ that showed the football player's violent fight with his wife in
Cabela’s and NSSF Partner to Prevent “Straw” Purchases
Cabela's Incorporated is partnering with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF to help prevent illegal “straw” purchases of firearms by bringing increased attention to the firearms industry's Don't Lie for the Other Guy program…
Intrawest Buys Out Blue Mountain Ski Resorts Partner
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire the 50 percent interest in Blue Mountain Ski Resort that it does not already own from Blue Mountain Resorts Holdings Inc. for CAD $58.0 million…
Intrawest Buys Out Blue Mountain Ski Resorts Partner
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire the 50 percent interest in Blue Mountain Ski Resort that it does not already own from Blue Mountain Resorts Holdings Inc. for CAD $58.0 million…
EMS Sets Grand Opening for Relocated Stamford Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will celebrate the grand opening of its relocated store in Stamford, CT next week. The 8,144-square-foot store at the Ridgeway Shopping Center will carry kid's products and rent paddle sports gear for the first time…
Vail Resorts Acquires Park City Mountain Resort
Vail Resorts, Inc. has acquired Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) from Powdr Corp. for $182.5 million in cash in a deal that ends litigation that had threatened to close the iconic luxury resort this season. Vail Resorts immediately folded PCMR into its Ep
Spy Optic Modifies Credit Agreement
Spy Optic Inc. has secured changes to a credit agreement increasing the maximum money it can draw against inventory to the lessor of $3.5 million or 100 percent of eligible accounts receivable…
La Sportiva Promotes Degenhardt to Director of Marketing
La Sportiva North America promoted Jonathan Degenhardt to the position of marketing director and announced several other recent staff changes to prepare for continued growth, including a sharp spike in the sale of…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Reports 6.1 Percent Q2 Comps Decline
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. reported net sales increased by 2.3 percent to $159.5 million from $155.9 million in the second quarter as sales of non-hunting gear helped offset the expected decline in firearms and ammunition sales. Same store
World Industries Acquired By Golden Viking Sports
INA International and its wholly owned subsidiary, Golden Viking Sports, have together announced the acquisition of the assets and trademarks of the World Industries skateboard brand from CA-based Seven Wells LLC. World Industries’ brands include Wo
DSW to Open Stores in Texas, New York and Minnesota
DSW Inc. announced plans to open stores in Fort Worth, TX; Plattsburgh, NY; and Eden Prairie, MN. All the stores will open on Sept. 10…
SIX:02 Introduces Inaugural “It’s Your Time” 6K Run In Dallas
Foot Locker, Inc. announced that SIX:02, its new women's fitness retail destination, has launched its inaugural It's Your Time 6K Run. The race will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas…
Vero Vellini Signs New Sales Rep Groups
Vero Vellini, manufacturer of handcrafted gun slings, has announced that it has signed with two new sales representative groups, Owens Outdoor Sales and Mike Barnes & Associates…
NSSF Opens New Washington, D.C. Office
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, formally opened its new office in The Hall of the States Building on Capitol Hill…
