RYU Appoints New CEO, Relocates to Vancouver
Respect Your Universe, Inc. named Marcello Leone as its CEO and chairman and announced that it had moved its headquarters from Portland, OR to Vancouver, B.C…
Big Rock Sports Names Top Vendors
Big Rock Sports, LLC recently honored a select group of fishing, camping and marine manufacturers with its annual “Vendor of the Year” awards…
Kmart Launches Jillian Michaels Collection
Kmart plans this fall to launch Impact by Jillian Michaels, a performance activewear collection for women…
Concern Kalashnikov Product Available
RWC Group LLC of Tullytown, Pennsylvania, the exclusive importer of the Concern Kalashnikov Izhmash Saiga line of firearms, announced that a limited inventory of product will become available…
Shimano Reports Q2 Sales Grew in Mid-Teens
Shimano Corp. reported sales rose 15.5 percent to ¥80.6 billion ($789 mm) in the second quarter ended June 30 as an improving economies in the U.S. and Europe overcame weaker-than expected sales in Japan…
Outdoor Foundation and National Park Service Extend Partnership
The National Park Service and the Outdoor Foundation launched a program to leverages public and private funds to support nonprofit projects that focus on urban outreach, youth engagement and connecting people to the outdoors…
Club Ride Chooses Lambert as Canadian Distributor
Club Ride Apparel named Lambert as its Canadian distributor…
Fox Factory Reports 7.4 Percent Increase in MTB Products Sales
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales increased 22.8 percent to $86.4 million in the second quarter ended June 30, exceeding its high-end guidance. Sales for powered vehicle and mountain bike products increased 52.6 and 7.4 percent respectively, enabli
Spy Inc. Reports Significant Q2 Revenue Decline
Spy Inc. reported sales dropped 18 percent, or $1.8 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared with the second quarter of 2013 due to…
Zumiez July Comps Grow 3.5 Percent
Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 2, 2014 increased 11.9 percent to $62.8 million, compared to…
Wolverine to Relocate Lexington Offices
Wolverine Worldwide Inc. will relocate its Lexington-based Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Keds, and Stride Rite footwear brands to the 10 CityPoint project that Boston Properties is developing in Waltham, according to the Boston Globe…
CODI Reports Fox, CamelBak and Ergobaby Saw Double-Digit Sales Growth in Q2
Compass Diversified Holdings, Inc. (CODI) reported double-digit growth at Fox Factory, CamelBak and Ergobaby more than offset a big drop in sales at Liberty Safe in the second quarter ended June 30. CODI owns controlling stakes of CamelBak, Ergobaby and L
Asics America Continues Accelerate Hope Collection
Asics America announced its third year of cancer awareness product collections with the Asics Accelerate Hope initiative. Based on the results of two consecutive years of successful cancer cause campaigns…
The Buckle’s Comps Inch Up O.7 Percent
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended July 5, 2014 increased 0.7 percent…
OIA Appoints Backwoods CEO to Second Term as Chair
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) named Jennifer Mull, CEO of Backwoods, Inc., as its chair for a second term in a row and named Toad&CO CEO Gordon Seabury 1st1st vice chair and Mountain Equipment Co-op CEO David Labistouras 2nd vice chair. Rounding out
