Arc’teryx Enters Footwear Fray With Two-Piece Construction
Arc’teryx Equipment, long admired for the style and fit of its technical outdoor apparel, entered the footwear business last week with a line of technical performance shoes built using a two-piece construction method the brand says enhances performa
Modell’s to Expand to United Arab Emirates
Modell's Sporting Goods has partnered with UAE LLC, a leading sports retailer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a deal that will yield the first Modell’s locations outside of the United States…
Smith and Wesson Reports 4.6 Percent Sale Decline in Fiscal Q4
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported net sales for the fourth quarter declined 4.6 percent to $170.4 million from the fourth quarter last year. Excluding Walther products that were sold in the prior year pursuant to an agreement that has since ende
Performance Sports Group Prices Shares
Performance Sports Group Ltd., formerly Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., priced 7.1 million shares it is offering through a public offering in the United States and Canada at $15.50 per share, or enough to raise gross proceeds of approximately $110 million.
Bass Pro Shops to Open Store in Victor, NY
Bass Pro Shops plans to open a new Outdoor World store in Victor, N.Y. The Bass Pro Shops retail attraction, approximately 145,000-square-feet in size, will be located…
Nike Appoints VP of Global Apparel
Nike Inc. appointed Reenie Benziger as vice president of Nike's global apparel business. Benziger moves from her current role as VP/GM of Global Young Athletes, where she has led the rapid growth of that category…
Samsonite-Gregory Deal Highlights Growing Role of Asian Consumers and Investors in Outdoor Industry
In announcing its plans last week to acquire Gregory Mountain Products, Hong Kong-based Samsonite International S.A. highlighted the growing role Asian investors and consumers are playing in the outdoor industry. Its agreement to pay Black Diamond Inc. $8
Yurbuds Acquisition Marks Harman’s First Active Lifestyle Investment
Yurbuds LLC, which carved out a business by designing slip-resistant ear buds for runners and other endurance athletes, was acquired last week by Harman International Industries. While Harman is a major supplier of personal entertainment systems for the a
Remington and TRCP Announce Partnership
The Remington Outdoor Company and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership are launching a new partnership to spotlight and strengthen the connection hunters and shooters have to America's outdoor resources and the role they play in preserving
New Jersey Passes Ivory Ban…
The New Jersey legislature passed S. 2012/A. 3128, a total ivory ban bill with no exemptions for existing legal ivory, including 10,000-year-old mammoth ivory…
Learfield Sports to Acquire Licensing Resource Group
Learfield Sports, a college sports multimedia rights firm, entered into an agreement to acquire the sports marketing company Licensing Resource Group…
U.S. Soccer Sales Already Top 2010 World Cup
More U.S. soccer apparel sold on Fanatics.com in the first five days of the 2014 World Cup than during the entire 2010 event, according Fanatics Inc…
Smith and Wesson Projects FY Revenue Decline
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. reported earnings from continuing operations fell in its latest quarter amid declining lower long gun sales. The company also gave a down outlook for the year…
Washington Redskins’ Trademark Registrations Cancelled
In what’s expected to put significantly more pressure on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change his team's name, the United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled the team's trademarks on the basis that it is “disparaging t
RECALL: Reebok Goalie Throat Collars
Reebok is recalling its TCPRE Senior and Junior Goalie Throat Collars due to the risk that a skate blade could penetrate the collar, posing a laceration hazard to the throat…
