Hi-Tec Sports Opens New Amsterdam Headquarters
Hi-Tec Sports, the outdoor outdoor footwear and apparel brand, is celebrating the grand opening of its new global headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The company relocated from London after 30 years…
Famous Footwear’s Fiscal First Quarter Challenged by Tough Comps, Weather
Brown Shoe Co. said Famous Footwear delivered its second-best first quarter in the family shoe chain's 50-year history. Unfortunately, those results were going against its top performance in fiscal Q1 2010, when toning footwear was king…
Reef Holds Open House
Reef opened its doors at its global headquarters to 300 key retail and media partners, as well as the company's marquee athletes like Mick Fanning, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian and Alana Blanchard to launch the brand's Modern Gypsy campaign…
DSW Keeps Momentum Going With Solid Fiscal First Quarter Results
DSW Inc. reported fiscal first quarter sales increased 12.0 percent to $503.6 million. Comps jumped 10.8 percent on top of a 16.2 percent increase in the first quarter of 2010…
Injinji to Sponsor 2011 Western States 100
Injinji, the performance sock company, announced its sponsorship of The Western States Endurance Run – the world's oldest 100-mile race – for the third consecutive year…
Collective Brands Sees Fiscal First Quarter Pulled Down by Payless Division
Led by Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider, the Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group (PLG) Wholesale segment delivered strong increases in sales and operating profit in the first quarter…
O’Neill Signs Supermodel Elyse Taylor as Brand Ambassador
O'Neill said supermodel Elyse Taylor will continue to serve as the international face of O'Neill in all advertising campaigns through 2012. Taylor will also represent the brand at special events worldwide and assist in the design of a new swim c
Perry Ellis Posts Q1 Gains in Swim and Golf
Perry Ellis International Inc.'s golf apparel and swimwear segments delivered a strong start to the year. In the first quarter, golf revenues grew 16 percent with a “solid” performance across the brands the company owns or licenses…
U.S. Golf Rounds Tumble in April
According to Datatech, rounds of golf played in the U.S. fell 16.7 percent in April. Rounds at public access courses were down 5.9 percent while private courses were off 3.3 percent…
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $7 Million in Tribal Wildlife Grant Awards for 2011
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $7 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants that will go to 37 Native American Tribes in 16 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects…
Nautilus Appoints Chief Executive Officer
Nautilus, Inc. named Bruce M. Cazenave as chief executive officer and M. Carl Johnson, III has been elected non-executive chairman of the Board. Edward J. Bramson has relinquished his role as chief executive officer and chairman and resigned from the boar
RECALL: Petzl Scorpio Via Ferrata Lanyards
Petzl has extended its May 13 voluntary recall of its Scorpio via ferrata lanyards (L60 and L60CK) from those manufactured until March 2005 to include those sold through May 19, 2011 following its initial analysis of a via ferrata accident in France….
OWAA Elects New Board Members
Outdoor Writers Association of America's membership recently cast votes to elect three new members to the OWAA Board of Directors: Bruce Cochran (Kansas), Mary J. Nickum (Arizona) and Randy Zellers (Arkansas)…
NRA Continues Fight in Wolf Delisting Challenge
The National Rifle Association and Safari Club International (SCI) have filed for intervenor status in a new challenge to the wolf delisting contained in the continuing resolution FY 2011 by the Alliance for the Rocky Mountains…
NorthPole and Krenzien, Krenzien and Associates Form Partnership
NorthPole Limited, a manufacturer of innovative outdoor equipment, recently finalized a representation agreement to expand its market representation with Krenzien, Krenzien, and Associates (KKA), a specialist in sporting goods marketing, to represent Nort
