American Sporting Goods’ Revenues Climb 32 Percent in 2010
American Sporting Goods saw sales climb 31.5 percent in 2010, to $231.7 million from $176.2 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission from its new parent, Brown Shoe Co…
Warrior Sports to Sponsor U.K.’s Liverpool Soccer Team
Warrior Sports, a unit of New Balance, has reportedly signed a deal worth about $41 million to make uniforms for the Liverpool soccer team. The Times of London said Warrior will replace Adidas and take over production of Liverpool uniforms in time for the
Kimmel Athletic Supply Acquires Redmond Athletic Supply Assets
Kimmel Athletic Supply Co., based in Spokane, WA, has bought the assets of Redmond's Athletic Supply LLC and is now operating Kimmel’s newest Spokane location…
BCA Avalanche Video Gets 25,000 Hits in One Week
A point-of-view (POV) video taken from inside an Alaskan avalanche has gone viral, garnering over 25,000 views on Vimeo just last week…
Play It Again Parent Sees Double-Digit Q1 Sales Growth
Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, recorded a net income for the first quarter ended Mar. 26 of $3.03 million, or 58 cents a share, up from $2.2 million, or 42 cents, a year ago…
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Hires Blakely as GM
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment has recently hired Jeff Blakely as the company’s general manager. Blakely will start immediately and oversee all product design and manufacturing, budgeting, marketing and operations…
Report: More Social Outdoor Activities Enjoy Boom in Participation
Triathlons, kayaking, adventure racing, trail running and BMX bicycling are helping stabilize youth participation in outdoor recreation, possibly because they appeal to Generation Y’s search for social interaction, according to two reports released
Vans to Sponsor China’s Dragon Sk8 Series
Vans has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2011 Dragon Sk8 Series skateboarding contests in China…
Ohm Cycles Opens E-Bike Factory Store in Seattle
Electric bike maker Ohm Cycles Ltd. opened its first factory store in the U.S. in Seattle Monday. Located in Greenwood northwest of downtown Seattle, the Ohm Factory Store features a 600-square-foot showroom dedicated to Ohm Cycle’s Electric Bikes..
Report Finds New Commitment to More Brands
While Nike can spend more marketing dollars to build brand awareness and fuel sales growth, consumers are embracing a number of other brands that brought new product to market in categories like toning and lightweight running over the last year…
RECALL: CAMP USA
Camp USA, Inc. of Broomfield, CO. is voluntarily recalling 15,500 Photon carabiners and Photon and Mach Express quickdraws because the gates may open under a heavy load, posing a risk of serious injury or death if the climber falls, the U.S. Consumer Prod
Cybex International Swings to First Quarter Profit Despite Lawsuit Charges
Cybex International, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter increased 18.7 percent to $31.0 million compared to $26.1 million in the year-ago quarter…
Western Resorts See Solid Occupancy Gains
Actual occupancy at the 265 western mountain resort properties monitored by Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) was up 7.9 percent last month compared to March 2010, while reservations for the April through September period were running 3.1 percent a
Accell Group N.V. Buys Stake in Newly Public German Rival Derby Cycle
Accell Group N.V. disclosed it acquired a 5.7 percent stake in newly public Derby Cycle A.G. a day after its German rival raised its revenue and earnings guidance…
GO Outdoors Looks to Become Category Killer in U.K
GO Outdoors landed a $45.7 million investment from a private equity firm and a new chairman to help more than double its store count to 70 in the next four years and become a “category killer” in outdoor specialty retailing…
