TAG Sold to Lansing Sports’ Philip Rosati
Team Athletic Goods (TAG), the buying group, has been sold to Philip Rosati Sr. of Lansing Sports Shop in Lansing, IL. Rosati, whose family has run the team dealer and retail store in since 1954, will become TAG's CEO…
Marker Völkl Group Looks to Expand in Key Markets
According to a company statement, Marker Völkl Group is on track to increase sales in key markets this year. Völkl earned a solid 13% share of the global ski market in 2009 and ranked fourth in terms of value in a comparison of international ski makers, a
The Paddlesports Industry Sees Continued Change in Trade Associations
While new drama unfolded at the Trade Association of Paddlesports (TAPS) and the Paddlesports Industry Association (PIA), last week the newly minted Paddlesports Working Group at Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) forged on with plans for a meeting at the
Overall 2009 Recreational Fishing License Sales Up
In 2009, more anglers got out of the house and out on the water as fishing license sales rose by 4.7% in states that participate in the fishing license sales index released by the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the American Sportfish
Browning Grants License to ALPS for Camping Gear
Browning said ALPS Mountaineering will be marketing a line of sleeping bags, air pads, tents, and camp furniture under the Browning Camping line…
Kressler Takes Over at NASGW
Shooting industry veteran Mark Kresser took the reins at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) effective January 1…
Ruger Expands Stock Repurchase Program
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. said its Board of Directors has expanded its stock repurchase program from $4.7 million to $10 million…
NRA: Housing Authority Lifts Gun Ban, Restores 2nd Amendment Rights
Delaware gun owners and Second Amendment advocates earned a victory this week as the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) withdrew a gun ban that had prohibited its residents from legally possessing firearms in their homes, according to a release issued by the
New Balance Opens Shanghai Store
New Balance has opened its first Experience Store in Shanghai. It is New Balance's second Experience Store in China, following the opening of its first on Beijing's Qianmen Avenue last year…
Foulkrod Joins EHP Pro Staff
EHP president Denny Snyder said recently that outdoor hunting personality and professional hunter Bob Foulkrod has joined the EHP pro staff for 2010. Foulkrod will represent EHP throughout various media including print and television promoting electronic
Salazar, Vilsack Establish New Advisory Council on Wildlife Conservation and Hunting Issues
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have created the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage ConservationCouncil, an official advisory group under the Federal Advisory Committee Act…
Icebreaker Receives LEED Certification for U.S. Headquarters
Icebreaker has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification for its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Portland from the U.S. Green Building Council's Green Building Rating System…
OIA Topline Report: December Sales Slide 1%
The December 2009 edition of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report found that retail sales for all core outdoor stores combined (chain, internet, specialty) dropped 1% compared to last December, moving from $1.07 billion from $1.06
Saucony Signs First Olympic Sprinter
Saucony, Inc. signed 2008 U.S. Olympian and two-time World Championships gold medalist Wallace Spearmon, Jr. to a multi-year endorsement contract. Spearmon, Jr., the winner of three consecutive World Outdoor Championships 200-meter medals, is the first Ol
KEE Action Sports Acquires JT Sports
KEE Action Sports LLC, based in Sewell, NJ, has purchased JT Sports from Jarden Corp. Effective immediately, KEE will be manufacturing and selling the entire line of JT Sports, Brass Eagle, and ViewLoader paintball products…
