Bikes Belong Launches National Campaign
Bikes Belong officially launched peopleforbikes.org – a brand new initiative to put more people on bikes more often and amplify the bike lobby's voice with electd officials. The campaign was unvieled this week at the National Bike Summit in Washingto
Gerber Recalls Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Gerber Legendary Blades, have announced a voluntary recall of Gerber's Gator Machete and Gator Machete Jr…
Wolverine Announces Sponsorship with FLW Outdoors
FLW Outdoors, the world’s leading tournament fishing organization, announced Wednesday that Wolverine has signed a sponsorship deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
L.L. Bean Sales Fall for Second Straight Year
L.L. Bean's sales in the fiscal year ended in February fell 6.6% to approximately $1.4 million from $1.5 million. President and CEO Chris McCormick told employees, according to a company statement, that strong sales in January and February helped the
The Bike Cooperative and Shopatron Form eCommerce Partnership
The Bike Cooperative entered into a strategic partnership with Shopatron, Inc., a collaboration designed to expand online sales opportunities for the cooperative's member retailers and supplier partners…
New Balance Earns Do Good Stamp from Ladies’ Home Journal
New Balance announced today that Ladies' Home Journal has awarded New Balance 'Do Good' Stamp for its work with Susan G. Komen for the Cure…
Reebok Donates More $25,000 to Youth Hockey in Canada and U.S.
Last week, Reebok Hockey announced that is was offering a $10,000 reward for any information that directly led to return of Sidney Crosby's 'olden' stick. With Hockey Canada's announcement on Wednesday that the stick had been recovere
Kruger Optical Taps Rich Babcock as National Sales Manager
Long-time optics sales executive Rich Babcock has joined sports optics provider Kruger Optical as its national sales manager…
Pearl Izumi Appoints Southeast Run Rep
Pearl Izumi said Joe Hurst will be joining the company as its RUN-only Agency Representative for Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama…
Visits to Colorado Ski Country Resorts Down 4%
Visits to Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) resorts in January and February were down 4% versus the same period in 2009, according to figures released by the trade group, which represents 22 ski areas…
Gerber Recalls Machetes
Gerber Legendary Brands in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 149,000 Gerber Gator Machete and 6,000 Cator Machete Jr. machetes due to reports of injuries…
Sof Sole Donates $50,000 To Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announced that Sof Sole, an Implus Footcare brand family, has joined the fight against women's cancers by becoming an official sponsor…
REI Comp Sales Fell 3.5% in 2009
Comp stores sales at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) declined 3.5% in 2009, or less than the 5% decline the co-op had expected, the Seattle Times reported…
“Shift to Thrift” Not Going Away Any Time Soon
A “shift to thrift” by American consumers will not go away any time soon, according to a survey by AlixPartners LLP. In every retailer category this year, Product and Price were the two most important attributes, and Service was last—a vast change from si
Quiksilver Slashes Q1 Loss on 2% Revenue Decline
Quiksilver, Inc.'s sales dipped 2% in its first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $432.7 million from $443.3 million a year ago. The pro-forma consolidated loss from continuing operations was $2.5 million, or 2 cents per share, an improvement over a deficit
