Oakley Athletes Earn 65 Medals in Vancouver
Oakley, Inc. announced that its sponsored athletes earned 65 medals in Vancouver's Winter Olympics. The final tally was 24 gold, 22 silver and 19 bronze…
Vail Resorts Season-to-Date Retail Sales up 3.8%
Vail Resorts, Inc. said year-to-date revenues through March 7 for its rental/retail operations were up 5.5%, but that a late start to winter at many of its Colorado resorts would make it difficult to reach the upper range of its prior earnings guidance. R
Reebok Aiding Sidney Crosby’s Olympic Theft
Reebok is helping Sidney Crosby, the Canadian hockey Olympic star relocate his stolen hockey gear. Crosby, who scored the winning goal in overtime to defeat the US 3-2 this February in Vancouver, wants his gold-medal winning stick and glove back. Reebok C
Rosenthal to Succeed Newsome as Hibbett’s CEO
Hibbett Sports' long-time Chairman and CEO Mickey Newsome will give up the CEO's job and be replaced by the chain's Chief Operating Officer Jeffry O. Rosenthal. Newsome will become executive chairman. Both moves are effective March 15, 2010
Confluence Creates Dealer Sales Position
Confluence Watersports has hired Brad Taylor for the newly created position of director of field sales. Taylor will oversee the company’s U.S. field sales team to further develop their outdoor specialty dealer segment…
New Sales VP to Take Gibbon Slacklines to the Masses
Gibbon Slacklines welcomed Emilio Torres as VP of sales. The former Croc's Inc. employee said he would bring slacklining to the masses Gibbon Slacklines welcomed Emilio Torres as VP of sales. Gibbon Slacklines distributes exclusively through Canaima
The Outdoor Recreation Group Launching Body Glove Packs and Luggage Line
Body Glove International has issued a license to The Outdoor Recreation Group to develop a new line of backpacks, luggage, totes and accessories for outdoor, water/extreme sports markets that will hit retail shelves this summer…
Adams Golf Widens 2009 Loss
Adams Golf reported sales fell 17% in 2009, to $76.1 million from $91.5 million a year ago. Adams Golf had a net loss of $12.2 million, or $1.82 per fully diluted share, for the year as compared to a net loss of $1.5 million, or 23 cents, a year ago…
Summit Sports Rolls Out Two More Web Stores
Summit Sports Inc. has launched two new Web sites, Kayaks.net and BathingSuits.net, bringing to 13 the number of web store is now operates. The Bloomfield Hills, MI-based retailer offers more than 300 brands and operates four brick-and-mortar stores…
SGMA’s Get America Moving Coalition Rallies in the Capital
A delegation of physical activity proponents met Wednesday with members of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. to talk about what can be done to Get America Moving. Celebrities at the event organized by SGMA included The celebrities participating in Nat
Backcountry.com Enables Users to Post Videos
Backcountry.com launched new video functionality this week that enables customers and vendors to post their own videos on every product page or link to existing videos on YouTube. Backcounty said it is the first outdoor sporting goods retailer to offer th
Igloo Products Corp. Aids in Haiti Relief Effort
Igloo Products Corp. has partnered with Dialysis at Sea Cruises to provide help and support to Haiti during their earthquake relief effort. Igloo Corp. donated several 120-quart coolers that will aid in the delivery and storage of heat-sensitive medical
Container Imports to Grow 17% in First Half
Container imports are expected to grow 17% in the first half of this year as retailers restock depleted inventories at a rapid pace, according to the latest estimates released by the National Retail Federation. The numbers indicate a true and sustained re
Rosenlieb Joins Ellett Brothers
Ellett Brothers announces Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Merchandising for the Shooting Division. Rosenlieb joins the Ellett Brothers Family after 20 years of service with the National Wild Turkey Federation as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Online Sales to Grow at 10% Compounded Rate through 2015
The bulk of the retail sector's growth in the United States and the European Union over the next five years will come from the Internet, according to Forrester Research. US online retail will grow at a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)and 11% in
