GoLite Reaches for New Standard with 2009 Sustainability Report
A 2009 Sustainability Report issued by GoLite and audited by experts in the United States and Europe may set a new standard for small outdoor brands. Among its conclusions: environmentally preferred materials now make up 67% of GoLite's products by m
Icebreaker Names Kiwi to VP of Sales in US
Icebreaker named its former GM in New Zealand, Lisa Thompson, as vice president of U.S. sales. In addition to furthering its business in the outdoor specialty channel, Thompson said she will begin to focus on new channels in the U.S., from department stor
GM Elsberry Buys Crazy Creek from Founder’s Family
Crazy Creek Products is pleased to announce that John and Kim Elsberry of Red Lodge, MT have acquired the maker of outdoor comfort seating products…
Big 5 Reports 8% Revenue Gain in Q4
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported net sales for the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended Jan. 3 were $237.6 million compared to net sales of $219.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Same store sales increased 0.1% for the quarter. The co
Flash Entertainment Purchases Minority Interest in UFC
UFC said Flash Entertainment has acquired a 10% stake in Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship…
OIA VantagePoint™ Launches at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
When Outdoor Industry Association selected The SportsOneSource Group to develop and manage a new retail point-of-sales tracking system designed specifically for manufacturers and retailers in the active outdoor lifestyle market the trade association set i
EOG Updates Leadership for Sustainability Group
Cortney McDermott, corporate social responsibility and sustainability manager for The North Face in EMEA, has been re-elected chair of the steering group for the Sustainability Group of the European Outdoor Group. Managers from Petzl and Salomon have been
Jarden Ups Guidance, Proposes 10-Year Notes
Jarden Corporation upped revenue and cash position estimates for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2009 and said it was offering $400 million in 10-year, senior subordinated notes…
Victorinox Shifts to Paper Packaging for Knives, Multi-tools
Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. has selected a paper based packaging system from MeadWestvaco’s (MWV) to replace the plastic clam shells used for its pocket knives and multi-tools in North America and Europe…
Delta Apparel Lifts Fiscal 2010 Guidance
Delta Apparel, Inc., the parent of M.J. Soffe, said its second quarter revenues increased 24% to approximately $91 million compared to $73.4 million in the prior year second quarter. The company expects earnings for the quarter ended December 26, 2009 to
A Decade of Shifting Fortunes for Outdoor
Looking back at the first decade of the new millennium reads like a giant Bell Curve, with the decade starting and ending with two of the most devastating events in recent American history: 9/11 and The Great Recession. However, the events that transpired
The Finish Line Sparks Energy in Market
Christmas came early for The Finish Line as the athletic specialty retailer swung to a surprise fiscal third quarter profit — thanks to a tax benefit as well as improved margins — and moved into positive territory for comparable store sales for the thre
The Finish Line Sparks Energy in Market
Christmas came early for The Finish Line as the athletic specialty retailer swung to a surprise fiscal third quarter profit — thanks to a tax benefit as well as improved margins — and moved into positive territory for comparable store sales for the thre
Retail Container Traffic Ends 2 1/2 Year Downturn
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports ended a nearly two-and-a-half-year streak of year-over-year declines in December and is on track to show gains through the first half of 2010, according to the monthly Global Port Track
Easton-Bell Acquires Talon Lacrosse
Easton-Bell Sports has acquired privately held lacrosse equipment manufacturer Talon Lacrosse, prompting the development of a new Easton Lacrosse division…
