Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 Retains Energy
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is still the place to go for anyone doing business in the outdoor and active lifestyle markets. Many attendees that spoke with The B.O.S.S. Report speculated that traffic at last week’s OR Winter Market was down slight
Lacoste Signs 13 Tennis Players
Lacoste signed 13 new players from nine different countries in 2010. Among the women are Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 34th player in the WTA, Vera Dushevina (RUS) 40th player in the WTA, Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 52nd player in the WTA. Among the men, new endo
Feds Bust Arms Execs Gathered for SHOT
The FBI has charged 22 people, including a former U.S. Secret Service agent, as part of a 2 1/2-year undercover investigation into a bribery scheme in which federal agents posed as arms-buying representatives of an African defense minister…
“Pretty Straight” Design Wins Project OR Contest
Faith Anderson, a design student from Philadelphia University, was named the winner of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Project OR. Anderson's insulated outerwear jacket, “Pretty Straight,” reflected the design brief's charge to build a f
AFIRM to Host Launch Reception at IHRSA Show
AFIRM, the new Association of Fitness Industry Retailers & Manufacturers, will host a 'Launch Reception and Open Forum' on March 11 in San Diego in conjunction with the annual IHRSA Convention & Trade Show…
SHOT Show University Kicks Off Shooting Sports Industry Fest
The historic strength of the shooting sports industry was cited by several of the speakers during Monday’s SHOT Show University, an annual classroom-style presentation that features informative and interactive speeches by a select group of esteemed
Intrawest Negotiations Continue
The Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort could be auctioned off next month in the midst of hosting the Winter Olympic Games as part of foreclosure proceedings against the hedge fund that bought its parent company…
Tony Palma Becomes Ogio’s CEO
OGIO, the manufacturer of gear bags and packs, hired Tony Palma, the former CEO of Easton Sports, as its CEO. Michael J. Pratt, founder of OGIO, becomes chairman…
NSSF Research Looks Deeper at Shooting Sports Trends
At 2010 SHOT Show University, NSSF Research Director Jim Curcuruto and Rob Southwick of Southwick Associates presented the 2009 Firearms Retailers Survey, which was conducted in March/April 2009 and includes responses from 1,283 firearms retailers ranging
OR Winter Market: Fall 2010 Outdoor Footwear Shines in Surging Categories
With continued strength in trail running as well as a pickup in the hiking category as consumers adopted a “back to basics” mentality during the recession, footwear has been more than holding its own during the recession…
Palma Takes Helm as CEO of Ogio
Ogio said Tony Palma has partnered with Michael J. Pratt, Chairman and founder of Ogio, and will serve as the company's new CEO…
NFL Limits Distribution of Authentic Gear
Citing an influx of counterfeiting and excessive discounting, the National Football League has decided to scale back the distribution of authentic game jerseys and official on-field apparel…
Advance Bookings Stall at Western Ski Resorts
Overall occupancy at mountain resort destinations still lags behind last year, according to the most recent report released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) and based on reservation activity as of Dec. 31, 2009. Lodging reservations taken i
NSSF: 2010 SHOT Show One of the Best Ever
With firearms and ammunition sales having surged last year in a struggling economy, there were many positive signs this week at the industry’s annual trade show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show — that indicated sales will remain
OR Winter Market: Fall 2010 Outdoor Footwear Shines in Surging Categories
With continued strength in trail running as well as a pickup in the hiking category as consumers adopted a “back to basics” mentality during the recession, footwear has been more than holding its own during the recession…
