NRF: Retail Sales Up for First Time in Six Months
Retail sales, excluding automobile sales, saw its first gain in six months, a sign consumers may be turning the corner, according to the National Retail Federation. Retail sales rose 0.7% in August over July, but fell 4.3% from the same month last year. T
NOAA Says 2009 Could be an El Niño Year
According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the climate is in an “El Niño” condition now and that condition is expected to last through Winter 2009/10. Both 1995/96 and 2005/06 were El Niño winters and winter sports par
LWCF Funding Sees Broad Support at House Hearing
A broad coalition of national, state and local conservation and recreation organizations thanked House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall today and urged Committee members to maintain full and permanent funding for land conservation and outd
Oregon Scientific Hires Sales Agencies
Oregon Scientific has partnered with five industry-leading sales agencies specializing in outdoor, action sports and fitness, three key areas of growth for the brand. The partners will complement Oregon Scientific's expertise in electronics and sport
Ski Bookings Pick Up at Mountain Resorts
The number of reservations made in August for resort arrivals from August through January was up 2.1% versus the same month a year ago, according to the Denver-based Mountain Travel Research Program…
KEEN Partners with 88bikes Foundation
KEEN Inc. is partnership with 88bikes Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing bikes to young people in developing countries…
Wegmans Offers Refunds on SIGG Water Bottles
Wegmans Food Markets has begun offering refunds on SIGG bottles. SIGG announced earlier in September that liners in bottles made prior to August 2008, contain trace amounts of bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical some research has linked to developmental probl
DPMS Supports NRA Foundation Fundraising
DPMS Firearms, LLC announces its participation in the NRA Foundation's Vendor Direct Ordering Program. The program, designed to enhance the current fundraising efforts of local Friends of the NRA committees, provides firearms to the committees at a s
Pro Tools, J. Wayne Fears Form Partnership
Pro Tool Industries, Inc., Pottstown, Penn. maker of Woodman's Pal line of land clearing tools, has announced the formation of an exclusive branding agreement with author and outdoorsman J. Wayne Fears. Fears will write an extensive line of pocket r
Collective Brands Renames Stride Rite Corp.
Collective Brands, Inc. announced that The Stride Rite Corporation will now be doing business as Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group. The company said the name better reflects and communicates the broad range of performance and lifestyle brand
ATA Funds Archery Position
Nevada's $60 million Clark County Shooting Park in northwest Las Vegas was recently dedicated at an event the Archery Trade Association (ATA) helped sponsor…
Beretta U.S.A. Announces Major Customer Service Initiatives
Beretta U.S.A. Corp. is launching three major programs intended to significantly enhance its customer service program, according to a release by the company…
NSSF Launches Campaign to Educate America About “Black Guns”
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has launched a national media campaign designed to correct widespread misperceptions among gun owners and non-gun owners about AR-15-style rifles, also known as modern sporting rifles, according to a recent release
SIA Releases Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report
SIA released the 2009 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a topline review of the snow sports marketplace. The Report provides valuable insight into retail sales and participation trends, demographics for snow sports participants, analysis of the seas
Burton Snowboards Relaunches E-commerce Site
Burton Snowboards has relaunched its e-commerce website. The site provides products, information and inspiration in the form of videos and user-generated content for snowboarding enthusiasts of all levels…
