Smith and Wesson Reports Q1 Sales Up 30% on Handguns, Tactical Rifles
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation said net sales for the first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2009 were $102.2 million, which was $23.8 million, or 30.3%, higher than net sales of $78.5 million for the first fiscal quarter last year…
Helly Hansen Names CMO, Plots Retail Expansion
Helly Hansen appointed former Timberland marketing exec Erik Burbank as its global head of marketing. The hiring comes as the Norwegian outdoor clothing brand revealed plans to ramp up its retail expansion efforts, particularly in opening up flagship stor
Yue Yuen’s Sales Drop 8.2% in August
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd. reported revenue fell 8.2% in August from a year earlier to US$386.4 million from $421.1 million…
ICAA Appoints Hald as Development Director
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has appointed Patrick Hald to lead the association's president of business development. Hald joins ICAA from FreeMotion Fitness, where he held the position of president and chief operating officer…
Forzani Consolidating Outdoor Lifestyle Banners
The Forzani Group Ltd. will consolidate its two outdoor and lifestyle banners, Coast Mountain Sports and Atmosphere, to create a single national outdoor lifestyle banner under the Atmosphere name. The consolidation is expected to require minimal capital a
Report: Dick’s Sporting Goods Top of Mind for Sporting Goods Shoppers
Full-line sporting goods retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority are top of mind when consumers think about where to shop for sporting goods, including footwear and apparel, but the larger and broader mass merchant stores like Wal-
WFSGI Appoints New Committee Members
The WFSGI (World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry) has appointed 4 members for two of its committees. Bruno Barth (Switcher), Klaus Hohenegger (Odlo) and Roman Stepek (Kjus) are becoming members of the CSR Committee (Corporate Social Responsibili
REI Releases Stewardship Report
REI released its third annual stewardship report that provides an evaluation of the co-op’s social and environmental efforts in the 2008 calendar year…
Patagonia Terminates Relationship with Sigg
Patagonia has terminated all co-branding and co-marketing efforts with SIGG, Inc. It has come to Patagonia’s attention from recent news reports that a Bisphenol A (BPA) epoxy coating was used in most aluminum SIGG bottles manufactured prior to Augus
RSR Group Is Named a BLACKHAWK! Master Distributo
RSR Group, Inc. has been given the BLACKHAWK! Products Group Master Distributor designation. This new partnership between RSR and BLACKHAWK! opens up the entire line of BLACKHAWK! products to RSR customers…
EOTAC and Ellett Brothers Team Up
EOTAC, makers of tactical and discreet garments available to operators, announces the availability of the complete EOTAC line of tactical and discreet clothing and accessories to stocking retailers through Ellett Brothers…
Canada Goose selects CenterStone’s B2B E-Commerce Solution
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced that Canada Goose has selected the company’s iVendix Software-as-a-Service (Saas) application. When the iVendix B2B solution goes “live” later this fall, the Canadian manufacturer of down jackets
Dick’s SG Launches Mobile Site at Dallas Cowboy’s New Stadium
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. launched its new mobile site past Labor Day weekend on the world's largest HDTV video board at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium. The retailer said it was the first time a stadium video billboard had offered this level o
NC Highway Patrol Switches to SWHC Pistols and Tactical Rifles
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation said the North Carolina Highway Patrol has chosen to equip all of its officers with Smith & Wesson Military & Police (M&P) Series pistols and with M&P Series tactical rifles. The M&P357 pistols and M&P15 tactical rifles
NICS: Firearms Checks up 12.3% in August
Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,074,757 checks in August 2009, accordin gto a release by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. This figure is a 12.3% increase from the 956,872 reported
