Head NV Narrows Q2 Loss on Stronger Racquet Sports Business
Head N.V. second quarter revenues increased 1.9% to €57.3 million ($78 mm) with strong sales of racquets offsetting declines in its winter segments. On a constant currency basis, net revenues decreased by 1.8% for the quarter. Management said that all seg
Cabela’s Credit Card Business Weakens
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cabela's Inc. said its credit card business' gross charge-offs rose in July. Gross charge-offs — accounts receivable that will likely not be collected and be written off — rose
CPSC Exempts Certain Children’s Products from Mandatory Lead Testing
According to OIA’s government affairs team, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released its final rule concerning children’s products that are exempt from the lead testing requirement as laid out in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement
GE Capital Provides $50 Million Facility to Sportsman’s Warehouse
GE Capital, Corporate Finance has provided a $50 million plan of reorganization credit facility to Sportsman’s Warehouse, an outdoor sporting goods retailer…
More Russell Corp. Jobs Headed to Kentucky
Fruit of the Loom said will relocate more than 270 apparel jobs from Alexander City and Monroeville in Alabama to its headquarters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Positions affected include 218 Russell Corporation employees in Alexander City and 58 Vanity Fai
Skins Footwear Files to Liquidate
Skins Footwear Inc, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware bankruptcy court. The development stage company is behind the two part footwear structure consisting of the Bone, which offers the orthopedic support, and the Skin, an interchangeable shell
Climbing Companies Push Boundaries
The climbing segment at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009 saw new product releases along expected themes: lighter weight, increased durability, improved ergonomics, and reduced environmental footprint…
U.S. Bicycle Route System Gains Grants
Adventure Cycling Association received three new grants in support of the organization's work to establish an official United States Bicycle Route System (USBRS). The grants will enable Adventure Cycling to continue its organizing and cartographic wo
Under Armour Rolls Out High School Basketball Sponsorships
Under Armour will be sponsoring five New York high school basketball teams as part of 27 high school basketball teams it will sponsor during the 2009-10 season, according to a report in the Daily News. That list includes Lincoln High, which has won seven
Increased Park Visits Help Local Economies
America’s national parks are seeing more visitors in 2009 than a year earlier, according to visitation information collected by the National Park Service (NPS). In the first half of 2009, all national parks combined experienced 127.7 million visits,
Backwoods to Open New Store
Backwoods will celebrate the opening of their 9th retail store and first Missouri location at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis. This new location will be a 10,000 square foot out-parcel store. Ten percent of the weekend sales go directly to Big Brothers Bi
Charles River Hires New Rep for the South
Charles River Apparel has hired Thomas Graham Lovelace as an account executive for the company. Lovelace will be the exclusive company representative for Charles River Apparel covering Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Lovelace brings over 13 ye
Nikwax Promotes Palliser to North American Sales Manager
Nikwax N.A. has promoted Ben Palliser to the position of North American sales manager. He will lead the sales efforts for all territories in the United States and Canada…
Keen to Sponsor ICF Freestyle World Championships
KEEN announced their inaugural sponsorship of the 2009 ICF Freestyle World Kayaking Championships, in Thun, Switzerland…
BH North America Hires Director of Marketing
BH North America, a fitness equipment manufacturer based in Orange County, hired John Kipper as director of marketing and Shafiur Rahman as manager of customer service & support. Both Kipper and Rahman bring extensive fitness industry knowledge to BH Nort
