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Mountain Hardwear Adds Sales Managers

Mountain Hardwear said Tom Shores will serve as its western regional sales manager, while Mark Kallerud will fulfill the role of regional specialty sales manager for the Mountain Hardwear and Montrail brands…

NSSF Completes Study on AR-style Rifles

With so many MSRs purchased from 2008 to early-2010, , the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, wanted to learn more about owners’ use and attitudes related to these firearms…

Forzani Group to Be Acquired by Canadian Tire

In a bid to create “Canada's ultimate authority in sports,” Canadian Tire reached an agreement to acquire Forzani Group Ltd., Canada's largest sporting goods chain, in a friendly-deal valued at CN$771 million (US$800 mm)…

ActionVillage.com to Hold Foreclosure Sale

ActionVillage.com, once a leading paintball online retailer, is closing its doors and liquidating its complete inventory, according to a listing on the Chicago Tribune's website…

Broder Bros. Q1 Sales Up 13.3 percent

Broder Bros. Co. reported net sales for the first quarter ended March 26 were $173.9 million, up 13.3 percent from sales of $153.5 million for the first quarter 2010…

Asics America Sales Up 18.4 Percent in Fiscal 2011

Asics Corp. said revenues at Asics America Corp jumped 18.4 percent in its fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The growth was driven by footwear posting its highest sales figures in recent years at over 18 percent, while apparel showed an increase of almost

FansEdge Parent Reports 42 Percent Surge in Q1 Revenues

Dreams, Inc. reported revenues in the first quarter, jumped 42% to $23.5 million. E-commerce revenues rose 52 percent to $16.8 million, largely driven by a 61% increase in the company's owned brands, led by www.FansEdge.com…

Boulder Losing Two Outdoor Specialty Stores

Two local specialty outdoor retailers in Boulder, CO have announced plans in the last week to close their stores, according to the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper…

EBay-GSI Deal Clears Two Hurdles

GSI Commerce said that the 40-day period in which it could seek third-party offers to eBay's (EBAY) $2.4 billion bid has ended. GSI said it did not receive any alternative proposals before the “go-shop” period ended May 6…

Jetboil to Continue Pressing Patent Infringement Suits

Jetboil President and CEO Perry Dowst said the company's decision to drop its patent infringement action against Primus and Brunton last week in a Delaware court was a business decision and that Jetboil continues to press separate actions alleging vi