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PwC Issues Bullish Holiday Shopping Forecast
The global accounting and consulting firm is forecasting holiday spending will surge 10 percent beyond year-ago levels thanks to a 25-percent jump in online sales.
Legacy Sports Names Western U.S. Sales Agency
Mountain States Sports Marketing, a sales rep agency specializing in shooting sports products, will represent the firearms importer across the Western U.S.
Sportfishing Association Supports Everglades Stewardship
The American Sportfishing Association contributed $10,000 to the South Florida National Parks Trust’s Florida Bay Stewardship Fund.
Zeiss Celebrates Founder’s 200th Birthday
The German sports optics manufacturer is also sponsoring the establishment of a German Optical Museum in Jena, with the support of partners from industry, science and the city of Jena.
National Park Visits Dip In September
Backcountry and overall visits to the National Park Service remain up through the first nine months of the year despite dipping in September.
Bass Pro Agrees To Acquire Cabela’s
Bass Pro Shops has agreed to acquire Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB) for approximately $5.5 billion in a deal that calls for Cabela’s to sell its wholly owned bank but live on as its own brand. Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO Johnny Morris would retain his role and be majority owner of the combined and privately held company.
Gander Mountain To Open New Lansing Store
The retailer will celebrate the grand opening of the 52,000-square-foot store just a few blocks away from a 32,000-square-foot location it opened in 2000.
Safilo Group Acquires Rest of Lenti
The acquisition bolsters the Italian group’s position in lens manufacturing, where it Group already owns Polaroid and Smith, which offers Chroma Pop technology.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Widens Footprint
Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), a U.S.-based sporting goods retailer, will open three new brick-and-mortar locations within the first two weeks of October 2016.
Amazon Widens Lead As Shopping Search Engine
55 percent of consumers turned to Amazon.com first when searching for products online over the Labor Day weekend, up from 53 percent in April.
Outdoor Research Names Northeast Sales Rep
The Seattle-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel and accessories has added Stoner-Andrews of Shelburne, VT to its independent rep force.
Timberland Reports Progress Against CSR Goals
Approximately 44 percent of all cotton used in Timberland apparel in the second quarter was organic, U.S.-origin or sourced from the Better Cotton Initiative.
Labor Talks At West Coast Ports Could Start Early
Terminal operators and the union representing dock workers at 29 seaports have agreed to discuss extending their contact, which won’t expire until July 1, 2019.
Smith & Wesson Loses Army Bid
The U.S. Army told Smith & Wesson its proposal to replace the Beretta M9 standard sidearm was not chosen “to advance to the next phase of the competition,” the firearms maker disclosed in an SEC filing.
Vista Outdoor Donates $10,000 To Hand In Hand Outdoors
The donation will support the organization’s mission of providing healing outdoor recreational therapy to Utah’s disabled combat veterans and their families.
