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Daron Rahlves Becomes Ambassador for Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
World champion skier, Daron Rahlves is the latest Ambassador for Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (LSSM), the national initiative that encourages children and adults to get involved with skiing and snowboarding by taking lessons from professional instruct
RECALL: 27,000 Trek Bicycles Pose Fall Hazard
Trek Bicycle Corporation of Waterloo, WI is recalling 27,000 bicycles because they use a seat post clamp that can break and pose a fall hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced…
Amer Sports Q3 Net Income Up on Strength from Winter and Outdoor Division
Amer Sports reported net sales for the third quarter increased 17 percent in local currency terms to €559.2 million ($792 mm). The growth was said to be particularly strong in Winter Sports Equipment, which grew 24 percent in currency-neutral terms
ASA Wraps Another Successful Sportfishing Summit
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and the city of New Orleans hosted the 2011 Sportfishing Summit October 12-14, with industry leaders representing more than 100 companies and organizations from the United States, Canada and around the globe mee
West Marine Grows Store Segment 4.1 Percent in Third Quarter
West Marine, Inc. reported net revenues for the 13 weeks ended Oct. 1 reached $180.3 million, up 4.5 percent from the year earlier period. Revenues in the Stores segment rose 4.1 percent to $163.8 million, while comparable store sales grew 3.9% versus the
Deckers Outdoor Q3 Revenues Catapults 49 Percent
Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported third-quarter revenues jumped 49.1 percent to $414.4 million compared to $277.9 million in the prior year. The gains were again powered by the Ugg brand, where sales rose 47.3 percent. Teva revenues grew 7.3 percent. Earning
Equip Closes $33 Million Lowe Alpine Acquisition
Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd. said it closed on its £20 million ($33 mm) purchase of Lowe Alpine, a 44-year-old brand that had been withering under Italian ownership. Matrix Private Equity Partners, which helped finance the acquisition, has taken a mino
Fishhound.com Hits 100,000 Fans on Facebook
Fishhound.com, the Web's most comprehensive provider of real-time fishing reports delivered by professional anglers, licensed guides and charter captains, announced today that it has exceeded 100,000 fans on its Facebook fan page. In less than six mo
Team Sports Planet Inks Deal with International Schools Services
Team Sports Planet (TSP), an Internet-based team dealer headquartered in Philadelphia and International Schools Supplies (ISS), a Princeton, NJ-based organization dedicated to serving the needs of schools around the world, have entered into a multi-year s
Program Will Pair College Outdoor Clubs with Urban High Schools
Outdoor Nation is launching its Campus Club program, a national initiative that will expand the collegiate outdoor club model into high schools. College students will be charged with introducing younger peers to ‘close to home’ outdoor experie
Jarden Outdoor Q3 Sales Rise 17 Percent
Jarden Corporation announced that net sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which sells everything from Coleman camping products and Volkl skis to Rawlings gear for ball sports, reached $707.3 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2011. That repr
Under Armour’s Q3 Revenues Vault 42 Percent
Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues jumped 42 percent in the third quarter, to $466 million compared with net revenues of $329 million in the prior year's period. Net income increased 32 percent in the third quarter of 2011 to $46 million compared w
Accell Group on the Prowl for North American Bike Brands
Dutch bike maker Accell Group has formed teams to scout acquisition candidates in North America and Southern Europe, according to a Dutch press report cited by the Bike Europe newsletter…
California Travel and Tourism Exceeding Expectations
California's travel and tourism sector continued to grow faster than expected through the summer, thanks in part to a significant increase in foreign visitors, according to Visit California. Year-to-date hotel occupancy, overseas arrivals, traffic at
ISPO Munich Registrations Ahead of 2011 Record
Messe München GmbH said exhibition registrations for ISPO Munich 2012 are rising on top of last year's record numbers. With ISPO Munich still four months away, the number of registered exhibitors rose by 2.8 percent, while the reservations for exhibi
