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Salewa Expands U.S. Rep Team

Salewa North America, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Salewa International based in Bolzano Italy, expanded its U.S. sales force with new additions covering the Southeast, Rocky Mountains, and Upper Midwest…

Top U.S. Female Climber to Endorse Fila Skele-Toes

Fila Korea signed a multi-year endorsement agreement with climbing prodigy Alex Puccio, considered one of the top female boulderers in the world. The agreement with Puccio is part of Fila's commitment to expand its outdoor category in Korea as well a

Ruger’s Sales Up 24 Percent in Q2

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announced that for the second quarter of 2011, the company had net sales of $79.6 million and earnings of 57¢ per share, compared with net sales of $64.4 million and earnings of 43¢ per share in 2010…

Payless Celebrates 100th Franchise Store Milestone

Collective Brands' Payless ShoeSource unit announced the opening of its 100th franchise store, which is located in Cirebon, Indonesia. The store represents the 7th store in Indonesia to date..

Famous Footwear Launches School Contest

Famous Footwear, a division of Brown Shoe Company, Inc., will kick off a national contest July 31 to inspire students to propose how they would make their high schools even better, with a chance for one high school to receive a donation of up to $75,000 f

Skirt Sports Hires VP of Marketing

Skirt Sports, the women's fitness apparel company, has hired Leanne Hand as its vice president of marketing, effective immediately. She previously worked for Dunlop-Slazenger, Russell Athletic and Moving Comfort…

U.K.’s Outdoor Industry Association Names New Chief Executive

The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) in the United Kingdom named Andrew Denton as its new chief executives effective in September. Denton brings 27 years of industry experience to the OIA and will work closely with communications director Louise Ramsa

Vasque Debuts New Website

Vasque has debuted a new website featuring bolder imagery, easier site navigation and more links to social media…

Budget Deal Enables Minnesota State Parks to Resume Operations

Minnesota state parks began reopening over the weekend after the state reached a budget agreement, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials said Friday. Most state parks should be open and taking camping reservations this week and anglers

Rocky Brands’ Q2 Earnings Climb on Healthier Margins

Rocky Brands' sales dipped 5.3 percent in the second quarter to $52.3 million as declines in military sales offset gains at wholesale and retail. Earnings, however, increased significantly on higher gross margin improvement…