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Portland and OIA Fund Grant to Help Local Brands Adopt Eco Index
The Portland Development Commission (PDC) has matched a grant from Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) to help outdoor apparel and footwear companies in Portland, OR accelerate their adoption of the OIA Eco Index…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Names New SVP of Buying
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation appointed Boyd O. (“Bud”) Clark to replace Thomas J. Schlauch as senior vice president, buying, effective Aug. 1. Schlauch, who served in that role for 19 years, will provide transition services and assist in special proje
Teko Socks Hires Verde P.R. and Consulting
Teko Socks has hired Verde PR & Consulting as its agency, effective immediately…
Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Wins National Award
Pennsylvania has earned top national honors for its five-year Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan, which seeks to get residents to spend more time outdoors. Such plans must be updated every five years for states to remain eligible for federal funds, includi
May Sport Footwear Retail Sales Pace Weakens
With the month of May typically seen as the beginning of a clearance period for athletic footwear for many retailers, its importance is usually on the low end of the scale after the Easter and Spring Break periods are past and inventories are cleaned up h
Kuhl Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as Vendor Partner
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a buying and support group for about 70 outdoor specialty stores, added the apparel brand Kuhl as a Vendor Partner…
The Buckle Sees May Comps Up 8.8 percent
The Buckle reported May comps improved 8.8% on net sales that increased 12.7 percent to $68.1 million for the four-week fiscal month from $60.4 million in the year-ago month…
TRCP Decries House Defunding of Clean Water Act Guidance
As negotiations for fiscal year 2012 budgets continue in the U.S. House of Representatives, sportsmen-conservationists are criticizing a measure that would defund the administration's work on Clean Water Act guidance that is crucial to sustaining wet
Newman Elected 41st Ducks Unlimited President
Ducks Unlimited welcomed longtime volunteer and Louisiana resident John Newman as its 41st president at DU's national convention in Quebec City, Canada, last week. Newman succeeds John Pope, who now serves as chairman of the board…
USFWS Announces More than $13.6 Million in Multinational Species Conservation Funds Grants for Imperiled Wildlife Worldwide
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) awarded over $13.6 million in Multinational Species Conservation grant funding for 216 projects in 2010 through its Wildlife Without Borders program to provide support for conservation efforts for Asian and Afr
Study: Sporting Goods Prices Heading Up
More than 90 percent of sporting-goods manufacturers, including athletic footwear and apparel, paid higher input costs in the first quarter, and 41 percent of those firms increased wholesale prices, according to a quarterly survey of private, independent
Yue Yuen’s Profits Climb 24 Percent in Six Months
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd. reported sales rose 24.4 percent in the six months ended March 31, to $3.30 billion while net profit increased 9.2 percent to $230.1 million. Revenues in the U.S. region rose 19 percent. Overall athletic footwear sales grew 23.1 p
Road Runner Sports Launches Online Triathlon Store
Road Runner Sports has partnered with Nytro Multisport in the launch of an online Triathlon Store at www.roadrunnersports.com. Nytro will provide fulfillment services…
Rage Outdoors Names VP of Sales
Rage Outdoors, LLC, the manufacturer archery brands including Rage Broadheads and Ghost Quivers, announced that Jon Syverson has joined the company as its vice president of sales…
Li Ning Exec Joins WFSGI Trade Committee
The WFSGI announced that Jay Li, general manager of the international marketing division and the chief representative of the US Creativity Centre of Li Ning, has been elected as a new board member…
