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K2 Sports Names O’Shea Apparel Product Director for Zoot Sports
K2 Sports named Shawn O'Shea to the newly created position of director of apparel for its Zoot Sports division. O'Shea has more than 14 years of leadership experience in the performance apparel market. Most recently he served as Category Manager
Rod Carew Baseball Sponsors National Youth Baseball Championships
Rod Carew Baseball, a maker of hitting and training tools, will be an official sponsor of the 2010 National Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC). The championships will be held August 26-29 at Gameday Baseball's First Tennessee Fields in Memphis, TN..
K-Swiss Launches Tubes Campaign Around HBO Character
K-Swiss is launching a series of national television spots for its Tubes collection featuring Kenny Powers, the fictional character played by Danny McBride in HBO'S hit series Eastbound & Down…
Tifosi Optics Names VP of Sales
Tifosi Optics said Jay Romasco will fill the newly created role of vice president of sales. Romasco brings with him over 25 years of experience in the industry having served as Vice President of USA Sales and later of Global sales with Bell Sports/ Easton
Bass Pro Pulls Out of Buffalo Waterfront Deal
Bass Pro has decided not to open up a store in Buffalo after nearly a decade of exploring the possibility…
Backcountry.com Launches Vendor Social Hubs
With manufacturers looking for new ways to leverage and distribute their brand content, Backcountry.com, in partnership with The North Face, launched their first Vendor Social Hub, a next generation merchandising program that gives manufacturers one hyper
Cabela’s Reports Record Q2 Profits
Cabela’s Incorporated reported record second quarter fiscal 2010 earnings on a 240 basis point improvement in operating margins. The company said operating income rose 62% due to the strong performance of World’s Foremost Bank, higher merchand
West Marine Revenues Rise 11.5% in Q2
West Marine second quarter income before taxes was $36.0 million, a $3.7 million, or 11.5%, increase compared to the same period last year…
Brunswick Sells Triton Boats; Exploring ‘Strategic Alternatives’ for Trophy
Brunswick Corporation has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Platinum Equity. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed…
CSF Officers Appointed to Federal Advisory Panels
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane has been appointed to the newly formed Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC) and CSF Vice-President of Policy Gary Kania received an appointment to the Marine Protec
Benchmade Knife Company Takes 2010 Knife of the Year
The Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence presented its 2010 Knife of the Year Award to Benchmade Knife Company for the model 741 Onslaught™. The awards were presented at the Shooting Industry Masters event on July 23rd in Grand Island, NE…
Brownells Earns Distributor of the Year Award
Brownells was recognized at the recent Shooting Industry Masters award ceremony, where the company won the award for Distributor of the Year…
Volcom Sales Up 15.4%; Margins Contract
Volcom, Inc. reported consolidated revenues for second quarter ended June 30 were $62.5 million compared with $54.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the 2010 second quarter was $68,000, or break even per diluted share, compared with $
Unifi Fiscal Year Sales Rise 11.4%
Unifi, Inc. reported net income of $5.5 million or 9 cents per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 compared to a net loss of $6.3 million or 10 cents per share for the prior year June quarter…
Shimano Sales Rise 46% in First Half
Shimano Inc., the parent of Pearl Izumi, said its bicycle components and fishing tackle business rebounded strongly in the first half, but maintained its guidance because of uncertainty in Europe and Japan. The Japanese company said consolidated net incom
