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Cabela’s Sponsors Four Whitetails Unlimited Programs
Cabela's will continue their nearly decade-long support of Whitetails Unlimited by sponsoring four different WTU programs in 2010…
Manhattan Beachwear Sells Majority Stake
Cypress, Calif.-based women's swimwear maker Manhattan Beachwear sold an 80% stake to Linsalata Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm. Manhattan Beachwear, which licenses the Kenneth Cole, Hermanny by Vix, Sofia by Vix, Hobie and Sp
Under Armour to Open First Outlet Store in the Pacific Northwest
Under Armour plans to open its first outlet store in the Pacific Northwest at the Woodburn Company Stores in Woodburn, OR, in March. According to The Oregonian, the Under Armour Factory House will be nearly 6,000 square feet stocked with workout wear for
Former Lucy CEO To Head Borders
Mike Edwards, former head of Lucy, was appointed as interim chief executive of Borders Group Inc. following the departure of CEO Ron Marshall…
Backcountry.com Exec Joins Rue La La
Jeffrey Snyder, most recently vice president of merchandising and planning at Backcountry.com, has been hired as senior vice president and general merchandise manager of Rue La La. Snyder will oversee all aspects of the company's men's division,
Golf Club Counterfeiter Sentenced to Seven-Month Jail Term in Shanghai
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reports that the Shanghai Huangpu District People's Court has sentenced a retail shop owner, Fan Chaokui, to serve a seven month jail term and pay a fine after being convicted of selling c
Palma Takes Helm as CEO of Ogio
Ogio said Tony Palma has partnered with Michael J. Pratt, Chairman and founder of Ogio, and will serve as the company's new CEO…
NSSF: 2010 SHOT Show One of the Best Ever
With firearms and ammunition sales having surged last year in a struggling economy, there were many positive signs this week at the industry’s annual trade show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show — that indicated sales will remain
NWTF Invests $152,000 in Education, Habitat Projects in December
As it works to advance its mission of promoting wildlife conservation and preserving our hunting heritage, the National Wild Turkey Federation distributed more than $152,000 in December of 2009 to states and programs through the NWTF Hunting Heritage Supe
Outdoor Show Season Kicks In With Solid Traffic
Last week was the week for the outdoor retail industry to shine, both on the sportsman’s outdoor side of the business and the specialty outdoor side as SHOT Show and Outdoor Retailer competed for retailers and vendors during a very hectic and weathe
Major RECALL on Fitness Trainer
In a recall implemented by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with Johnson Health Tech North America, Inc., nearly 18,000 Horizon Fitness and LIVESTRONG fitness elliptical trainers will be pulled from the market…
Steyr Arms Acquires Merkel
Steyr Arms has acquired Merkel USA. Once merged, the two companies will be headquartered in a facility in Trussville, AL, complete with gunsmithing facilities and an underground testing range…
EMC Sports, Acquires Soffe Accessory Business
EMC Sports, Inc., a division of Eric McCrite Co., has recently acquired the Soffe Accessory business, patents and licenses from New Balance. Soffe’s patented hair and sleeve scrunchies are sold by major retailers and team dealers…
U.S. May Remove Sleeping Bags from GSP
Citing a surge of imports from Bangladesh, Exxel Outdoors, Inc. has persuaded the Obama Administration to consider removing synthetic filled sleeping bags from the list of products enjoying duty-free entry into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Pre
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 Retains Energy
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is still the place to go for anyone doing business in the outdoor and active lifestyle markets. Many attendees that spoke with The B.O.S.S. Report speculated that traffic at last week’s OR Winter Market was down slight
