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“Pretty Straight” Design Wins Project OR Contest

Faith Anderson, a design student from Philadelphia University, was named the winner of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Project OR. Anderson's insulated outerwear jacket, “Pretty Straight,” reflected the design brief's charge to build a f

Petzal Wins POMA’s Grits Gresham Award

The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) honored veteran journalist Dave Petzal during the State of the Industry Dinner at the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. Petzal, of Bedford, NY,

Remington Outdoor Foundation Appoints President

Grant Gregory, chairman of the Remington Outdoor Foundation (ROF), said ROF has appointed business leader and outdoor enthusiast Jim Moore as the president of the Foundation.

Aimpoint Announces Charter Dealer Program

Aimpoint has formed a Charter Dealer program to support sales of their products to the Hunting Market in North America. The company said the program is designed to offer limited access to certain Aimpoint sporting products, allowing the company to focus t

Knife Rights Launches State Knife Law Preemption Campaign

Knife Rights has launched a national preemption campaign in Arizona. At the request of Knife Rights, Arizona Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Gray, has introduced SB1153, reference titled, “State Preemption: Knives,” which will protect knife owners, knife co

The North Face Names VP, Global Product

The North Face named former Nike executive Philip Hamilton as its VP of global product. Hamilton will be responsible for leading global product strategy to continually drive and execute innovative products…

Tefron Names CEO

Tefron Ltd. appointed Amit Meridor as its chief executive officer, effectiv, January 21. He has over 15 years of experience in the textile industry, executive managerial experience in business development, special situations and turnaround programs…

Palmguard Sponsors Southern Indoor Football League

Southern Indoor Football League has inked a deal to have Palmgard International, Inc. become the official glove of the SIFL. The partnership will allow for Palmgard International, Inc. extensive marketing opportunities benefiting from the SIFL's conc

GAIAM Is Looking Ahead With New Strategies…

For 2009, GAIAM reported a strong start. With a goal of $20 million in sales for the year, GAIAM claims to have generated $17.2 million in free cash flow throughout the first nine months for fiscal 2009…

Fleet Feet Maintains Double-Digit Comps in 2009

Wrapping up yet another stellar year, Fleet Feet Inc. reported fourth-quarter comparable store sales grew 11%. For the full year, sales reached $96 million on a 10% comp gain. The 2009 gain comes on top of a 12% hike in 2008 and a 15% surge in 2007…

Forzani’s Holiday Sales Dip

The Forzani Group, Ltd. said unseasonably warm weather in November and consumer caution caused same-store retail system sales to dip 2.7% for Holiday ’09…