SGB Update Sportsmans
NICS: Year-over-Year May Background Checks Up 16%
Background checks on the sale of firearms reached a record number from the same time period last year. Once again, record levels were reached during the month of May, showing that gun sales are no longer at a spike but are now sustaining at a level never
Crimson Trace Expands Military/LE Sales Team
Crimson Trace said Dale Suzuki, Jeff Hoblitt and Michael Langley have joined Crimson Trace to form the military, government and law enforcement sales division…
Outdoor Research Names Int. Sale Manager Asia/S. America
Outdoor Research announced that Jackton Downard has been hired as the international sales manager – Asia Pacific and South America. Downard has serviced accounts in WA, OR, AK, MT and ID over the past 12 years for such brands as Chaco Sandals, Gregory Pac
Secretary Salazar Praises USFWS Nominee
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar praised President Obama's announcement that he intends to nominate Sam D. Hamilton to be the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
ATK Receives $31 Million in Medium-Caliber Ammunition Contracts
Alliant Techsystems said it has received $31 million in awards under two contracts from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., to produce 20mm and 30mm tactical and training ammunition…
Report: VF Corp CEO Sees Markets
VF Corp's CEO Eric Wiseman, speaking Friday at Reuters Global Retail Summit in London, said he has seen its U.S. markets “stabilize” but he does not expect a return to growth in 2009…
Orange 21 Appoints Erik Darby as VP of Sales
Orange 21 Inc., the parent of Spy Optics, has hired Erik Darby as VP of sales. Effective immediately, Darby, a former director of sales at Converse, will direct all sales operations for the North American market…
Heelys Receives Deficiency Letter from Nasdaq
Heelys, Inc. has received a Nasdaq Staff deficiency letter on June 10, 2009 indicating that the company no longer complies with the Nasdaq audit committee requirement requiring a listed company to have an audit committee of at least three members. As a r
Geox Founder Bids for Diadora
According to Italian wire service Ansa, Diadora has received three offers, including one from Geox SpA's Founder and Chairman Mario Moretti Polegato. The other bidders were said to be private equity funds…
Turner’s Outdoorsman Acquired by Investment Group
Turner’s Outdoorsman, a 13-store chain in Southern California specializing in firearms, hunting, and fishing gear, was purchased by an investment group. The investors include Gene Lumsden, who was formerly vice president and operations manager of Turner’s
NSSF: Ammunition Ban Will Further Reduce Hunting in California
The California Fish and Game Commission voted on May 13 to publish a notice of intent to expand the scope of its ban on the use of traditional ammunition to now include upland and small game in the California condor range—an action the National Shooting S
Forzani to Test GNC In-Store Shops
The Forzani Group Ltd. and General Nutrition Centres Co. announced a partnership that will put GNC performance nutrition boutiques within FGL stores. The first pilot market will be in Calgary, Alberta this fall…
Nike and Adidas Become Founding Sponsors of iHoops
Nike and Adidas will serve as founding partners for iHoops, the youth basketball initiative. The NCAA and NBA established iHoops to provide a structure and to develop programs to improve the quality of youth basketball in order to enhance the athletic, ed
Nike Names New U.K. Marketing Director
Nike named Gino Fisanotti as its new marketing director for the U.K. and Ireland. Fisanotti, currently EMEA brand director, replaces Simon Pestridge, who in early June was promoted to the role of global brand director, based in the U.S…
The Outdoor Industry Celebrates National Camping Month
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
announced last week that the National Park Service
will offer three fee-free weekends this summer to encourage
Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit
these nearby National Parks…
