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Johnson Outdoors Selling Eureka! Military And Commercial Tents Business
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. entered agreed to sell the Eureka! Military and Commercial Tents product lines of its Camping business segment to Rekord Group, a global company that specializes in commercial, event and military tents and structures.
NICS Checks Dip In February
The February 2023 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1.34 million represented a decline of 0.6 percent compared to the February 2022 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.35 million.
Academy Sports And Outdoors Ups Quarterly Dividend By 20 Percent
Academy Sports + Outdoors, Inc.’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend with respect to the fiscal quarter ended January 28, 2023 of 9 cents per share of common stock of the company, a 20 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend payment.
Vista Outdoor Appoints President, Simms Fishing
Effective immediately, Vista Outdoor, Inc. named Derek Tarlecki as president of its Bozeman, MT-brand Simms Fishing Products. Tarlecki has worked as its chief integration officer since September, following the retirement of Simms CEO Casey Sheahan.
BN3TH Appoints VP Of Sales
Men’s underwear and baselayer brand BN3TH promoted Matt Keenan to VP of sales, effective March 1.
Smith & Wesson Brands Names Top 10 Ambassador Dealers For 2022
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. named its annual Top 10 U.S. retailers as Ambassador Dealers for their outstanding performance and commitment to the brand in 2022.
CGPR Taps Former Employee As Vice President
CGPR tapped former employee Charlotte Daher de Garcia as vice president.
Salt Life Inks Licensing Deal For Home Furnishings
Salt Life is expanding its product line to include the company’s first home furnishings collection—Salt Life Home—via a license agreement with Magnussen Home, offering U.S. customers coastal-inspired products for living, dining, entertainment, office, sleep, and other home spaces.
MarineMax Promotes Executive Officer To EVP
MarineMax, Inc. has promoted Anthony E. Cassella, Jr. to EVP finance and chief accounting officer.
Compass Diversified Posts Q4 Loss Despite Mid-Single-Digit Growth
Compass Diversified (CODI), which owns Velocity Outdoor, BOA, Marucci, Primaloft, 5.11 and others in the active lifestyle space, reported net sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 were $594.9 million, up 6 percent (+4 percent on a pro forma basis).
Mossberg Reorganizes Sales And Marketing Department
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., the firearms manufacturer headquartered in North Haven, CT, made personnel changes in its sales and marketing department, with Bill Brown becoming senior director of product management and Brian Krouse taking on the role of director of sales, effective March 1.
Lyman Products Names National Sales Manager And Product Manager
Lyman Products Corp. promoted Alex Hayowyk to national sales manager and Spencer Karoll to product manager.
Big 5 SG Sees Q4 Same-Store Sales Fall 13 Percent; Margins And Earnings Shrink
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reiterated its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter net sales were $238.3 million, compared to net sales of $273.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Same-store sales decreased 13.2 percent for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
Report: Shift In Buyer Intentions Show Conditions Normalizing For Boating Market
The boating market began to normalize in 2022 as buyer interest shifted and the number of boats sold globally decreased for the first time since the pandemic-driven boom.
RV Shipments Plunge In January As Towable RVs Fall By Two-Thirds
The RV Industry Association’s January 2023 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 20,405 units, a decrease of 61.8 percent compared to the record 53,351 units shipped in January 2022.
