AVEX, makers of performance water bottles and travel mugs, announced an acquisition by Newell Rubbermaid. Newell Rubbermaid has signed a $308 million deal with North Castle Partners, set to take effect in September, to purchase Ignite ...
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Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
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Implus has acquired DryGuy, a leading supplier of footwear dryers and thermal layering systems. This latest addition to the Implus family of brands will fall under the company’s Outdoor Division, which also includes Yaktrax, ...
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Scott and Kona are among the bike brands that will be available at the first Eastern Outdoor Reps Association's (EORA) New England and Mid-Atlantic Regional Summer Market Show Aug. 25-27 at the Killington Resort in Vermont. ...
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation of Segundo, CA eported declining demand for guns and ammo draggedomp store sales down 4.9 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended June 29. ADVERTISEMENT "Our second quarter results reflect significantly ...
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Princeton Tec has named Brian McKinney as its outdoor division manager. McKinney is stepping in for longtime employee Justin Kline who will be shifting his focus to leading International sales for the brand. ADVERTISEMENT McKinney will ...
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Delta Apparel, Inc. reported earnings fell 45 percent in the third quarter ended June 28, to $2.2 million, or 27 cents per share, from $4.0 million or 48 cents, a year ago. Revenues were down 7.6 percent to $123.5 million from $133.6 ...
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Tabar, Inc., a private label technical sport glove design and production firm which has built handwear for the outdoor and sports markets for more than 32 years, is merging with Fownes Brothers & Co., Inc., a 236-year-old company in the ...
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Globalstar Inc. reported that revenue from SPOT equipment sales increased 76 percent from the second quarter of 2013 thanks to the release of SPOT Gen3 and SPOT Trace, which were not available during the second quarter of 2013. The ...
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Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time record in August as retailers concerned about the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract rush to bring holiday season merchandise into the country, ...
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Barmer Enterprises has acquired Bike America, which owns seven bike stores in Palm Beach and Broward counties in South Florida, according to Randy Bring of Transworld Business Advisors, which brokered the sale. Established in 1970 in Boca ...
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Flip Flop Shops, which sells a wide array of actions sports and outdoor brands, said a franchise partner opened the first of 50 shops planned for the Middle East in Kuwait City Aug. 10. The store at The Avenues Mall in Kuwait City, ...
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The Outdoor Foundation is pleased to announce that over 125 non-profit projects will be funded, thanks to the outdoor industry’s generous support of the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which took place on August 5 - Night 0 of the Outdoor ...
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US-based natural food firm Bear Naked has launched the new Granola-based Real Nut energy bars in four flavors including Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter, Maple Nut and Almond Cranberry. Made with natural, minimally processed ...
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The US Department of Agriculture has announced new procedures that would enable the agency to quickly detect and remove unsafe ground beef from grocery outlets and suppliers. In addition to detecting and removing the contaminated ground ...