U.S. Consumer Confidence Inches Up in August
The Conference Board, a private research group, said its index of consumer confidence rose to 53.5 in August from a revised 51.0 in July, first reported as 50.4. The August reading was better than the 51.0 expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones...(8/31/2010)
Skram Media Sells Mountain Gazette to Summit Publications
Summit Publications, LLC has purchased the iconic Mountain Gazette from Skram Media, which was recently acquired by Active Interest Media's Boulder, CO.-based Outdoor Group. The monthly, Colorado-based regional magazine will join Summit’s three other publications: Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, Elevation Outdoors Magazine and...(8/25/2010)
Free GSI Webinar Aims to Prepare E-tailers for Holidays
The GSI Center for Online Retail Excellence (CORE) will share strategic insight and pragmatic tips via a live webinar next month to help online retailers prepare for and prosper during the 2010 holiday shopping season. Titled “10 Keys to Winning this Holiday Season,” the webinar will take place...(8/24/2010)
Benchmade Knife Company Takes 2010 Knife of the Year
The Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence presented its 2010 Knife of the Year Award to Benchmade Knife Company for the model 741 Onslaught™. The awards were presented at the Shooting Industry Masters event on July 23rd in Grand Island, NE...(7/29/2010)
Texas Outdoor Branding Firm Closes Bridge Financing Round
NBFog Inc., an Austin, Texas firm specializing in helping companies license brands in the outdoor lifestyle market, said it had completed its first bridge investment round.(7/23/2010)
NRF: Retail Sales up 3% in June
The National Retail Federation said retail sales - excluding autos, gas and restaurants - decreased a fraction of a percent over May, but increased 3.3% over June of last year...
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Oil Spill Threat to Florida Lessens
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has suspended daily production of offshore Transocean/BP oil spill trajectory maps because a change in ocean currents has minimized impact risks to the Florida Keys and most of the Florida peninsula...(6/23/2010)
Study: More Americans Exercising
A survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found obesity rates were frozen last year at around 28 percent of adults compared to 2008. But 34.7% claimed in 2009 they engage in regular leisure physical activity, up from 31.9% in 2008...(6/16/2010)
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