Rocky Brands Adds Distributors in Four Countries
Rocky Brands added new distributors in Germany, Finland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom and Russia...(2/3/2012)

Johnson Outdoors Grows Q1 Revenue Despite Plunging Military Sales
Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced revenue grew 2 percent to more than $80 million during the first fiscal period ended Dec. 30, 2011, despite a 66 percent drop in year-over-year military sales. The maker of Eureka tents, Necky kayaks and Minn Kota trolling motors said non-recurring costs and charges related to its European operations and higher legal, bad debt and sales expenses contributed to higher losses than usual in the quarter...(2/2/2012)

Kantar: Comps Store Sales up 4.9 Percent in January
Retail same-store sales stepped up to a 4.9 percent gain in January largely on the back of improved results from a few retailers such as Costco and Target, according to Kantar Retail. The sales-weighted composite for the 21 retailers reporting—most of them apparel retailers—was better than the 3.6 percent same-store sales gain last month and the 4.2 percent gain in January of 2011...(2/2/2012)

Outdoor Nation, RBFF Award 10 Take Me Fishing Grants
Outdoor Nation, the youth-led movement championing the outdoors, and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announced the winners of ten Take Me Fishing Awards...(2/2/2012)

CenterStone Sees Exploding, Record Growth on iVendix
In 2011, for the seventh consecutive year, CenterStone Technologies reports record numbers of transactions and wholesale dollars processed through its iVendix web-based e-Commerce application in North America and Europe.(2/1/2012)

Consumer Index Retreats to 61.1 in January
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in December, retreated in January. The Index now stands at 61.1 (1985=100), down from 64.8 in December. The Present Situation Index declined to 38.4 from 46.5. The Expectations Index edged down to 76.2 from 77.0...(2/1/2012)

Jetboil Names New Distributors for UK, Germany and Austria
Jetboil Incorporated announced new partnerships with Burton McCall Ltd. in the United Kingdom and INVIA Sportartikelvertriebs GmbH in Germany and Austria for the distribution of Jetboil products and support for it's growing brand...(2/1/2012)