Fjällräven Brand Propels Fenix Outdoor's Q1 Sales
Fenix Outdoor Group reported that its sales in the United States increased 10 percent to SEK 42.3 million ($6.5 mm) in the first quarter ended March 31 on top of 8 percent growth a year earlier as it expanded distribution of its Fjällräven brand with dealers already carrying its Brunton and Primus brands...(5/22/2013)

REI and Footlocker Among Retailers Opting Out of Swipe Fee Settlement
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) and Footlocker are among the 19 national retailers who announced Tuesday that they have each individually decided to object and opt out of a proposed class action settlement of an antitrust lawsuit challenging fees – called interchange or swipe fees – that Visa and MasterCard fix for banks to charge merchants for the use of Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards...(5/22/2013)

SIA Backcountry Committee Meeting Draws 40 to Denver
SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the snow sports industry’s member-owned trade association, convened its Backcountry Committee in Denver, Colo. this month for the second time since October 2012 to discuss best practices for communicating with the industry and consumers about the opportunities and risks in the backcountry...(5/22/2013)

Memphis Commits to Building 15 Miles of Bike Lanes by 2015
Memphis Mayor AC Wharton announced groundbreaking plans Wednesday to implement a network of protected bike facilities in a move that could transform a city identified five years ago as one of the country's worst for biking to one of its best...(5/22/2013)

SIA Coordinates Winter Clothes Drive to Help Kids Affected by Hurricane Sandy
More than $100,000 of winter apparel was distributed to kids affected by Hurricane Sandy this month at two events organized by SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and New York City-based charity Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.)...(5/22/2013)

Avia/Nevados' Revenues Reach $77.5 Million in 2012
According to a SEC filing from Brown Shoe Corp., sales of Avia and Nevados, recently sold to Galaxy Brand Holdings, Inc., were a combined $77.5 million in 2012, down from $98.1 million a year ago...(5/22/2013)

Dick's SG's Q1 Comps Miss Plan
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported a modest gain in first-quarter earnings, in line with expectations. Adjusted for the shifted calendar due to the 53rd week in 2012, consolidated same store sales decreased 3.8 percent, compared to its guidance of an approximate 1 to 2 percent decrease. Shifted same store sales in the first quarter of 2013 for Dick's Sporting Goods decreased 3.2 percent and Golf Galaxy sales decreased 11.8 percent...(5/21/2013)