http://www.sportsonesource.com/rss/SOS_SBUrss.xml Up-to-Date news from Sportsman's Business Update that keeps your finger on the pulse of the hunting, fishing, and fly-fishing trade markets! Copyright (c) 2010 SportsOneSource en-us Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 15 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=1&Prod=8&id=41588 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=1&Prod=8&id=41588 Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. appointed Kris Hamper as chief financial officer for global operations. Hamper will be located in the Portland, OR headquarters and provide financial di... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=8&Prod=8&id=41587 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=8&Prod=8&id=41587 Rocky Brands added new distributors in Germany, Finland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom and Russia...... Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=4&Prod=8&id=41574 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=4&Prod=8&id=41574 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 Reta... Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=5&Prod=8&id=41573 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=5&Prod=8&id=41573 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...... Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=4&Prod=8&id=41562 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=4&Prod=8&id=41562 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 mili... Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=8&Prod=8&id=41547 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=8&Prod=8&id=41547 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 Je... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41545 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41545 Shopkick, which uses a location-based shopping app to drive smartphone users into brick-and-mortar stores to help retailers counter showrooming, helped drive more than in-store rev... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41541 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41541 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 ... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41540 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=2&Prod=8&id=41540 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 Pres... Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=1&Prod=8&id=41534 http://www.SportsOneSource.com/news/sbu/sbu_article.asp?section=1&Prod=8&id=41534 Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has appointed Rafferty Jackson, vice president and general counsel of VF Outdoor, Inc., a subsidiary of VF Corporation, as chairman of the OIA Tr... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT