For many outdoor-gear sellers, sales are flat or worse.

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Masahiro Miki (No. 12) purchased LaCrosse Footwear, a NASDAQ-listed work and outdoor footwear maker, and plans expand international sales.

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REI, the outdoor equipment company, said tent and sleeping bag sales are up this season, particularly when it comes to larger tents designed for three- and four-person families.

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Cooke was vice president of sales at Karhu USA, a manufacturer of skis and outdoor apparel.

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This would cause the Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition to become even larger as a percent of total sales.

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Amazon.com outdoor and nature editor LangCook says the books broke into the vendor's top ten sales ranking just after publication.

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It is a discretionary entertainment business competing for fan viewership, ticket sales, and other revenue streams with other sports, movies, HBO, video games, outdoor recreation, Walt Disney World and every other form of entertainment.

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And the NPFA rejects the claim that where there have been land sales, the replacement facilities are equivalent or better than those lost, arguing that many schools are swapping outdoor playing fields for indoor sports halls or gyms.

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