Net income more than doubled in the final fiscal quarter ended Apr. 30 to $26,110,000 from $12,836,000, on revenues that increased 10% to $159,148,000 from $144,777,000, driven by unit growth in both handguns and long guns.

The parent of Bob’s Stores and EMS plans to use Ch. 11 protection to close some doors and possibly reorganize the business around remaining flagship stores, while eliminating its distribution center.

The specter of major shipping disruptions is again rearing its head as contract talks between the U.S. Maritime alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association for East and Gulf coasts ports have broken down ahead the current six-year agreement’s Sep. 30 expiration, covering 36 ports from Maine to Texas and some 85,000 workers.

The sustainable alpaca apparel brand welcomed two Columbia Sportswear vets, naming Brian Thompson as general manager and appointing Russ Hopcus to its newly established advisory board.

National Park recreational visits declined 3% year-over-year to 31,035,788 from 31,859,672 last month, while year-to-date visits slipped 1% at 108,301,319 down from 108,991,624.

Head Rush Technologies is recalling about 2,200 Trublue iQ auto belay devices because the retracting component can fail while climbers descend.