Bicycle retailers interested in winning one of 25 scholarships to attend the 2014 National Bike Summit in Washington DC have until Wednesday, Jan. 15 to apply…
Year: 2014
Reebok to Open Second Fit Hub Location
Reebok will open a second Fit Hub location in Manhattan…
Cherokee Inc. Acquires Tony Hawk Brand
Cherokee Inc. has acquired the worldwide Tony Hawk and Hawk signature apparel brands from Quiksilver, Inc. for an all-cash purchase price of $19 million…
Tubbs Snowshoes Announces the Winner of its “Get Outdoors!
Tubbs Snowshoes selected The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School (ANCCS) and Sacramento Inner City Outings as winners of the Tubbs “Get Outdoors!” Contest…
Nike to Open First Jordan Store
Nike Inc. said it will open its Jordan-only retail store, called Flight 23, in partnership with Footaction. The store is currently marked by an 18-foot tall…
Antigua Celebrates 35th Anniversary
The Antigua Group, Inc., the maker of lifestyle and golf apparel, is celebrating its 35th anniversary throughout 2014. As part of the celebration, the company's Tour Ambassadors will be wearing a 35th Anniversary logo…
POC to Provide Helmets, Shades to Team Garmin-Sharp
POC Sweden AB has entered a three-year agreement to provide American pro cycling Team Garmin-Sharp with helmets and eyewear as part of the Swedish gravity sports brand's assault on the road cycling market…
Oboz Selects UK Distributor
Oboz footwear has selected the Bollin Group as its newest international distribution partner. Effective immediately, the Bollin Group will distribute the Bozeman, MT-based outdoor footwear brand throughout the United Kingdom…
RRCA Selects Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K for National Championship Series
Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) selected the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K trail race, which is organized by outdoor specialty retailer Rock/Creek, as one of just eight for its RRCA National Ultra Championships races…
Timberland Joins Grassroots as Vendor Partner
The Timberland Co. has become the 75th vendor partner of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots), a buying group of 47 outdoor specialty retailers with about $225 million a year in sales…
W.L. Gore Eliminates PFOA from DWR Supply Chain
W.L. Gore & Associates announced it has become one of the first makers of Durable Water Repellence (DWR) treatments such as Gore-Tex, to eliminate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from all raw materials used in the manufacturing of weatherproof functional fa
Golf Course Merchandise Sales Buck Other Indicators in November
According to PGA PerformanceTrak, golf course merchandise revenues rose 1.7 percent in November, 2013 even as golf rounds declined 11.0 percent and days open were down 9.3 percent compared to November 2012…
Republic Forge Partners with Driftwood Media
Republic Forge, a manufacturer of model 1911 pistols, has selected Driftwood Media Inc., to carry out its marketing and media relations efforts…
Alpha-TAC Hires New U.S. Director of Sales
Alpha-TAC, parent company of ExtremeBeam, names Douglas Campbell as its new U.S. director of sales…
NSSF and SAAMI File Lawsuit to Invalidate Microstamping Law
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) today filed a lawsuit against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court challenging the state’s microstamping law…
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