Asics Listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index
Asics Corp., has been selected for the first time as a component company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index…
Cabela’s Cuts 70 Corporate Positions
Cabela’s Inc. followed through on its pledge to cut costs Wednesday by laying off about 70 employees at locations in Nebraska and Denver, CO, according to local media reports…
Asics Trims 2015 Earnings Outlook
Asics Corp raised its sales forecast for the year, but cut its earnings targets due to currency fluctuations and non-recurring charges…
N12 Technologies Raises $23 Million
N12 Technologies Inc., the nanotechnology start-up, closed on a financing totaling over $23 million…
REI Names Lightenberg VP of Retail
REI promoted veteran employee Rachel Ligtenberg to VP of Retail, adding retail operations to her current responsibilities of leading store design, visual merchandising and the co-op’s flagship strategy…
Genesco Expands Stock Buyback Program
Genesco Inc.'s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock…
G3 Retains KNS Reps to Serve Four States
G3 Genuine Guide Gear has retained Rocky Mountain-based sales agency, KNS Reps, to oversee G3 retail partnerships in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming…
Salewa North America Hires New PR Firm
Salewa North America, which sells, distributes and services Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Country and Pomoca in the U.S. and Canada, has hired White Cloud Communication for its communication strategy and public relations services…
Active Junky Acquired by Purch
Active Junky, a loyalty platform and online shopping community that rewards and incentivizes users for their passion for gear and the outdoors, has been acquired by Purch, a digital content and commerce company…
Ugg Opens Men’s Pop-Up Shop in San Francisco
The Ugg brand, a division of Deckers Brands, announced the opening of an Ugg for Men pop-up shop in the heart of San Francisco…
Breaking Away Cast Honors IB Aware Winners
Landry's Bicycles of Boston, MA was named the 2015 Retailer of the Year at the Interbike Awards Gala Sept. 17, which kicked off with a cameo by the cast of the 1979 cycling film Breaking Away…
Trew Gear Raises $1.6 Million, Abandons Wholesale Model
Trew Gear, a snowboard and ski apparel brand with a strong following among backcountry freeriders, has raised $1.6 million in capital that to extend its product line, add staff, and fortify its direct-to-consumer operations, the Portland Business Journal
PE Firm Names Millenacker to Run Royal Robbins
Veteran outdoor brand executive Michael Millenacker has rejoined Royal Robbins as its new CEO, effective immediately.
Millenacker will also serve on the board of directors of BRS Outdoor Holdings, LLC, the controlling entity of Royal Robbins and Evolv Spo
JD Sports 1H Comps Rise with Athleisure Trend
JD Sports Fashion Plc reported same-store sales surged more than 10 percent in the first half of the year as it capitalized on the popularity of athletic footwear in its native U.K. market and Europe. Losses declined at its Outdoor segment, which operates
Sportsman’s Warehouse Investors to Sell Shares
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. announced that certain of its stockholders intend to offer 6.25 million shares of the company's common stock in a registered public offering…
