Outdoor Industry Association members head to Washington, DC this week convinced they may have their best chance in years to advance their trade agenda thanks to growing support for a comprehensive new trade deal with Pacific trade partners…
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Typhoon Renews Sponsorship of Walmart FLW Tour
Typhoon, a California-based optics manufacturer, has renewed its sponsorship of the Walmart FLW Tour for the 2015 tournament season. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
Accell NA Reassigns Pizzi to Reenergize Lagging IBD Sales
Accell North America (ANA) elevated its e-bike evangelist Larry Pizzi to the newly created role of senior vice president of sales and marketing for its Independent Bicycle Dealer (IBD) business a month after its Dutch parent Accell Group NV reported disap
GoodLife Fitness Raises $70MM in Debt
GoodLife Fitness Centres Inc. secured a $70 million second lien credit facility it said would help it accelerate its expansion across Canada. The deal comes as the company considers expanding into many of the former Target stores across Canada, where Good
Evolv Names New Rep for South Central Region
Evolv Sports has hired Will Mott as an independent rep for its climbing footwear in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas…
Adidas Outdoor Ups Support for Mountain Guides
Adidas Outdoor has been named the Official Approach Shoe Sponsor for the American Mountain Guides Instructor Team in 2015 and will provide its Terrex Scope and Terrex Scope GTX to 50 guides…
Seirus Names Carlson as Sales Manager, Snow Sports
Seirus has named Dean Carlson as sales manager in its snow sports division, where he will manage key accounts and regional territories…
ISPO Exhibitors Add More than $9,000 to EOCA Coffers
Outdoor brands contributed a record €8,556 to the European Outdoor Conservation Association, or EOCA, at the recent ISPO trade show in Munich…
G3 Hires Pieper as VP of Sales, Bailey Retiring
G3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc. has hired John Pieper as vice president of sales to lead the company’s rapidly expanding sales and distribution efforts…
Utah Apparel Startup Raises Expansion Capital
Discrete has secured an investment from HyperActive Capital that will enable the Utah-based outdoor and active lifestyle brand to scale operations…
“Herb” Philipson’s to Open Ninth Location
“Herb” Philipson’s, Outfitter’s for the Great Outdoors, will open a 34,000-square-foot store in the Dewitt, NY as early as June. The retailer already operates from eight locations…
Unifi Expansion Signals Comfort With Trans-Pacific Partnership
Unifi Inc. signaled growing support for the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal among US textile companies April 9, when it announced it is moving ahead will plans to expand capacity at its plants in North Carolina and El Salvador by June…
Gaiam to Help Bring Yoga to At-Risk Youth and Vets
Gaiam Inc. partnered with the Give Back Yoga Foundation, which makes yoga available to at-risk youth, veterans with PTSD and others who otherwise can not afford to cultivate a regular practice…
FibeRio Technology Partners with VF Corp.
FibeRio Technology Corporation has entered a strategic partnership with VF Corporation to develop and commercialize next-generation, performance apparel fabrics leveraging FibeRio's proprietary nanotechnology…
Cherokee to Provide Sports Direct with Tony Hawk Collection
Cherokee Global Brands has entered into a new license agreement with Sports Direct International plc to launch a broad assortment of Tony Hawk signature clothing and accessories online and in Sports Direct stores throughout Europe this upcoming fall/winte
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