Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) reminds its members to consider attending the 23rd annual Capitol Summit, which will take place April 14-15 as policy makers engage in important public lands and international trade conversations…
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Archroma Launches Non-Fluorine Water Repellency Technolopgy
Swiss chemical company Archroma has launched a line of non-fluorine agents that it says make polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles repellent…
Yuba Offers Limited Edition Bikes in PeopleForBikes Fundraiser
Yuba Bicycles will offer a limited edition of 50 Boda Boda cargo bikes to raise money for bicycling infrastructure in partnership with PeopleForBikes…
Costa Urges Customers to Kick Plastic
Costa, the Florida-based sunglasses brand, has launched a “Kick Plastic” campaign to educate its customers about the growing ocean trash issue…
Macquarie Capital Is Title Sponsor for Ironman XC
The Australian investment banking firm Macquarie Capital will be title sponsor of the Ironman Executive Challenge (XC) Program, which brings together high-level professionals who are passionate about competing in triathlons…
Anti-Trust Concerns Prompt BPSA to Reject IBD Manifesto
The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association (BPSA) has advised its members to consult with attorneys before fully endorsing a “Manifesto for Change” circulated by Interbike last week…
Yue Yuen Retail Sales Growth Greatly Outpaced OEM Sales in 2014
Rebounding retail sales in mainland China easily offset declining OEM sales at Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited in the fourth quarter and enabled the company to post a 2.7 percent sales gain compared with the fourth quarter of 2013…
G-III Announces Record Results
G-III Apparel Group Ltd., a major licensee of professional and collegiate sports brands, reported net sales for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31 were up 23 percent to $2.12 billion thanks to a strong performances from the apparel company’s wholesale bu
Brooks-Range Names National Sales Manager
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment Co, which manufactures backcountry and outdoor equipment and accessories, hired Jacquelyne Cox as national sales manager…
Cotopaxi Raises $6.5 Million in Series A Funding
Cotopaxi, a direct-to-consumer, outdoor gear and apparel startup based in Salt Lake City, closed a $6.5 million Series A funding round led by Greycroft Partners, with additional investments from NEA, Forerunner Ventures and Lerer Hippeau Ventures…
Mountain Hardwear Signs Deal with Film Production Company
Mountain Hardwear has signed a three-year agreement with ski film producer Matchstick Productions…
Philadelphia Retailer Joins Grassroots
Trail Creek Outfitters of Glen Mills, PA has become the newest retail member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a buying and advocacy group for independently owned outdoor specialty retailers…
Arc’teryx Deepens Partnership with AMGA
Arc’teryx will become the Official Rock and Ski Apparel Sponsor of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) this year under an expanded partnership…
GoPro Channel Launches on New Video Service
GoPro, Inc. launched the GoPro Channel launched on Vessel, a premium short-format video service that launched Tuesday, March 24…
REI Reports Record Sales for Fiscal 2014
REI reported record annual revenues of $2.2 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 3, 2014, up 9.9 percent from the year earlier. Same-store sales, including Internet sales, increased 4.2 percent…
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