The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union late Friday reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal must now be ratified by…
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Outdoor Retailer Names Retail Relations Specialist
Emerald Expositions has assigned one of its staff to supporting retail buyers attending the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Market shows. Joe Bustos will also focus on recruiting key regional, national and international buyers…
SIA Names Retailers and Reps of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the 2014 SIA US SnowSports Award winners last month during the annual SIA Snow Show and Sourcing Snow (Jan. 29 – Feb. 1) at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center…
Whitewater Park Resurfaces in Asheville, NC
The Boulder, CO-based engineering firm S20 has delivered a 60-page study outlining the feasibility of building a whitewater park in the French Broad River near downtown Asheville, NC.
Winter Storm Replenishes Colorado Powder
A powerful weekend snowstorm left all 21 Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) member ski areas and resorts with fresh powder and great conditions ahead of what is historically the heaviest month for snowfall in the state. Sixteen resorts recorded more than a
Ramsey Outdoor of New Jersey Joins Grassroots
Ramsey Outdoor of New Jersey has become the newest retail member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, whose members operate more than 100 specialty outdoor stores in the United States…
Tentative Agreement Clears Way for West Coast Ports to Resume Normal Operations
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said that West Coast port operations would return to normal Saturday evening after port employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached a tentative five-year agreement late Friday…
RSG Acquires Two Striders Stores in Utah
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) has added Utah-based Striders running company, consisting of two locations, to its national network of elite shops…
USC Gamecocks Football Team to Use I1 Biometrics Vector Mouthguard
I1 Biometrics said University of South Carolina football players will wear its Vector MouthGuard starting this spring to monitor head impacts…
EORA Says 650 Turn Out for Greenville Show
The Eastern Outdoor Reps Association (EORA) said 650 retail buyers turned out for its annual show in Greenville, SC earlier this month to check out the latest winter and outdoor products, including…
Black Diamond to Shutter China Campus as It Sheds Hardgoods SKUs
Black Diamond Equipment has closed a ski factory it opened at its Asian headquarters in Zhuhai, China a little over two years ago and will completely shutter its campus in the Southern Chinese city as part of a realignment that is shifting manufacturing j
Obama Announces Free Park Access for Fourth Graders, Three New National Monuments
President Obama was scheduled to announce three new national monuments and a youth initiative this afternoon in Chicago that Outdoor Industry Association hopes will rally public support for the chronically underfunded National Parks System ahead of its ce
Vivofit Saves Garmin’s Fourth Quarter
Garmin Ltd. reported revenues at its Fitness segment soared by nearly 70 percent and grew from 15 to 25 percent of it revenue in the fourth quarter. However, big increases in advertising needed to launch the Vivofit activity tracker, declining sales at th
Vasque to Present Wild South Benefit Tour
Vasque performance footwear is partnering with Wild South as the presenting sponsor of the Wild South Benefit Tour with Keller Williams and The Stray Birds to show support for protecting natural spaces for everyone to enjoy, throughout the Southeast, Vasq
Off-course Golf Retailing Consolidating Fast
The off-course golf retailing business consolidated significantly in 2014 following the acquisition of Edwin Watts and a slow down in golf participation and sales that has rocked Adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods and other major players, according to a b
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