Head NV will lose its listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange March 31 after its shareholders voted against increasing its capital in December to meet the exchanges minimum listing requirements…
Author: Charlie Lunan
Wolverine Reports Strong Q4 Growth, But Expects Slower Growth in 2015
Wolverine Worldwide reported revenue increased 9.2 percent to a record $808.9 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 3, 2015. Nine of the company's 16 brands generated…
Kwik Tek Sues to Protect Patents
Kwik Tek Inc. is suing Nash Manufacturing Inc. and Wow Watersports LLC, alleging the companies infringed on Kwik Tek’s patent for Sportstuff Booster Ball and Airhead Bob products…
Gildan CFO Resigns After One Month to Return to Kraft Foods
Gildan Activewear Inc's Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer James Kehoe has resigned less than a month after accepting the position to take a similar position at Kraft Foods Group Inc…
Helly Hansen’s New CEO Takes the Reins
Helly Hansen Group AS (Helly Hansen) new CEO Paul Stoneham took over Monday, Jan. 16 from Peter Sjolander, who stepped down after nearly eight years in the role…
Youngone Corp. Acquires Control of Scott Sports
Youngone Corp., which both manufactures and distributes special outdoor apparel brands, has upped its stake in Scott Sports of Switzerland to 50.01 percent with a total investment of 154.5 billion won, or about $140.4 million…
Western Resorts on Pace for Record Winter Revenues
Lodging revenues at Western U.S. mountain destinations are on track to surpass the record level reached in 2007-08, although higher rates – rather than higher skier visits – are driving the growth, according to DestiMetrics…
Hi-Tec to Sponsor National Trails Day
Hi-Tec Sports USA will donate royalties from 2016 sales of its Altitude V hiking boot to American Hiking Society as part of an exclusive partnership announced by the company…
Yampa Valley Outdoor Picks up Sport Hansa Brands
Sport Hansa LLC has selected Yampa Valley Outdoor as its new sales representative in the Rocky Mountain region including Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico…
Kent International Recognized by Wal-Mart for Excellence in US Manufacturing
Kent International, which built a plant in South Carolina specifically to help Wal-Mart Stores Inc. meet its domestic sourcing goals, has been named a Wal-Mart 2014 Supplier of Excellence in U.S. Manufacturing…
Sunday Afternoons Selects Tight Lines as Distributor in New Zealand
Sunday Afternoons has selected Tight Lines Ltd. as its exclusive distributor for its technical and lifestyle headwear in New Zealand…
German Retailer Bike24 Lands Private Equity Funding
The private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested an undisclosed sum in Bike24, a German online retailer focused on the cycling and outdoor space…
Stio Introduces New Management Line Up
Stio, the Jackson Hole, WY-based apparel brand, has hired three people and promoted two others in a bid to execute on growth plans for 2015…
Black Diamond Secures Tax Rebate Deal for Utah Manufacturing Expansion
Black Diamond Equipment has agreed to add up to 160 jobs and invest $7.7 million at its Utah manufacturing operations over the next seven years in exchange for state tax rebates of…
Obama Tasks Labor Secretary With Resolving Labor Dispute at West Coast Ports
President Obama has ordered Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to San Francisco to resolve the ongoing labor dispute at West Coast ports between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), according to O
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