The Running Specialty Group (RSG) has acquired Run Colorado, increasing its stake in the Colorado market to five shops, including the four operated by Boulder Running Company…
Author: Charlie Lunan
SCARPA North America Partners with National Ski Patrol
SCARPA North America has signed on as an official alpine touring and telemark ski boot sponsor of the National Ski Patrol…
Outdoor Industry and PCTA Ramp up Promotions Ahead of Dec. 5 Release of Wild
The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) with help from REI, Gregory, Leki and Royal Robbins is ramping up efforts to capitalize on the Dec. 5 release of Wild, a film version of Cheryl Strayed's best-selling book about her hike along the trail in w
Apex Ski Boots Offers Equity Via Crowdfunding Site
Apex Ski Boots, a Boulder, CO designer of modular, high performance ski boots, this week became one of the first sporting goods companies to announce an equity offering through the crowd funding site CircleUp…
Columbia Opens First PFG Store in Texas
Columbia Sportswear Company opened its first Columbia Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) concept store in Texas at Southlake Town Square near Dallas in time for Black Friday…
Jarden to Execute Stock Split After Market Close Today
Jarden Corporation is scheduled to distribute one additional share of Jarden common stock for every two shares to stockholders of record as of Nov. 3 after the close of the stock market today…
Dahon Celebrates Opening of New Chinese Factory
Dahon, the world's largest producer and marketer of folding bikes, celebrated its move to larger manufacturing facilities earlier this month that will enable it to double production to 1 million bikes a year…
SoCal Ski Resorts Opening in Time for Thanksgiving Weekend
Three ski resorts in Southern California expect to open by Friday, joining a smattering of resorts from Vermont to Colorado and Utah that have opened in time for the Thanksgiving weekend…
RECALL: 10,000 Goal Zero Sherpa 50 and 120 Battery Packs
Goal Zero LLC has recalled about 10,000 of its Sherpa 50 and 120 rechargeable battery packs because they can overcharge, overheat, bulge and melt the battery pack’s enclosure, posing a fire hazard and risk of property damage…
Port Directors Urge President to Intervene in ILWU Contract Talks
CEOs from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma added their voice over the weekend to a growing chorus calling for President Barack Obama to assign federal mediators to resolve contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International
OMsignal Ships Biometric Smartwear, Launches iOS App
OMsignal, the Montreal startup that raised $10 million from private equity investors this summer, began shipping the first edition of its Biometric Smartwear to pre-order customers and launched its iOS app in the Apple App Store…
Headsweats Partners with Loudmouth Golf to Launch Hat Line
Headsweats has partnered with Loudmouth Golf to launch a new line of hats featuring the company's bold and brash designs…
Osprey Stays Ahead of Future Standards with Poco Child Carrier Retrofit
Osprey Child Safety Products LLC is proactively offering its Poco child carrier customers a retrofitted Poco Seat Pad free of charge so that they comply with a new standard expected to kick in next year…
Gregory Heads Into 2015 with New Designer and DC
Gregory, the pack maker acquired this summer by Samsonite International SA, said its new distribution center in Jacksonville, FL is operational and that it has added a designer to its product development team…
Clif Bar Drops Climbers for Film Appearance
Clif Bar announced it will no longer sponsor climbers known primarily for free-soloing, BASE jumping and highlining after news broke that it fired five climbers from its team who appeared participating in those activities in a new documentary film the com
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