Goodhew/Sockwell has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a Vendor Partner…
Author: Charlie Lunan
Outdoor Research Hires Kinetic Reps in Mid-Atlantic
Outdoor Research, the Seattle-based manufacturer of high-performance technical outdoor apparel and accessories, hired Kinetic Reps to manage the brand’s growing sales in the Mid-Atlantic territory, effective Nov. 1…
RECALL: 5,000 Cane Creek Rear Shocks
Cane Creek Cycling Components Inc. of Fletcher, NC has recalled about 5,000 rear shocks sold in Canada and the United States this year because their high-speed rebound dials are labeled backwards…
Timberland President Frisk to Head Aldo Group
Timberland President Patrik Frisk is leaving VF Corp. to take a position as CEO of the Canadian fashion footwear retailer Aldo Group…
Sealskinz Names Blackman Executive Chairman
Sealskinz Ltd. has named Ian Blackman as executive chairman…
MLS to Relaunch L.A. Club in 2017
Major League Soccer pulled the plug on its struggling Los Angeles franchise Chivas USA Monday and said it will announce a new ownership group Thursday, Oct. 30 that will field a new club beginning with the 2015 season. The news came a day after MLS releas
Fjällräven Building Chicago Area Store
Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, is opening its first store in Chicago in a building under construction in the Bucktown area, according to a report by Chicago Real Estate Daily…
Alta Bicycle Share Finds Buyer
Alta Bicycle Share, which operates bike sharing systems in several U.S. cities, has agreed to be acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC, an investment group that plans to relocate Alta headquarters from Portland, OR to New York City…
Ritchey Design Adopts MAP Policy Effective Nov. 1
Ritchey Design Inc. has adopted a global Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy and said it will only sell to authorized distributors and retailers. The policy will be in effect as of Nov. 1, 2014…
Aramark Sponsors Outdoor Nation Campus Activation Grants
Aramark, which provides food and hospitality services at many national and state parks, has signed on as a sponsor of Outdoor Nation's Campus Activation Grant initiative…
Tubbs Opens Snowshoe Adventure Center at Vermont Inn
Tubbs Snowshoes will open its first Tubbs Snowshoes Adventure Center at Woodstock Inn & Resort this winter. Tubbs Snowshoes has deep roots in New England from its founding in Maine in the early 1900’s and its previous World Headquarters in Vermont,
Eddie Bauer Launches North American Coat Drive
Eddie Bauer launched a coat drive in partnership with One Warm Coat, the only national non-profit organization that works with local agencies to distribute donated coats for free, to people in need…
Polartec to Exhibit at Performance Days in Bid to Reach Athletic Brands
Polartec will exhibit its latest fabric technologies at the German trade show Performance Days next week in Munich.
Berglass+Associates Survey Shows Retailers Ready to Overhaul C-Suite
Expect to see a new wave of retail Chiefs with global expertise and a digital mindset, according to a new study unveiled today by Women’s Wear Daily and Berglass+Associates, an executive search firm specializing in retail and consumer goods. The stu
Far Eastern New Century Expanding Waterless Dyeing Capacity
Taiwan's Far Eastern New Century Corp. will purchase two more waterless dyeing machines from Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textil Systems BV by the end of 2014 to double waterless dyeing capacity to 120 tons a month, according to a report by Taipei Times
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