Paragon Sports of New York City, Wrigleyville Sports in Chicago and Sports Authority of Denver are among 16 new retailers that have joined Google Express, which expanded Monday into Chicago, Boston and Washington D.C…
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Bookings Diverge Sharply at U.S. Western Resorts
Bookings are up strongly at ski and snowboard resorts in the Rocky Mountains, but down nearly as much in the Far Western resorts in California, Oregon and Washington, according to the latest data from DestiMetrics…
SkiLogic Hires New Directors of Sales and Marketing
SkiLogik, a Colorado manufacturer of skis for both groomed and backcountry skiing, has hired Katie Sowyrda as director marketing and Stefan Bast as director of sales operations…
Club Ride Secures Expanded Credit Line
Club Apparel said Mountain West Bank expanded its credit line by $525,000 to $1.5 million needed to fund growth. The Ketchum, ID-based maker of cycling lifestyle apparel said it ended the third quarter with $476,000 in credit still available on the line..
Sherpa Adventure Gear Hires New Sales Manager
Sherpa Adventure Gear has hired Terri Reade, former general manager for Seattle Sports, as sales manager for North America. Reade has also worked as an independent rep for Hi Altitude Sales and Consulting and as a factory rep for…
Courir Drives 5.1 Percent Growth at France Groupe Go Sports in Q3
Groupe Go Sport reported that net sales at its Courir retail chain in France grew 19.7 percent in the third quarter as students snapped up its assortment of running, skate, basketball and casual shoes during the back-to-school season. The growth helped dr
Patagonia Investing $13 Million to Bring Solar Energy to Hawaiian Homeowners
Patagonia Works has agreed to invest $13 million in an initiative that will purchase and install more than 1,000 rooftop solar power systems in Hawaii, where most homeowners currently use electricity generated by coal and oil…
Wal-Mart Stores FY16 Spending Plan Reveals Big Shift to Digital
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will slow new store openings next year so it can boost capital spending on its e-commerce platform by 20 to 50 percent in a bid to catch up with rapidly changing consumer behavior…
Kinetic Trainers New Website Goes Live
Kinetic Trainers has relaunched kurtkinetic.com with enhanced product information, including product videos, technical information, reviews, new page layouts and a customer service portal.
OIA Names Members of Executive Director Search Committee
Outdoor Industry Association's board of directors named the five directors serving on a search committee that will work with a national search firm to find the association's first new chief executive in nearly 15 years…
NRF Says September Retail Sales Fell More than Expected
The National Retail Federation said retail sales fell more than it expected in September when compared to August…
Hydro Flask Strengthens Management Team
Hydro Flask announced Dennis Conner has joined as the company’s new Vice President of Operations starting Oct. 13, Rocco Villano has been promoted to Director of Sourcing and Planning, and industry veteran Rob Mitchell has joined the company’s
Kent International Opens US Bike Plant
Kent International Inc. expects to ship twice as many bikes as initially thought from its first U.S. assembly plant, which opened in South Carolina Monday. Kent built the facility to meet demand for U.S.-sourced bicycles from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but exp
Wolverine Lowers 2014 Revenue Guidance, Citing Q3 Shortfall, Promotional Retail Environment
Wolverine Worldwide Inc. lowered its guidance for full-year revenue growth from 3 to 2 percent Tuesday, saying it expects the retail environment in the United States to be more promotional over the holidays than last year. However the owner of Keds, Merr
Craghoppers Names New England Rep
Craghoppers has hired A Stitch Above as its sales representative for the New England sales territory, effective immediately…
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