Flylow, a Colorado manufacturer of technical backcountry and resort ski clothing and accessories, has hired Kirby Laughlin and Matt Henry as its newest sales reps…
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Liberty Interactive Spins Off Backcountry, Other non-QVC Assets
Liberty Interactive Corporation sold its digital commerce companies, including Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, and renamed itself QVC Group Friday as part of its previously announced plan to focus investors on its rapidly growing QVC television shop
Digital Operative Partner to Launch Get You(th) Outdoors Challenge
Digital Operative has developed an interactive platform for The Outdoor Foundation in a pro bono effort to engage members of the outdoor industry online and encourage them to share their experiences with others through the Get You(th) Outdoors Challenge..
Citi Underwrites Major Expansion of Miami Beach Bike Share Program
Citi will become the title sponsor of the Miami Beach bike share program – Decobike – for at least the next five years, enabling a major expansion of the system to Downtown Miami and Coconut Grove. The global banking giant said it has learned through its
Deer Valley Agrees to Acquire Solitude Mountain Resort
Deer Valley Resort, a favorite location for outdoor and bicycle industry demo events, has entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort and will begin operating the resort on May 1, 2015…
Chrome Industries Names Silverman as New President
Chrome Industries, a San Francisco-based company that designs and manufactures useful and durable gear for urban mobility, named Chris Silverman as its new president…
U.K.’s Craghoppers Wins NatGeo Apparel License
Craghoppers has secured an exclusive North American license to manufacture a collection of National Geographic-branded adventure travel apparel that will hit North American stores next spring…
Bergans USA Adds Staff and Space
Two years after entering the U.S. market, Bergans of Norway's has added staff and space at the Colorado headquarter of its U.S. subsidiary…
Patagonia Avalanches Claim Lives of Three Mountaineers in a Single Day
Avalanches swept away three accomplished mountaineers in a single day last week in Patagonia in two separate incidents Sept. 29…
Pending Stock Sale, Best Buy Launch Give GoPro Investors and Dealers Pause
GoPro Inc. alienated investors and perhaps a few retailers this week in two unrelated announcements that prompted concerns that co-founders Nick and Jill Woodman were flooding the market with shares and product three months after taking the company public
GoPro Tripling Presence at Best Buy
GoPro, announced a large scale merchandising rollout with Best Buy, the world's largest specialty consumer electronics retailer…
Camping Apparel and Gear Imports Outpacing Consumer Goods
Imports of camping apparel and gear dipped 1.1 percent in August, but are up 5.9 percent for the year-to-date period ended Aug. 31, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis…
Outdoor Apparel Brands Embrace Fair Trade Certification
Five outdoor apparel brands celebrated Fair Trade Month by releasing new Fair Trade Certified apparel, including Prana, which announced it had invested in two factories in India to quintuple its assortment of such styles for Spring 2015…
Hugelmeyer Demonstrated the Power of Coalitions
When Frank OIA Hugelmeyer resigned as President and CEO of Outdoor Industry Association Oct. 3, he left behind a staff of 25, annual revenues of more than $7 million, 1,300 members and growing influence both at home and abroad. His biggest accomplishments
Canadian Companies Launch New Generation of Hockey Apparel
Garmatex Technologies Inc. has partnered with the Canadian startup Base360 Inc. to bring a new generation of protective hockey wear to the Canadian market. The line was inspired by the near death of a hockey player slashed by a skate and will be offered e
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