Canaima Outdoors, which is severing ties with Gibbon Slacklines to build its own Slackline Industries (SI) brand, announced it will also distribute YogaSlackers eLine product, which features one-inch slacklines…
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Footlocker.com to Offer Deliv Crowdsourced Delivery Option
Foot Locker will begin offering shoppers on its Footlocker.com website the option to have their purchases delivered same-day using Deliv's crowdsourced delivery service, Deliv announced Monday…
Primaloft Renews OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Certification
PrimaLoft, Inc. has renewed its OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification for its PrimaLoft insulations, yarns, and performance down blends…
VF Corp. Hires Nike’s Cherian to Drive Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers
VF Corporation has hired the architect of Nike's sustainability and innovation strategy to run its Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers now being developed on the campuses of The North Face and Timberland.
Intrawest Buys Out Blue Mountain Ski Resorts Partner
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire the 50 percent interest in Blue Mountain Ski Resort that it does not already own from Blue Mountain Resorts Holdings Inc. for CAD $58.0 million…
Intrawest Buys Out Blue Mountain Ski Resorts Partner
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire the 50 percent interest in Blue Mountain Ski Resort that it does not already own from Blue Mountain Resorts Holdings Inc. for CAD $58.0 million…
EMS Sets Grand Opening for Relocated Stamford Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will celebrate the grand opening of its relocated store in Stamford, CT next week. The 8,144-square-foot store at the Ridgeway Shopping Center will carry kid's products and rent paddle sports gear for the first time…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Secures Financing to Bring Ultralight to the Masses, Jobs to Maine
Hyperlite Mountain Gear achieved an important milestone last week in its quest to bring ultralight gear to the masses and manufacturing jobs to Maine…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Beats Guidance With Help from Camping and Apparel
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported sales of camping and apparel gear grew much faster than gun and ammo sales shrank in quarter ended Aug. 2. The strong camping and apparel sales moderated the impact of a 15 percent decline in same stores s
VF Corp. Taps Nike Exec to Propel Innovation Across Brands
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as Vice President, Global Innovation, Performance Apparel and Footwear to oversee VF’s Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on developing game-changing advancement
Vail Resorts Acquires Park City Mountain Resort
Vail Resorts, Inc. has acquired Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) from Powdr Corp. for $182.5 million in cash in a deal that ends litigation that had threatened to close the iconic luxury resort this season. Vail Resorts immediately folded PCMR into its Ep
Spy Optic Modifies Credit Agreement
Spy Optic Inc. has secured changes to a credit agreement increasing the maximum money it can draw against inventory to the lessor of $3.5 million or 100 percent of eligible accounts receivable…
La Sportiva Promotes Degenhardt to Director of Marketing
La Sportiva North America promoted Jonathan Degenhardt to the position of marketing director and announced several other recent staff changes to prepare for continued growth, including a sharp spike in the sale of…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Reports 6.1 Percent Q2 Comps Decline
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. reported net sales increased by 2.3 percent to $159.5 million from $155.9 million in the second quarter as sales of non-hunting gear helped offset the expected decline in firearms and ammunition sales. Same store
Lululemon Says Success Chasing Trends Slowed Comps Decline in Fiscal Q2
Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat its second quarter guidance by selling through a line of fall apparel faster than expected, but reported a sharp reversal in same-store sales. Margins suffered as the company boosted spending 21 percent to open stores, a new
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