Giant Bicycle has retained Channel IQ to manage their Unilateral Minimum Advertised Price (UMAP) policy across online channels and monitor unauthorized listings on third party websites…
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Dragon Alliance Puts SoCal Sales Under Mike Erwin
Dragon Alliance added Mike Erwin to the sales team, where he will head up the vital Southern California region…
Norway’s Megasport Files for IPO, Changes Name to XXL
Norwegian sporting goods retailer Megasport AS announce plans to launch an initial public offering of its ordinary shares and to apply for a listing on Oslo Børs and change its name to XXL ASA 1…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Raises Equity Capital, Secures Bank Loan
Hyperlite Mountain Gear has raised equity capital from The Maine Venture Fund, Telluride Venture Fund and private investors and secured debt financing from its local bank to position the company for continued growth…
Manchester United Attributes Drop in Merchandising Revenues to Nike Shifting Focus to World Cup
Manchester United attributed a 12.3 percent decline in its Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product Licensing (RMA&PL) revenues in the fourth quarter ended June 30 to Nike shifting its focus toward selling jersey's for national team products leading
Patagonia Backs Wilderness Act Media Campaign
Patagonia is among the sponsors supporting We Are The Wild, an ongoing, integrated, celebrity-fueled media campaign launched Wednesday, Sept. 10 by the Wilderness Society to raise awareness of and appreciation for what the bill has achieved and what it me
The Mann Group Partners with Karnan Associates to Form Rep Collaborative
The Mann Group has partnered with Karnan Associates to take its Collaborative Collective to rep agencies in the outdoor, cycling, and running industries…
Sports Direct Reports Double Digit Sales Gains in May-July Quarter
Sports Direct International plc, the UK's leading sports retailer, reported Group sales for the 13 weeks ended July 27 were up 12.2 percent to £711.2m ($1.21 bn) compared with £634.0 millon a year earlier. Gross profit increased 11.8 percent to £301.
Currie Technologies Names Hugg Walton SW Territory Manager
Currie Technologies named Hugh Walton as its new Southwest territory manager at Interbike. Walton replaces Marty Schlesinger, who becomes Currie's in-house events manager…
Outdoor Rec Industry Girds for Battle Over Colorado Water Plan
Businesses along Colorado's Western Slope, including rafting, fishing and other outfitters, will converge at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs Friday to tell the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) how important free flowing rivers are to t
SIA Releases 2014 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) released the 2014 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report Wednesday. The report reviews the ups and downs of the record-breaking $3.6 billion 2013/2014 season that included severe drought in the Sierras, polar vortex eve
Johnson Outdoors Adds Heavyweights to Board of Directors
Johnson Outdoors Inc. expanded it board of directors to eight to accommodate two heavy hitters. The Racine, WI owner of Eureka!, Humminbird, Jet Boil, Minn Kota, Necky, Old Town, and SCUBAPro, appointed former Patagonia CEO Casey Sheahan and Katherine Bu
POC Adds Four More U.S. Sales Reps
POC, the Swedish company that is branching into road bicycling helmets, apparel and other new categories with the backing of parent company Black Diamond Inc., has added four new independent sales representatives to its rapidly growing U.S. sales force…
SCARPA Fills New Athlete and Event Management Position with Former Editor
SCARPA North America this week added a new position to oversee athletes and direct brand participation in events, and it hired Skiing Magazine veteran Kevin Luby to fill the post. For the last four years, Luby has…
Icebreaker Names Brian Mecham US General Manager
Icebreaker named Brian Mecham, former vice president of sales for Black Diamond Equipment, as its U.S. general manager, where he is responsible for overseeing wholesale, retail and eCommerce sales; and the supporting operations and customer service teams.
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