NRS Inc. of Moscow, ID is recalling about 3,300 of its Chaos Side Cut whitewater paddling helmets because the rivets holding the chin strap to the helmet can fail and cause the helmet to fall off during an incident and pose a risk of…
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ILWU and PMA Reach Tentative Agreement on Health Benefits
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced late Tuesday that they have reached a tentative agreement on terms for health benefits, subject to agreement on the other issues in the negotiation
Hurricane Marie Prompts Closing of Two Terminals at Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach reported that two cargo terminals were suspending vessel operations for the day because 10-to-15-foot high wave surges powered by Pacific Hurricane Marie endangered longshore workers…
Smith and Wesson Slashes Guidance Amid Gut of Competitors Firearms
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation slashed its fiscal 2015 guidance, saying it expects excess inventory of competitors' modern sports rifles and ammunition hurt sales much more than expected in the current…
Salomon and Backcountry.com Co-sponsor Trail Running Team
Salomon Sports and Backcountry.com are collaborating to share the costs of sponsoring trail running athletes who are generating content…
BRG Sports Acquires Stake in MIPS AB to Supplement Helmet RandD
BRG Sports Inc. has invested in MIPS AB, a Swedish company that makes the patented Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) that will be featured in several new cycling helmet models from BRG Sports brands Giro and Bell…
Tecnica Blizzard Names Greenwood as California, Nevada Rep
Tecnica Blizzard hired Dana Greenwood represent Tecnica and Blizzard alpine products in California and Nevada…
Compass Diversified Acquires Another Environmental Company
Compass Diversified Holdings, which had emerged as a strategic buyer of outdoor recreation companies from 2007 to 2012, acquired its second environmental clean up company in less than a month…
Ralph Lauren Launches Biometric Polo Shirt with OMSignal
Ralph Lauren Corp. unveiled a polo shirt on the first day of the US Open that featuring biometric sensor technology developed by the Canadian firm OMSignal, which began shipping its Biometric Smartwear compression gear earlier this year…
Accell Agrees to Acquire Major Spanish PandA Distributor
Accell Group N.V. has agreed to acquire Comet S.L. Comet, a Spanish bicycle parts and accessories company with about $35 million in sales for a multiple of approximately seven…
POC Adds Greenwood to Snow Sports Sales Force
POC has added Dan Greenwood to its snow sports sales team, which is ramping up to launch the Swedish brand's new line of helmets and goggles and a new avalanche pack…
The Toggery Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
The Toggery, which operates two outdoor specialty stores in Montana, has become the latest retail member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance…
Luxottica Board to Meet Sept. 1 to Weigh CEO’s Fate
Luxottica Group S.p.A., which owns the Oakley and Ray Ban sunglasses brands as well as Sunglass Hut, announced that its board of directors has called a meeting of its board for Monday, Sept. 1 to consider its management structure and the position of Andre
Shimano Building Philippines Plant to Serve Emerging Markets
Shimano Inc has broken ground on a $34 million factory in the Philippines that will to enhance production of bicycle components for emerging markets…
Global Brands Group 1H Losses Widen As Spending on Spyder, Quiksilver and other Brands Rises
Global Brands Group Holding Limited reported a core operating loss grew more than 2.5 fold to $63 million in the six months ended June 30, as increased spending on new brands such as Cole Haan, Quiksilver, Spyder, Juicy Couture and Aquatalia drove up ope
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