REI will award $4.6 million in grants this year to more than 300 nonprofit organizations to build on a long-standing commitment to maintain the outdoors and help people connect with recreational opportunities…
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Lenzing Says Jumbo Tencel Plant Up and Running
The Lenzing Group has successfully initiated production at its new Tencel jumbo production facility, the largest in the world, at a site in its native Austria. The plant is in the midst of ramping up production of the wood-based fiber, which has gained po
Timbuk2 Names Distributor for Northern Europe
Timbuk2 has named Tre Pluss AS, led by Henning Hexeberg, to manage the brand’s distribution in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland, the U.K. and Germany…
Pendleton Taps Filson Exec to Run Direct Business
Pendleton Woolen Mills of Portland, OR has hired former Filson executive Harry Egler to fulfill the role of vice president of direct business channels…
Trade Program Fails to Boost Dominican Apparel Exports to U.S.
Five years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help reverse the decline in Dominican apparel exports to the U.S. market, as intended, according to a new report from the U.S. Internatio
Under Armour Names Former ESPN President to Board
Under Armour, Inc. announced that George W. Bodenheimer, former president of ESPN, Inc., a multimedia, multinational sports entertainment company, has joined the Company's board of directors…
Bogs Outperforms Weyco’s Brown Shoe Brands in Second Quarter
Weyco Group, Inc. reported impressive growth at its Bogs outdoor footwear brand in the second quarter could not offset falling sales of its larger brown shoe brands to department stores and off-price channels….
Stio Closes $5.9 Million Round of Funding
Stio, the Jackson, WY-based mountain apparel brand, has closed a $5.9 million round of funding to support its growth trajectory and future plans for expansion. Sandbridge Capital, LLC led the funding round, while original Stio investor KarpReilly Investm
RECALL: Nevada Toddlers and Girls Moccasins Sold by Sears Canada
Sears Canada Inc. issued a voluntary product recall for Nevada toddlers and girls moccasins in black, yellow and tan colors after discovering the moccasins contain a high concentration of lead. Neither Health Canada nor Sears Canada has received reports o
Belk Names Zant as New Merchandising Chief
Belk, Inc. has appointed David Zant as president and chief merchandising officer effective Aug. 11. Zant follows Kathryn Bufano, who resigned this week to accept the role of CEO at The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc…
REI Taps Edelman Exec as New Communications Chief
REI named Alex Thompson as the company’s new vice president of communications and public affairs. Thompson most recently served as executive vice president of corporate and public affairs in the New York office of Edelman, a global communications a
Hydro Flask Adds Two Engineers
Hydro Flask, which makes stainless steel containers, has expanded its headquarters staff in Bend, OR by hiring Brian Goodwin as a product designer and Ben Hein as a product engineer…
SealSkinz Launches New U.S. Website
SealSkinz, a U.K.-based maker of waterproof, windproof and breathable accessories for the hands, feet and head, launched a new U.S. website to promote its new…
RECALL: 3,100 Avigo 20-Inch Bikes by Toys “R” Us
Dynacraft BSC Inc., of American Canyon, Calif. has recalled about 3,100 Avigo youth bicycles sold exclusively at Toys “R” Us because the front wheel on the bicycle can detach and pose a fall hazard…
Vestis Retail Extends $1.20 Offer for Sport Chalet Class B Shares
Vestis Retail Group, LLC extended its $1.20 offer for all outstanding shares of Sport Chalet Class B common stock until Aug. 15 to provide shareholders more time to tender their shares or see the offer price drop 13 percent…
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