Big City Mountaineers is working with a group of New England-based outdoor brands to bring its wilderness youth mentoring program to the Northeast…
Author: Charlie Lunan
Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo Set for Aug. 5
Outdoor Retailer confirmed the line up of brand sponsored events and amenities that will be available next week at the Open Air Demo on Pineview Reservoir…
CamelBak Marks 25th Year in Business
CamelBak, which revolutionized hydration by introducing the first hydration packs in the late 1980s, has hit the quarter century mark. The company has come a long way since its founder stuck an IV bag in a sock to provide hands free hydration during the H
Accell Names Canadian Distributor for Redline BMX Bikes
Accell North America and Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) have signed a multi-year distribution agreement making OGC the exclusive distributor of Redline BMX bicycles in Canada…
Fishpond Adds Beane to Sales Team
Fishpond, Inc., creators of high quality fly-fishing and outdoor travel gear and accessories, has added Crosby Beane to its sales team…
Mountain Shades Changes Name to Optic Nerve Eyewear
Mountain Shades, Inc., the eyewear maker behind Optic Nerve sunglasses and goggles, is rebranding the company as Optic Nerve Eyewear and will launch a new sub-brand of lower priced sunglasses at Outdoor Retailer next week…
Big 5 Comps Decline in Second Quarter
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported declining demand for guns and ammo dragged its comp stores sales down 4.9 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended June 29. Earnings slumped 59.0 percent to $2.5 million, or 11 cents a share…
Outdoor Inspiration Award Nominations Open at Outsiders Ball
Outdoor Retailer has expanded its annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards, presented by Adidas Outdoor, to honor three new categories: retailers, non-profits and youth. Outdoor Retailer will begin soliciting nominations for those and its original categories – m
Scott and Kona to Demo Bikes at EORA Summer Market
Scott and Kona are among the bike brands that will be available at the first Eastern Outdoor Reps Association's (EORA) New England and Mid-Atlantic Regional Summer Market Show Aug. 25-27 at the Killington Resort in Vermont…
ILandWU and PMA Suspend Contract Talks Until Aug. 1
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have suspended negotiations for a new contract until Aug. 1 so that the union can resume unrelated contract negotiations in the Pacific Northwest…
Nearly 100 Media Outlets Cover SIA Summer Snowdown in Manhattan
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) reports that its 8th annual SIA Summer Snowdown in New York City attracted 78 journalists representing 96 media outlets from television, print and online including Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, InStyle, Ma
Deloitte Index Points to Greater Consumer Spending
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index), which tracks consumers' cash flow, reversed course in June by increasing, indicating consumers were poised to increase spending as the summer began…
Exceed Company CEO Still Seeking Financing for LBO
Exceed Company Ltd. Chairman and CEO Shuipan Lin has still not lined up financing to take the company, which is one of China’s leading domestic sportswear brands, private…
Field and Stream to Open Another Pennsylvania Store
Field & Stream, the specialty hunting and fishing store owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods, will open a new store in Washington, PA on Sept. 12…
Adidas Outdoor Expands DryDye Collection for Spring 14
Adidas Outdoor has extended its DryDye apparel collection, which consists of shirts dyed using an innovative waterless techology, for Spring 2015…
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