Mavic Inc. has promoted longtime factory sales representative Aaron Walker to the new position of product merchandising manager and hired new sales reps in the upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions…
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TomTom Doubles Sport Sales in Second Quarter
TomTom reported that revenues from sports products more than doubled in the second quarter thanks to the introduction of its Cardio GPS sport watches, which are now available in 26 countries…
Giant USA Offers Top Liv Dealers Certifications
Giant USA is introducing a Liv Certified Retailer program to elevate the bike shopping experience for women…
TRCP’s Joel Webster Testifies at Senate Hearing
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership's Western Lands Director Joel Webster testified to the value hunting, fishing and related activities bring to the nation’s fiscal health at a Senate hearing Tuesday…
Club Ride Adds Two Reps, Hires Social Media Agency
Club Ride, which aims to become the leading casual-performance cycling apparel brand in North America, added two members to its sales team and has hired Verde PR to manage its social media efforts…
Horny Toad Rebrands as ‘ToadandCo’
Horny Toad, the 18-year-old outdoor lifestyle apparel brand will unveil its new brand name “Toad&Co” to the trade at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next month, followed by a fully integrated omni-channel consumer launch in February 2015…
Unifi Reports Highest Profits in a Decade
Unifi, Inc. reported net income for the fiscal year ended June 30 reached its highest level in 10 years and said it will plow more money into Repreve, a brand of polyester yarns made with recycled material that is in high demand among many athletic and ou
Wenonah Canoe Names C4 Waterman Sales Team
Wenonah Canoe Inc. named the North American sales team for C4 Waterman, the SUP brand it merged with in January…
X2 Biosystems Adds Girls Soccer League to Pro League Clients
X2 Biosystems will supply its Integrated Concussion Evaluation (ICE) software system for use by select teams in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) during the 2014-2017 soccer seasons…
Optic Nerve Promotes Three to Sales Leadership Positions
Optic Nerve Eyewear has promoting employees into the positions of director of sales, sales manager and communications manager…
Crocs Plan Shifts Emphasis Back to Wholesale, E-Commerce Growth
Crocs, Inc. will kill SKUs, eliminate positions, close up to 100 stores and divest foreign subsidiaries as part of a new strategy that prioritizes profits over growth, the company announced Tuesday. Crocs also disclosed it will open a Global Commercial Ce
Tecnica Blizzard Returns to USST Pool, Signs Skiers
Tecnica Blizzard USA has returned to the U.S. Ski Team Equipment Pool and signed three new and one returning athlete for the upcoming season…
OIA VantagePoint: Outdoor Product Sales Accelerate in June
Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented an acceleration
Voormi and Fishpond Collaborate to Launch Apparel Line
Voormi, which provides domestically sourced precision blended wool and gear maker Fishpond are collaborating to launch an apparel line suitable or remote access, high alpine fly-fishing…
Outsiders Ball Sponsors Finalized
The Outdoor Foundation confirmed the full roster of sponsors for the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which will be held in Salt Lake City on the eve of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market…