Nordica USA announced today that former US Ski Team Coach Kyle Darling has joined the Nordica Team as the new National Race manager. He is responsible for further developing Nordica's position as the market leader in the Ski Racing community…
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Wolverine Worldwide Reports Record Q2 Results, Retail Consolidation
Wolverine Worldwide reported Saucony, Keds, Caterpillar Footwear, Chaco and Wolverine brands posted very strong year-over-year results in its second fiscal quarter ended June 14, when it saw double-digit revenue gains in EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacif
Localgear.com Rebrands as Locally.com
Localgear.com, an online market for athletic and outdoor recreation products conceived by a handful of independent outdoor specialty retailers, has rebranded as Locally.com and will officially launch at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next month…
Wolverine to Drop Patagonia And Shutter 140 Stores To Accelerate Growth in Wake of Record Q2
Despite reporting record results for the fiscal second quarter ended June 14, Wolverine Worldwide Inc. will stop shipping Patagonia footwear after this fall and close 140 retail locations in the next 18 months. The company plans to reinvest the savings in
Hillsound Hire Director of Product Design, Relcocates HQ
Hillsound Equipment welcomes Kimberly Kim as the new director of product design and announced that it has relocated its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia to a new address…
Western Mountain Resorts See Sold Growth in June
Western mountain resorts enjoyed robust growth in occupany and revenue in June, according to Denver-based DestiMetrics…
House Poised to Debate Changes to Voluntary Recall Rules
Outdoor Industry Association urged members Tuesday to contact their U.S. Representative to head off changes that could greatly increase the costs and risks of voluntarily recalling products…
Footwear Industry Publishes Production Code of Conduct
America’s largest and most powerful footwear trade association released a production code of conduct last week to clearly communicate to its members how it expects them to drive positive change in their offshore factories…
Itochu Launching Gramicci Footwear in Japan
Itochu Corporation is launching the first line of Gramicci-branded footwear in Japan under a recently concluded sublicensing agreement with the U.S. outdoor apparel brand. The collection will be released in January 2015…
Adidas Reaches Agreement with Manchester United
Manchester United has reached a ten year agreement with Adidas for a global technical sponsorship and dual branded licensing deal for a minimum guarantee of £750 million, subject to certain adjustments, beginning with the 2015/2016 campaign. For the 2014/
Thule Launches Technical Backpacks at Outdoor Friedrichshafen
Thule Group launched its first line of technical backpacks Thursday at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen trade show in Germany, capping a three-year product development effort and providing another example of how it plans to extend the brand into new outdoor ca
Halfords’ Premium Bike Sales Surge Leading into Tour de France
Halfords Group plc reported premium bike sales surged 35.1 percent in the 13 weeks ended June 27, thanks to favorable weather and the rising popularity of road biking in the United Kingdom, which has produced the last two winners of the Tour de France…
Backyard Collective Hits Seattle Friday
The Conservation Alliance will hold its third Backyard Collective event of 2014 on Friday, July 18, in Seattle, WA. The Conservation Alliance and its Seattle area member companies are teaming up with Forterra to organize…
SIA Nordic Committee Readies Plans for Upcoming Season
SnowSports Industries America's Nordic Committee convened in Manchester, N.H. last week to review the state of industry and plan the cross country category's initiatives for 2014-15, including…
Club Ride Hires Verde Brand Communications
Club Ride Apparel has selected Verde Brand Communications to lead its content and social media marketing…
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