Product Architects Inc., the maker of Polar Bottle insulated bottles and Cenoté hydration systems, has hired its 11th and 12th employees since moving to its new headquarters…
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OBIT: Hobie Alter Passes at 80
Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who started out shaping surfboards and ended up creating the Hobie Cat catamaran and the company that introduced the Pelican drive kayak system, passed away peacefully at his Palm Desert home on March 29 surrounded by his
Igloo Products Acquired by Another PE Firm
Igloo Products Corp. has been acquired by an affiliate of ACON Investments, L.L.C., a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm…
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
Mammut 2013 Sales Up 6.23 Percent
Mammut Sports Group reported net revenues of CHF246.9 million ($200mm) in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF 232.5 million in 2012…
Yakima Working to Cut Off Gray Market Sales to Costco
Yakima told its authorized dealers last week that it was working with an international distributor to cut off sales to Costco Wholesale Corp. after learning the warehouse club was selling two of its SKUs at some of its U.S. stores…
Amer Sports’ Mavic Unit Hires Agency to Boost MAP Enforcement
Mavic Inc. has hired an online price monitoring, brand protection, and channel management agency to manage its Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy online…
Indices Point to Rising Consumer Confidence as Spring Approaches
Two separate indicators of consumer confidence hit their highest level since before the Great Recession in March, indicating more U.S. consumers may be prepared to shop coming out of a long winter…
Lenzing Hastens Tencel Plant Amid Plunge in Basic Rayon Fiber Prices
Lenzing Group has shelved plans for a plant that makes basic viscose, or rayon, fibers in India, so it can step up construction of a factory that will make specialty fibers used by several outdoor and athletic brands to improve drape and wicking, enhance
Yue Yuen’s Casual/Outdoor Footwear Business Sets Pace in 2013
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited reported sales of athletic shoes and casual/outdoor shoes were up by 2.7 percent and 9.7 percent respectively in 2013…
Ogio International to Open Two New Stores in Asia
Following the highly successful debut of its first two store locations in Beijing and Shanghai, Ogio International announces the imminent opening of two additional retail locations in Asia this Spring…
SIA Joins PHIT America
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has joined PHIT America to expand its involvement in the national effort to ‘Get America Moving.’ Founded in January 2013, PHIT America is a non-profit educational, social media, and advocacy campaign focuse
NBDA America’s Best Bike Shops Application Due March 31
NBDA reminds bicycle retailers that the application deadline for NBDA America's Best Bike Shops program is March 31…
Washington Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Rec To Meet
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s new Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation will hold its first meeting April 9. At the meeting, a 28-member task force that includes Outdoor Research CEO Dan Nordstrom, will develop an action plan and rec
Fuji Bikes to Manufacture Design Contest Winner
Fuji Bikes has partnered with Oregon Manifest and Levi's to sponsor a bike design competition which partners design firms in five American cities with American bicycle craftsmen to create the Ultimate Urban Utility Bike. Fuji has committed to manufac
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