Vail Resorts said revenues from its more than 180 specialty retail stores and gear rental shops reached $85.7 million in the second fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, up 2.4 percent, compared to the same period in the prior year…
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Mountain Khaki to Offer Gift Cards to Top Selling Retail Employees
Mountain Khakis launched its MK POSSE retailer reward program, which enables retailer's employees to earn a $75 MK gift card for every…
Focus on Premium MTBs Helped Fox Buck Industry Trend in 2013
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales increased 15.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 to $65.3 million driven by strong growth in sales of suspension parts for both mountain bikes (MTBs) and powered vehicles…
Pacific Vector Settles Dispute with Former Executive
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $55,000 and grant an 8 percent stake in its Ryderz Compound subsdiairy to settle an employment contract dispute with a former president of the subsidiary…
TGR Producer Survives Being Dragged 1,000 Feet by Avalanche
A producer for Teton Gravity Research was caught in an avalanche and seriously injured about 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 9 while skiing in Grand Teton National Park's backcountry, the National Park Service reported…
Eddie Bauer Left at the Altar, Albeit $48 Million Richer
Eddie Bauer was left at the altar – albeit $48 million richer – Tuesday when it’s would-be buyer Jos. A Bank Clothiers agreed to be acquired by rival retailer The Men's Wearhouse (MW) and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB)…
Jarden Plans $600 Million Note Offering
Jarden Corporation, which owns The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Shakespeare, Rawlings, Zoot and 20 other sporting goods brands, announced plans to borrow $600 million from investors and use up to $250 million of the proceeds to buy back its stock…
Compass Diversified Reports Fourth Quarter Loss
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns controlling interest in several outdoor products companies, reported a net loss of $5.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 and net income of $78.8 million for the full year 2013…
CamelBak Margins Shrink With US Troop Drawdown
CamelBak’s gross margins plunged to 43.8 percent in 2013 from 54.2 percent in 2012 as the continued drawdown of U.S. military forces abroad caused sales of its gloves, hydration packs and accessories to the Army to decline sharply. The company gener
Black Diamond Equipment Names New Leadership in Europe
Black Diamond Equipment named Olav Neitzer as its new brand and sales director in Europe, where it has changed its management structure in a bid to accelerate the process of bringing its innovations in climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment to mar
Sportsman’s Warehouse Files for IPO
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of its stock on the NASDAQ stock market. The company's S1 registration statement reveals…
Product Architects Adds to Polar Bottle, Cenote Marketing Team
Product Architects said it has expanded its marketing staff for its Polar Bottle and Cenote hydration brands…
REI Eyes Omaha
REI is negotiating to lease space in Omaha for what could be its first store in the Cornhusker State, according to a report by the Omaha World-Herald…
Report Shows Paddlesports Industry Gaining With Kids and Women
The paddlesports industry got encouraging news last week when an update of its largest consumer survey showed significant gains in participation among children and women. While reluctant to draw too many conclusions from one annual survey, marketers said
Nike Takes Minority Stake in Analytics Company Reflektion
Nike, Inc., hrough its strategic partnerships team, has taken a minority investment in California-based start-up Reflektion, an innovator in online retail predictive analytics. Reflektion announced this week it has secured Series B round funding…
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