Having largely completed its purge of off-price dealers, Skullcandy Inc. will turn its attention in 2014 to adding retailers who meet its turnaround criteria, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the company disclosed Thurday…
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Obama’s FY15 Budget Seeks Robust Funding for LWCF, National Parks
President Obama’s for fiscal 2015 budget calls for full funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), according to Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)…
Police Investigate Whether Trespassing Snowboarder Triggered Fatal Missoula Avalanche
Police in Missoula, MT are investigating reports that a snowboarder trespassing on city property set off an avalanche March 1 that destroyed two homes and claimed the life of a resident…
Dahon to List Shares on Taiwan Stock Exchange
California-based Dahon has formed a new Taiwanese subsidiary and plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the company’s founder announced during the Tapie Cycle Show.
L.L.Bean Fiscal 2014 Sales Up 3 Percent
L.L.Bean reported annual net sales reached $1.56 billion in the fiscal year ended Feb. 23, 2014, up 3 percent compared with 2012. The Maine-based retailer announced plans to pay 8 percent performance bonuses to approximately 5,000 full- and part-time empl
Wallenfels Resigns as CEO of Timbuk2
Mike Wallenfels resigned as CEO of Timbuk2, but will continue to work with Timbuk2’s board of directors and senior management team through the end of March…
Dorel’s Cycling Sports Group Ends 2013 in the Dog House
Restructuring charges at Dorel Industries Inc.’s once, high-flying Cycling Sports Group (CSG) dragged down the Canadian company’s net income by nearly 43 percent in the fourth quarter. Dorel said currency-neutral organic sales at its Recreatio
New Intrawest Season Pass Caters to Non-Traditional Families
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. introduced a new season pass for the 2014-15 season geared toward America's increasingly non-traditional families…
Skullcandy Reports Sharp Drops in Sales and Operating Income
Skullcandy Inc., which has been terminating off-price dealers in bid to protect its brand, reported sharp declines in net sales and operating income in the fourth quarter and a loss for the year…
Astral Adds Whitewater Athlete to Market Staff
Astral hired whitewater paddler and former Astral athlete Ty Caldwell March 1 as its social media marketing coordinator and an assistant in its marketing department…
Northern Forest Canoe Trail Names New Executive Director
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail named Karrie Thomas as its new executive director. She takes over from outgoing director Kate Williams who has joined Waitsfield-based 1% for the Planet…
RECALL: 2,000 Spyre Disc Brake Calipers
Tektro USA/TRP is recalling about 2,000 Spyre and Spyre SLC dual-piston mechanical disc brake calipers because the brake cable actuator arm can over-rotate, dislocating parts, causing the brake calipers to fail…
Timbuk2 to Open Fourth U.S. Store
Timbuk2 will open its fourth U.S. store in Denver's historic Larimer Square this spring…
Kickstarter Surpasses $1 Billion in Pledges
Kickstarter said it surpassed $1 billion in pledges on March 3. The crowdfunding site has been used by dozens of entrepreneurs in the sporting goods space to launch new products and even companies and is now commonly used as a product development tool tha
Mizuno Kicks Off ‘What if Everybody Ran?’ Campaign
Mizuno Running released “What if Everybody Ran?,” a study it commissioned from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Kenan-Flagler Business School, to kick off its marketing campaign of the same name. The campaigncelebrates running's impact on indi
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