Travel Oregon, the state’s official tourism booster, has created the first statewide Bike Friendly Business program in the nation to encourage businesses to cater to bicyclists…
Author: Charlie Lunan
European Outdoor Group Opens Membership to Retailers
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has opened up membership to retailers for the first time in its nearly 11-year existence in a bid to take on a number of challenges now facing the industry. The decision was approved Saturday at the group's annual mee
The North Face to Offer Responsibly Sourced Down Products in Fall 2015
The North Face will offer down product by fall 2015 that complies with its new Responsible Down Standard (RDS), which is designed to ensure that all the down its uses is sourced responsibly. Patagonia announced in November, 2013 that all its down products
Wenonah Canoe Adds C4 Waterman to its Paddlesportfolio
Executives for Wenonah Canoe Inc. and C4 Waterman announced their merger last week in a deal that catapults one of the world's oldest founder-owned paddlesports companies into the rapidly growing SUP market…
As Altrec Heads to Auction, Dealers Ask Why It Got So Much Trade Credit
Several outdoor companies have already agreed to resume shipments to Altrec Inc. after receiving prepaid deposit checks sent by the bankrupt retailer, according to Altrec’s chief restructuring officer…
Cannondale’s US Assembly Plant, 100 Jobs Nixed in Dorel Restructuring
Dorel Industries Inc. will close an assembly and testing facility in Bedford, PA that once cranked out thousands of Cannondale bicycles to cut costs by $6 million annually at its nearly $1 billion-a-year Recreational/Leisure segment…
Accell NA Says New B2B Portal Provides IBDs One-Stop Shop For Bicycles, Parts and Accessories
Accell North America (ANA) announced it had completed the integration of Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) and Raleigh America into a new platform that will provide independent bike dealers with virtually every product they need…
Patagonia’s CEO Sheahan to Pass the Torch to Marcario on Feb. 7
Patagonia Inc., which has secured its status as the poster child for corporate responsibility despite a decade of heady growth, named a new CEO last week for the first time in a decade…
Canadian Olympic Committee Accuses The North Face of Ambush Marketing
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is cautioning Canadian consumers about ambush marketing by The North Face and some of its Canadian retailers…
NOCSAE Approves Revised Football Helmet Standard
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors has approved the development of a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to limit certain concussion causing forces…
RECALL: 2,800 Johnson Health Tech Trainers and Ellipticals
Johnson Health Tech North America Inc. Is recalling about 2,800 Fitness Ascent Trainers and Elliptical trainers because user perspiration or cleaning liquids can build up in the power socket on the unit, causing a short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
LeftLane Sports Plans to Double Employment in 2014
LeftLane Sports, a members-only online retailer specializing selling endurance, outdoor and action sports gear at up to 70 percent off, plans to double its workforce in 2014 after reaching record breaking sales last year…
European Trade Groups Partner to Market Snow Sports to Youth
Europe's leading sports organizations signed an MOU with the aim of better promoting snow sports activities among children. The agreement calls on the International Ski Federation (FIS) the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and
Hydro Flask Recruits Industry Heavy Weights to Advisory Board
Hydro Flask, which counts several private equity executives on its board of directors, has recruited outdoor industry heavy weights Mark Bryden and Jack Gilbert to its advisory board. Bryden recently retired from a long career at VF Corp. and still serves
Timbuk2 Wins Outdoor Inspiration Award at OR
Timbuk2 was named the winner of the company category at the fourth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards for its unflinching advocacy of cycling. The awards, which were present by Adidas Outdoor during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, also honored…
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