Mountain High Outfitters expects to open its tenth retail location by year end to cap off a busy four months of opening, relocating, expanding and remodeling stores in Alabama and Georgia…
Author: Charlie Lunan
VF Corp. Reports Outdoor and Action Sports Revenues Rise 5 Percent in Third Quarter
VF Corporation reported revenue at its Outdoor & Action Sports coalition increased 5 percent to $2.3 billion in the third quarter ended Oct. 3, or 13 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms, driven by similar growth rates in both its wholesale and direct-
QBP’s Reno Distribution Center to Open in December
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) announced that it will begin operations at its fourth U.S. distribution center in December…
Costa Sunglasses Q3 Sales Fuel Record Growth At Essilor Segment
Higher sales of Costa Sunglasses’ prescription and online channels helped fuel record sales growth at Essilor International's Sunglasses & Readers segment in the third quarter ended September 30…
OIA Poll Shows Western Voters Support Public Lands
Outdoor Industry Association released poll results ahead of next week's Republican presidential debate in Boulder, CO that shows majorities of likely voters in Colorado and Nevada will weigh candidates' positions on public land, water and wildli
Amer Sports Reports Earlier Shipments Fuel Q3 Gains
Amer Sports Corp. reported net sales reached €713.7 million in the third quarter, up 5 percent in currency-neutral terms compared with the year earlier quarter. Excluding acquisitions, net sales increased by 4 percent…
CamelBak CEO McCoy to Headline OIWC Event
Sally McCoy, long time CEO and GM of CamelBak, will be keynote speaker at the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) awards presentation at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in January…
Costa Q3 Sales Fuel Record Growth at Essilor Segment
Essilor International reported sales at its Sunglasses & Readers segment grew at a record pace in the third quarter thanks in part to Costa sunglasses' continued penetration of the prescription eyewear and travel channels…
Cabela’s Q3 Disappoints, Asset Sales Under Review
Cabela’s Inc. reported net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 26 fell short of Wall Street expectations due to lackluster sales of fall apparel and footwear. The retailer is cutting costs and considering selling assets to raise cash for stock
Polaris Snowmobile Shipments Up 14 Percent in Q3
Polaris Industries Inc. reported that is snowmobile sales increased 14 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 compared to the third quarter of 2014…
Unifi Profits Rise On Lower Sales in Fiscal First Quarter
Unifi Inc., which supplies polyester and nylon yarns to many outdoor and athletic apparel brands, grew operating earnings by more than a quarter in the fiscal first quarter despite a 7.6 percent decline in sales…
Outdoor and Athletic Brands Push for Global Labor Standard
Adidas Group, Columbia Sportswear Co., Nike, REI, VF Corp. and Outdoor Industry Association were among the organizations to call Wednesday for a single standard for working conditions in the global apparel and footwear manufacturing sector…
Honey Stinger Sponsors University of Denver
Honey Stinger will fuel student athletes at the University of Denver for the 2015-2016 school year under a sponsorship agreement with Denver Sports Properties…
Southern Utah University Crowned National Outdoor Champion
Southern Utah University won the the title of National Outdoor Champion following the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, presented by REI and The North Face, which ended Saturday after six weeks…
Jarden Raises $475 Million in Public Offering
Jarden Corporation closed a public offering of stock Wednesday that will yield at least $475 million in cash it intends to use to pay for its recently announced acquisition of Jostens Inc…
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