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…
Author: Charlie Lunan
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…
Ignite USA’s Patent Infringement Claim Rejected
Pacific Market International (PMI) said that U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled all claims of a patent owned by Ignite U.S.A./Contigo and for which Contigo alleged infringement by PMI to be invalid…
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…
Genuine Thermos Joins Works with Fitbit Program
Genuine Thermos Brand will launch a Thermos next month that enables consumers to track their water intake and integrate their hydration statistics into their Fitbit app…
Pearl Izumi Partners with Outdoor Prolink
Pearl Izumi has chosen Outdoor Prolink to help it reach professional customers…
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…
Fedarko to Speak at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast
Author Kevin Fedarko will recount his record-setting run through the Grand Canyon in a small wooden dory as the featured speaker at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016…
Petzl Taps Block to Head North American Sports Division
Petzl named Brian Block, formerly sales director for Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra Outdoor, as manager of its sport division in North America…
Adidas Expects to Establish US Speedfactories by 2020
Adidas AG expects to begin using 3D printers to manufacture custom footwear at “Speedfactories” in Europe and the United States by 2020 under a partnership announced Tuesday with the German automation company Manz AG…
ShopperTrak Ranks Top 10 Shopping Days
ShopperTrak released its rankings of the top 10 sales days and the top 10 busiest days of the 2015 holiday season; Black Friday is anticipated to take the top spot in both categories…
TomTom Says New Sports Watch Boosted Q3 Results
TomTom reported that its Consumer products revenue increased by 5 percent in the third quarter, thanks in part to the launch of its new Spark Sports Watch, which integrates a music player, built-in…
EORA Extends Lower Membership Fee Another Year
EORA's (Eastern Outdoor Rep Association) board of directors voted to keep their annual membership fee at $250 in 2016 in an effort to continue attracting independent sales reps from the bicycle industry…
ToadandCo Hires Baratti Marketing as Southwest Rep Agency
Toad&Co has appointed Baratti Marketing as its independent sales agency in the territory encompassing Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma…
REI Signs on as Sponsor of National Park Adventure Film
REI has signed on as the domestic sponsor for “National Parks Adventure,” a 3D film scheduled for global release on Feb. 12, 2016 to coincide with the centennial of the National Park Service next year…
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