Pearl Izumi has chosen Outdoor Prolink to help it reach professional customers…
Author: Charlie Lunan
Spain’s OS20 Partners With Event Fabrics
OS20, a Spanish outdoor brand, has partnered with Event Fabrics, the supplier of patented air permeable and waterproof membrane technology and fabrics…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Announces New Store Locations
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. plans to open its first store in Louisiana and a third store in New Mexico next year…
World Snowboard Day Set for Dec. 20
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is again supporting World Snowboard Day, which takes place Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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