The new executives will manage product, engineering and marketing for CSG, which owns Cannondale, GT, Sugoi and other premium cycling brands.
Author: Charlie Lunan
Eurobike Makes Its Move To July
Europe’s largest bicycle trade show is moving up a month starting in 2018 to compete with in-house dealer events proliferating on both sides of the Atlantic.
OIA Endorses Eight More Congressional Candidates
The Outdoor Industry Association Political Action Committee (OIAPAC) endorsed eight incumbents running for re-election to Congress this year.
Eurobike Moving To July In 2018
Messe Friedrichshafen will move Europe’s largest trade show for the bicycle industry up a full month in 2018 to compete with in-house dealer events.
Consumer Sales Decline Accelerates At TomTom
Consumer revenues at the company declined three times faster in the third quarter than they did in the second due to faster than expected declines in Europe’s PND market.
Patagonia Names Marketing and Retail Executives
Former Lululemon executive Cory Bayers will serve as vice president of marketing, while Ryan Shadrin has been named vice president of global direct to consumer.
Lenzing To Invest €100 Million In Pulp Production
The investment will expand and modernize existing dissolving wood pulp production, which is used to make Modal and other fibers used by outdoor apparel brands.
RECALL: 1,000 Specialized S-Works Road Bikes
The company recalled the 2016 Venge Vias and Venge Pro Vias road bicycles after learning the rear wheel can slip from the drop out and damage the rear triangle.
Warren Kanders Buys Stake In Carve Designs
With a significant investment in the women’s swim and beach wear company, Kanders is now the largest investor in, and chairman of, four active lifestyle companies.
Accell’s Pizzi To Head Stand-alone E-bike Unit
After a two-year assignment helping the company realign its North American bicycle business, Larry Pizzi will head a new entity devoted to growing e-bike sales.
Patagonia Ramps Up Fair Trade Certified Program
By next fall, the brand will source 300 styles through the program, including its popular Synchilla Snap-T fleece, according to CEO Rose Marcario.
Sanuk Names New Product Lead
Frederic De Beule, who helped evolve the Adidas Original global product line, will succeed Trisha Hegg as the footwear brand’s director of product October 17.
Bergans Of Norway Retreats
The Norwegian outdoor gear manufacturer is shuttering its U.S. subsidiary as part of a global restructuring aimed at bolstering competitiveness closer to home.
Are Team Deals Gaining Traction In High Schools?
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Bergans Of Norway Shuttering U.S. Subsidiary
Four years after opening its doors in Longmont, CO, Bergans USA will close as part of a global retrenchment by the Nordic outdoor brand.
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