Summit Sales NW, a leading outdoor industry sales agency in the Pacific Northwest, has been sold by founder Dave Fitzgerald to partners Kris Stahl and Rob Birzell…
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US Apparel Imports Rise 13.5 Percent in August
Apparel imports to the United States increased 13.5 percent in August and are now running 7.0 percent ahead of year ago levels for the year-to-date period ended Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce…
Big Rock Sports Acquires Canadian Distributor
Big Rock Sports, Canada has acquired KTL Canada, a fishing tackle distributor based in Mississauga, ON. The acquisition will greatly expand KTL Canada’s product offering and…
ShopKeep Survey Outlines Small Merchants’ Concerns
Mom and pop retailers' top concerns headed into the 2015 holiday shopping season are competing with other small merchants, changing EMV requirements and the overall economy, according to the latest ShopKeep Small Business Index…
Hugelmeyer Takes Reins as President of RV Trade Group
Frank Hugelmeyer has officially taken his seat as president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), succeeding Richard Coon…
Colorado’s OREC Appoints Advisory Group
Colorado’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry (OREC) named more than 20 people to its first advisory council Monday, including the owners of several companies…
EOG Says First Consumer Campaign Reached Millions
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) estimates #itsgreatoutthere – its first consumer facing campaign – reached more than seven million people; a number that could more than double once impressions made by supporting outdoor brands and retailers are tallied.
AAFA Wants TaoBao Labeled ‘Notorious Market’
The American Apparel & Footwear Association called on the U.S. Trade Representative to reinstate Alibaba's TaoBao e-commerce site as a 'Notorious Market,' for failing to curb the sale of counterfeit clothing, shoes, and handbags…
Eddie Bauer Adds Two Top Explorers to Athlete Team
Eddie Bauer has added adventurers and expedition photographers Cory Richards and Ben Ditto to its guide and athlete team….
OIA Says Intense Lobbying Needed to Save LWCF
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) – the single largest source of funding for parks, trails and other public recreational infrastructure in the United States – ceased to exist Sept. 26 after Congress failed to reauthorize it for the first time si
Johnson Outdoors Boosts Quarterly Dividend
Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 80 cents per Class A share and 73 cents per Class B share – a 6.7 percent increase from the dividend rates declared in previous quarters…
The North Face Launches First Global Campaign
The North Face, the first brand in VF Corp.'s portfolio to reach $2 billion in annual revenue, unveiled its first global campaign last week in a bid to bolster its brand in 10 markets spanning five continents…
Easton Archery Center of Excellence Schedules Grand Opening
The Easton Archery Center of Excellence, touted as the world’s premier indoor training facility, will celebrate its grand opening next month on the campus of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA…
BIG Adventures Hustles to Dial in Synergies
When a 40-foot container headed for the Netherlands landed at the loading dock of BIG Adventures rotational molding, or rotomolding, factory in Fletcher, NC last week, it was all hands on deck…
Sportsman’s Warehouse No Longer Controlled by PE Patron
Seidler Equity Partners (SEP), which took Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. from bankruptcy to an initial public offering between 2009 and 2014, reduced its stake in the rapidly growing retailer below the 50 percent mark last week through a seconda
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