Mammut Sports Group AG eliminated 25 sales jobs at its corporate headquarters in Switzerland and will outsourcing rope manufacturing in a bid to cut costs amid declining sales and margin pressures created by adverse currency effects…
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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…
USA Cycling Drafting Guide for Cyclo-cross Promoters
USA Cycling has selected renowned New England landscape architect Josh Burgel to develop a technical guide for cyclo-cross promoters working in public parks…
Black Diamond Stock Falls on Report It Failed to Find Buyers
Black Diamond Inc.'s share price fell more than 5.5 percent Thursday afternoon after a journalist tweeted the company has been unable to find any investors interested in buying it or any of its brands…
GSI Outdoors Names New UK Distributor
GSI Outdoors has signed a new distribution agreement covering the United Kingdom with Lyon Equipment Ltd. Effective Jan. 1, Lyon will sell, market and support GSI Outdoors outdoor cookware, tableware and accessories…
LWCF Set to Expire at Midnight
Outdoor Industry Association urged its members to lobby Congress to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is expected to expire at midnight Wednesday (Sept. 30), because its lapse will cut off access to millions of dollars in funding fo
Grassroots Connect Website Goes Live
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance unveiled a website for its new Grassroots Connect event, which debuts this November…
Line Partners with Northwest Avalanche Center
Line is providing ski equipment to staff of the Northwest Avalanche Center through a new partnership aimed at promoting dissemination of avalanche information and education…
Farm to Feet Honored by Martha Stewart
Farm to Feet has been named a finalist in the 2015 Martha Stewart American Made Awards in the style category, which qualifies the company for the Audience Choice Award…
Field and Stream Set Grand Opening for North Carolina Store
Field & Stream will be opening its third store in North Carolina and seventeenth store nationwide on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Asheville…
Haibike to Break E-Bike Barrier at Outerbike
Haibike USA will become the first e-bike exhibitor at Outerbike in Moab, UT, October 2-4, when it will offer demo rides on trails approved for motorized used…
MEC Edmonton to Relocate to Larger Store in 2017
Mountain Equipment Co-op is relocating its store at 102nd Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta to a larger location in the Edmonton Brewery District that will open in spring 2017…
OIA to Live Stream Some Rendezvous Presentations
Outdoor Industry Association will stream five presentations from its upcoming Rendezvous executive conference in Seattle live next month via Brandlive, which already provides live interactive video broadcasting service to many outdoor brands…
Sigma Selected as Supplier by The Bike Cooperative
Sigma, the maker of computers, lighting and other electronics for bicycles, has joined The Bike Cooperative as a supplier partner of the retailer-owned co-op…
Lost International Outsources Manufacturing
Lost International has outsourced manufacturing, sourcing and financing through a strategic licensing agreement with a group led by Nick Agakanian, a prominent…
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