L.L.Bean is asking Americans to visit a park and share their photos and stories online to help raise $1 million for the National Park Foundation as part of the retailer's Million Moment Mission…
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Quiksilver Names Two SVPs in Marketing
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, appointed Ryan “Scano” Scanlon senior vice president of marketing, Quiksilver Americas, effective immediately and announced that Taylor Whisenand has joined the company in the role of senior vice presi
PE Firm Acquires Team Sports Retailer in Midwest
Gold Creek Capital, a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas, has acquired Jerry’s Sport Shop, a youth and school team sporting goods supplier serving the Kansas City metropolitan area…
MTS Sports Group to Represent Louis Garneau
MTS Sports Group will represent Louis Garneau in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska…
Advanced Technology Lists 2012 Sponsorships and Donations
Adventure Technology (AT) paddles announced its national sponsorships and donations for 2012…
Big Agnes Hires Reps in South Central Territory
Big Agnes hired the Horton Co. to handle its outdoor equipment sales in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The Horton Co., which is owned by Jerry and Lois Horton, will be managing the south central territory from their home base of New Brau
Salomon Adds to Footwear and Apparel Sales Force
Salomon USA has added Lance Taylor as the newest member of the its footwear and apparel sales force. Taylor is Salomon’s former footwear and sales product associate, and has now accepted the position of Footwear/Athletic Apparel sales representative
After Slide in Winter Occupancy, Summer Reservations
Below average snowfall and snowpack combined with record-breaking warm temperatures led to a 3.9 percent decline in actual occupancy at western mountain destinations during March compared to the same month last year, according to Mountain Travel Research
Klean Kanteen Taps Former TNF Exec as Director of Sales
Klean Kanteen named Scott McGuire as the company’s director of sales…
Bell Hires BMX Rider Cooke as Sports Marketing and Events Manager
Bell has hired former pro BMX rider Allan Cooke as sports marketing and event manager. Cooke¡¯s duties include the identification, management and activation of Bell¡¯s roster of bicycle athletes, the management of Bell¡¯s event presence, and providing mar
Timberland’s Green Index Alive and Well
Timberland intends to have Green Index ratings on 100 percent of its footwear line by the end of 2012, according to the company's just released corporate social responsibility report. The company disclosed it is now sourcing 15 percent of its energy
McNett Collecting Gently Used Outdoor Gear
McNett is collecting outdoor gear in an effort to get kids outside. The company has re-launched its “Take a Kid Outside” program with the help of local non-profit, the North Cascades Institute (NCI), and needs new, discontinued or gently used
Groupe Go Sport Reports Strong Q1 Comps Growth
Groupe Go Sport, which operates 347 stores in France and Poland, reported a 7.6 percent increase in comp store sales in the first quarter of 2012 in currency neutral terms. The company's Go Sport and Courir banners are major distributors of such U.S.
RILA Applauds Congressmen for TPP Letter
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) applauded a letter sent Tuesday by 27 members of Congress urging U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to avoid inserting complex rules of origin provisions into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and
Lafuma Names Hoyt and Co. as Rocky Mountain Reps
Lafuma hired Colorado-based Hoyt & Company as its new sales agency covering the Rocky Mountain Region…
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