Jack Wolfskin GmbH & Co. KGaA named Michael Rupp, 51, as its new CEO, effective in July. Rupp spent the last four years as president and CEO of the Adidas subsidiary The Rockport Company, LLC in Boston and will now return to…
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Outdoor Nation Opens Applications for 2012 Summits
Outdoor Nation opened the application process for its 2012 Outdoor Nation Summits to be held this summer and fall in 10 U.S. cities. Each two-day Summit will bring together participants ages 16 to 28 to identify pressing outdoor issues, discuss and develo
The North Face, Local Dealer Help Endurance Runner Chase Record
The North Face and one of its independent outdoor specialty dealers, Great Outdoor Provision Co., are helping sponsor global endurance athlete Diane Van Deren's attempt this spring to set the time record for running North Carolina’s Mountains-t
Kigo Footwear Enrolls in Plus Foam Technologies Recycling Program
Kigo Footwear has partnered with Plus Compound Technologies (“Plus”) and Soles4Souls to keep well-worn Kigos out of landfills…
L.A. Bike Shop and Car Deal Partner to Draw Gas Weary Motorists
A Los Angeles bike dealer has launched a promotion with a neighboring car dealer to encourage motorist to trade in their cars for a new bicycle…
Sen Klobuchar Secures Funding for Recreational Trails Program
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said Wednesday that she has secured the continuation of the Recreational Trails Program as part of a larger Surface Transportation bill…
Columbia Sportswear Trims Workforce
Layoffs continued at Columbia Sportswear this week as it cut 80 positions, or nearly 2 percent of its workforce worldwide, to bring costs in line with lower growth expectations for 2012, The Oregonian newspaper reported…
Chicago Poised to Create one of Nation’s Largest Bike Share Program
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to introduce an ordinance to City Council Wednesday to enter into an agreement with Portland, OR-based Alta Bicycle Share, Inc. to operate Chicago’s first large-scale bike-sharing program, which is envisioned
European Fashion Brands Adopt Life Cycle Assessment Tool to Assess Eco Labeling
Six leading European fashion retailers have begun monitoring their eco-labeling and eco-design procedures with a life cycle assessment tool developed by Intertek in anticipation of a possible regulation that would make eco-labeling mandatory for consumer
Retailer Container Imports Forecast to Jump This Month
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to jump 10 percent in March compared with the same month last year as retail rebuild inventory after a flat 2011, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report releas
CSG to Distribute Cannondale, GT Direct in China
Cycling Sports Group (CSG) is establishing an operation in China to sell Cannondale and GT brands directly in the market beginning in July 2012…
REI Says Expansion, Warm Winter Stunted 2011 Profits
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) reported flat net income of $30.2 million in 2011 on net sales to $1.8 billion, up 8.4 percent from 2010 as investments in the business and warm weather in the winter ate into profit margins during the critical holiday s
Timbuk2 Sponsors Unsanctioned Criterium Race in Brooklyn
Timbuk2 has sponsored the 2012 Red Hook Crit, an unsanctioned race in Brooklyn, NY, held at night featuring a fixed gear criterium and a 5km running race…
Brownie’s Marine Buys Boca Raton Dive Shop
Brownie's Marine Group, Inc. , a developer, manufacturer and distributor of specialized dive and safety products, has purchased substantially all of assets, and assumed the lease of the former Boca Dive Center located at 176 Glades Road in Boca Raton
Outdoor Nation Awards Grants to 13 Paddlesports Programs
Outdoor Nation named winners of The Paddle Nation Project, an initiative that aims to connect young Americans with their waterways through recreational paddling. The 13 winners were selected by the Outdoor Industry Association Paddle Advisory Council from
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