Allied Feather & Down reports that two major Exxel Outdoors brands – Sierra Designs and Kelty – plus boutique brand Katabatic, have enrolled in its recently introduced TrackMyDown.com program.
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SHIFT Awards Finalists Named
A surfer, a wilderness school and a Latina community organizer are among 33 finalists for the 2015 SHIFT Awards, which will be announced at the 2015 SHIFT Festival in Jackson Hole October 7…
Frilufts Retail Europe AB Appoints COO
Frilufts AB appointed Henrik Hoffmann as chief operating officer of Frilufts Retail Europe AB to replace Thomas Lipke, who resigned from the position, but remains a managing director at its German subsidiary Globetrotter…
Downlite to Recycle Wastewater at Ohio Plant
Downlite is installing a new wastewater recovery system that will allow the company to recycle and reuse up to 99 percent of the water used to clean and sanitize the down and feather fills it provides to outdoor brands…
Seth Wescott Invests in Winterstick Snowboards
Winterstick Snowboards welcomed pro snowboarder and entrepreneur Seth Wescott to its ownership group and unveiled plans to develop a custom snowboard workshop at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, ME…
Kathmandu Holdings Repels Hostile Takeover Bid
Briscoe Group Limited's hostile takeover bid for Kathmandu Holdings Limited expired Sept. 17 after the New Zealand retailer's shareholders tendered just 3.6 percent of their shares…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Investors to Sell Shares
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. announced that certain of its stockholders intend to offer 6.25 million shares of the company's common stock in a registered public offering…
Rebel Sports New Zealand Sales Up 9.2 Percent in Fiscal Q2
Briscoe Group Limited reported unaudited sales at its Sporting Goods segment, which operates the Rebel Sports franchise in New Zealand, increased by 9.22 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended July 26…
LCI Brands Partners with OIWC
LCI Brands has partnered with OIWC, which educates companies and employees in the outdoor industry on gender diversification and inclusion in all areas of business…
Goldwin to Invest $30 Million in Spiber
Goldwin Inc. has agreed to invest nearly $30 million in Spiber Inc. to commercialize its synthetic spider silks for a new generation of high-performance sports apparel….
G-Form Welcomes Bob Burbank As New CEO
G-Form, a Providence, RI-based impact protection brand, officially named former Cannondale bicycle executive Bob Burbank as its new chief executive officer…
National Bike Challenge Crushes Goal
The National Bike Challenge, an online ride tracking competition sponsored by PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clark, reached its 35-million-mile goal Sept 21 —10 days ahead of the five-month competition's 2015 end…
Breaking Away Cast Honors IB Aware Winners
Landry's Bicycles of Boston, MA was named the 2015 Retailer of the Year at the Interbike Awards Gala Sept. 17, which kicked off with a cameo by the cast of the 1979 cycling film Breaking Away…
JD Sports 1H Comps Rise with Athleisure Trend
JD Sports Fashion Plc reported same-store sales surged more than 10 percent in the first half of the year as it capitalized on the popularity of athletic footwear in its native U.K. market and Europe. Losses declined at its Outdoor segment, which operates
Performance Hunting Brands Bagging Market Share
In all the discussion Under Armours’s (UA) stunning new growth forecast Wednesday, many financial pundits opined about the ground the brand has gained against global giants Adidas and Nike. Overlooked was UA’s huge success in the outdoor space
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