MTN Approach is in its first season of product delivery and is excited to bring in John Kaiser to help build the business systems. Kaiser will be managing projects and people to help grow brand recognition worldwide while also heading up the daily operat
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Arctic Photographer to Keynote Conservation Alliance Breakfast at ORWM
The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature guest speaker Florian Schulz, a renowned wildlife photographer whose multi-media presentation To the Arctic offers a stunning look at the Arctic National W
Dale of Norway Names New CEO
Dale of Norway named Oyvind Lauritzen as its managing director and CEO…
DSW Raises EPS Guidance and 2012 Store Openings
DSW Inc. raised its EPS guidance and said it now plans to accelerate new store openings in 2012 to between 35 to 40 new stores, which is ahead of its long-term goal of 15 to 20 new stores per year…
Bergans Opens U.S. Subsidiary in Colorado
Premier European outfitter Bergans of Norway has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Bergans USA LLC, to serve the North American market. Located in Longmont, CO, Bergans USA will be led by longtime industry executives Patry “Pat” Loomis as CEO, and Ke
Eagles Nest Outfitters Launches College Market Program
Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) is launching a brand ambassador program that will hit campus and retail shops early next year. After a successful beta test with Syracuse University, the Brand Ambassador Program will fully launch January 2012…
Blacks Leisure Sold to JD Sports for £20 Million
Blacks Leisure has completed its sale of substantially all of its trade, assets and brands to a wholly owned subsidiary of JD Sports Fashion plc for £20m in cash. The UK outdoor specialty retailer said it appointed Monday three KPMG LLP partners as admini
A.T. Cross Says Optical Business Grew 20 Percent in 2011
A.T. Cross Company said it expects to meet previously issued earnings guidance for 2011 after sales at the Cross Optical Group, which owns the Costa and Native sunglass brands, grew 20%. However, the company said a double-digit decline in European sales i
Hincapie Sportswear Names P.R. Agency
Hincapie Sportswear, the family-owned manufacturer of premium road cycling and casual apparel for consumers, teams and clubs, has selected Lyman Public Relations as agency of record…
Green Guru to Keynote ORWM Industry Breakfast
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and The North Face today announced that Andrew Winston, environmental strategist, globally recognized expert on green business, and author of Green to Gold and Green Recovery, will keynote the Outdoor Retailer Winter Mar
Indiana Reaches Sales Tax Agreement with Amazon.com
Indiana reached an agreement with Amazon.com, Inc, to begin collecting Indiana's sales tax on Internet purchases beginning Jan. 1, 2014 or within 90 days of enactment of federal legislation, which ever is earlier. The state estimates it will collect
Gramicci to Donate 1 Percent of Sales from new Fall 2012 Collection
Outdoor Outreach will receive one percent of the sales of Gramicci’s new Fall 2012 collection as the natural performance climbing and outdoor apparel company expands its ongoing Start Somewhere social and environmental philanthropic initiative…
Superfeet Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Superfeet joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a vendor partner.
Skier Visits Off 15.2 Percent At Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. its retail sales and rental income slipped 0.7 percent on a 15.2 percent decline in skier visits to its western mountain resorts during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, which ended Jan. 3, 20
Snow Shortfall Cuts into Sales at Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. rental/retail sales slipped 0.7 percent as its skier visits dropped 15.3 percent during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012, as many of its six western resorts experience the warmest and driest winter in decades. Still, the company di
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