Sports Specialists Ltd. (SSL) named Scott Ford as its first new president in decades and said he would start post Sept. 27…
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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…
PE Firm Names Millenacker to Run Royal Robbins
Veteran outdoor brand executive Michael Millenacker has rejoined Royal Robbins as its new CEO, effective immediately.
Millenacker will also serve on the board of directors of BRS Outdoor Holdings, LLC, the controlling entity of Royal Robbins and Evolv Spo
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…
Trew Gear Raises $1.6 Million, Abandons Wholesale Model
Trew Gear, a snowboard and ski apparel brand with a strong following among backcountry freeriders, has raised $1.6 million in capital that to extend its product line, add staff, and fortify its direct-to-consumer operations, the Portland Business Journal
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…
Quiksilver Inc. Pares Q3 Losses Despite Currency Headwinds
Quiksilver Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection September 9, reduced its losses by 43.5 percent in the third quarter ended July 31 despite an 11.1 percent decline in revenue that was skewed by foreign currency impacts…
Verde Brand Communications Hires Scott Kaier
Verde Brand Communications has added veteran outdoor industry and communications professional Scott Kaier…
Business Building at Western Mountain Resorts
DestiMetrics confirmed lodging occupancy and revenue at western mountain destinations its tracks set a third consecutive record in August and bookings for September and October continued apace…
K2 Snowboarding Canada Names BC Rep
K2 Snowboarding Canada named JRH Agency LTD to represent the brand in British Columbia…
JD Sports Same-Store Sales Surge in First Half
JD Sports Fashion Plc reported same-store sales across all its Sports Fashion and Outdoor banners in the United Kingdom and Europe surged by more than 10 percent in the first half ended Aug. 1…
RootsRated.com to Pitch at Atlanta Venture Forum
RootsRated.com has been selected as a presenter at Venture Atlanta 2015, Georgia’s premier event connecting technology innovation and investment capital, to be held October 20-21 at the Georgia Aquarium…
Lodge at Ohio’s Mad River Resort Destoyed by Fire
Peak Resorts, Inc. confirmed that a fire destroyed the main lodge at its Mad River Resort in Zanesville, Ohio, on the evening of Sept. 16. Mad River was closed for the season and there are no reports of any injuries…
Five Cities Vie to Host 2024 Olympic Games
Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome will compete to host the Olympic Games 2024 after submitting their applications to the International Olympic Committee by midnight Sept. 15…
Leatherman Tool Joins The Conservation Alliance
Leatherman Tool Group Inc has joined The Conservation Alliance to help protect the wilderness for future generations…
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