The Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) unveiled plans for an experiential retail and outdoor activity center to be located at Asheville’s legendary Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, site of last year's OIA Rendezvous. NOC’s Basecamp Asheville wi
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Conservation Alliances Releases First Round of 2011 Grants
The Conservation Alliance sent grants totaling $500,000 to 17 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s first funding disbursal for 2011. Since the organization’s founding in 198
Marmot Names Velocity Sales as New England Rep
Marmot named Velocity Sales as its rep throughout the Northeastern region effective May 1, 2011 a week after announcing its would stop using John Bragg, who helped launch the brand in 1980 and was its first and longest serving rep…
Marmot Donates 1,300 Jackets to Japan Disaster Relief
Marmot has donated more than 1,300 jackets to victims of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan through AmeriCares, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization based in Stamford, CT…
Backcountry.com Donation Resuscitates Utah Avalanche Center
Backcountry.com donated $6,300 to non-profit Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center (FUAC) Monday so it can continue backcountry avalanche forecasting through April 24. The UAC had announced April 3 that it had exhausted its funding for the season and would
AAFA Praises Progress on U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke welcomed Thursday the announcement that the United States and Colombia have found a path forward on the long-stalled U.S. – Colombia Free Trade Agreement. The path requires Co
RECALL: 19,000 Canopy Tents Sold at Costco
Costco is recalling 19,000 active leisure folding canopy tents its sold from January 2011 through February 2011 for about $190 because they fail to meet the flammability label claim on the unit, posing a fire hazard, the U.S. Product Safety Commission ann
Invista’s Cordura Joins ‘Get Out More Tour’ Again
For the fourth consecutive year, Invista’s Cordura brand team is sponsoring Backpacker magazine’s “Get Out More Tour,” which hits moe than 60 retailers and events this summer. This year, Invista Cordura spokesmen Randy and Sherri Propster will
Frontier Group Opens Showroom
Frontier Group Sales, which represents Helly Hansen, Mountainsmith, adidas Outdoor, Serengeti, Bolle and ENO, has secured a showroom in the Pacific Market Center in Seattle for 2011…
Vermont Retailer Grabs Old Navy Spot to Quadruple Space
The Outdoor Gear Exchange (OGE) will move into a former Old Navy store on Burlington, VT premier retail street in May in a move that will quadruple its overall space. The over 44,000-square-foot location will allow for expanded inventory and product selec
NRF Delegates Lobby Against Delaying Swipe Fee Reform
Merchants from across the country are on Capitol Hill today asking Congress to reject legislation that would delay swipe fee reform. The fly-in is the second organized by NRF in the past month and one of several being conducted by retail groups to counter
Native Eyewear Sponsors New Hampshire Mountain Bike Park
Native Eyewear is sponsoring the Highland Mountain Bike Park in Northfield, New Hampshire this year. The sponsorship will put Native product in front of youth attending camps at the park and training center…
Nordstrom’s March Comps Rise 5.1%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 5.1% increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended April 2, 2011 compared with the five-week period ended April 3, 2010. Preliminary total retail sales of $897 million for March 2011 increased 10.1% compared with t
Saks Reports 11.1% Comps on 9.2% Increase in Owned Sales
Saks Incorporated's owned sales totaled $260.2 million for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011 compared to $238.2 million for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010, a 9.2% increase. The figure does not reflect sales from shop-in-shops departments like fu
Ross Stores Ups Q1 Guidance on March Sales Gain
Ross Stores, Inc. upped its EPS guidance for the first quarter after reporting sales increased 2% for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011 without the benefit of an early Easter. Comparable store sales for the month declined 1% compared to a very strong 14
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