Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, owners of Clif Bar & Company and Clif Family Winery & Farm, opened the doors to Velo Vino Napa Valley, a new tasting room destination located at the southern end of Main Street in St. Helena. Situated in a comfortable craft
Author: Charlie Lunan
Golf Town Opens Five New Stores in New England
Golf Town rolled into the United States Thursday by opening five new stores totaling 100,000-square-feet in the Boston area. Canada's largest golf retailer and the second largest in the world, completed its $25 million U.S. market expansion with new
Counterfeiters Driving up Online Ad Rates for Sporting Goods Brands
The interactive marketing news site Clickz is reporting that counterfeiters are driving up online ad rates for five leading sporting goods brands. ClickZ concluded that 25% of the online ads it found for the brands were placed by 1,300 suspect e-commerce
RECALL: 103,000 Gerber Gator Combo Axes
Gerber Legendary Blades of Portland, OR is voluntarily recalling 103,000 Gerber Gator Combo Axes because the knife in the axe handle can come out when the axe is used for chopping or hammering, posing a laceration hazard to the user, accoridng to the U.S.
Taiwan Bicycle Exports Rebound 20% in 2010
Exports of Taiwan’s bicycles grew 20% in 2010 after a nearly 10% declinel in 2009 as the island’s suppliers shipped more bikes in a recovering global economy…
IMBA Adds Yeti, SRAM Execs to Board
IMBA's board of directors has added Chris Conroy, president and general manager of Yet Cycles and David Zimberoff, global marketing director for SRAM, to its board of directors…
RECALL: 1,780 Guardian Diving Masks
Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada…
OBIT: Nathaniel Love of Nat’s Outdoor Sports in Bowling Green
Nathaniel Howard Love III, founder, owner and operator of Nat's Outdoor Sports in Bowling Green, KY died March 19, 2011, at The Medical Center, according to an obituary published by bgdailynews.com, the website for the Bowling Green Daily News…
Counterfeit Goods Seizures Shift to Online Shipments
The value of seizures of counterfeit and other intellectual property rights (IPR)-infringing footwear, wearing apparel and handbags, wallets and backpacks declined sharply in fiscal year 2010 as U.S. officials shifted their enforcement efforts to intercep
New Snow Show Dates Perturb Retailers
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) criticized Snowsports Industries America's decision to move the 2013 dates for its annual Snow Show to the week prior to the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, saying it was not convenient f
Volcom Names New CEO for Austria
Volcom, Inc. announced that Dougall Walker has joined the company as chief executive officer of Volcom Australia, replacing John Clapham, who will return to his native New Zealand to manage the brand there…
REI Launches App for Android Users
REI launched its iPhone application onto the Android platform, enabling its customers to research and purchase gear, check out product information and reviews, look up their REI member number and dividend, and much more, from Android smartphones…
Cabela’s Appoints Former Limited Brands Exec to Board
Cabela’s Incorporated appointed Beth M. Pritchard, who has served as CEO for Dean & DeLuca and Bath and Body Works, to its board of directors…
Deuter Sport and Belmart Donate 1,600 Sleeping Bags for Japanese Relief Efforts
Deuter Sport GmbH together with Belmart are donating 1,600 sleeping bags to Deuter's Japanese distributor Iwatani-Primus in Tokyo to assist disaster relief efforts there…
Cascade Designs Partners with Operation USA to Provide Disaster Relief to Japanese
Cascade Designs, Inc. has donated mattresses, water reservoirs and dry storage bags to Operation USA, which is assisting up to 4,000 citizens in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan…
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