Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) hired I Ling Matthews Thompson as vice president of communications. Thompson brings more than 14 years of experience in strategic communications, campaign marketing and public relations. She will officially join OIA on A
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Hincapie Hires Southern California Rep
Hincapie Sportswear hired Frank Raduziner to represent the brand in Southern California…
Kelty Launches Improved E-commerce Site
Kelty launched a brand new, highly interactive www.Kelty.com website, designed with new tools to help shoppers more effectively connect with the gear they need and the brand they love.
River Sports Outfitters Lanuching Rental Operation at New Nature Area
River Sports Outfitters and the Ijams Nature Center of Knoxville have partnered to provide boaters and bikers easy access to a 275-acre restored natural area on the Tennessee River, just a 5-minute drive from downtown. Beginning April 2, River Sports Outf
Gregory to Sponsor Red Rock Rendezvous
Gregory Mountain Products signed on as a sponsor of the 2011 Red Rock Rendezvous presented by Mountain Gear…
VF Aims for $5B in 2015
VF Corporation unveiled its new five-year financial targets at its investor meeting in New York City. The Outdoor Coalition, which includes The North Face and Vans, is expected to generate half of sales…
Tecnica USA’s Footwear Division Adds Product Manager
Tecnica USA's footwear division has hired Katie Gould as product and marketing manager for the outdoor and winter footwear collections…
Black Diamond Reports 13.6% Pro Forma Sales Growth for Q4
Black Diamond, Inc.'s consolidated fourth quarter sales grew 13.6% to $34.2 million compared to pro forma sales of $30.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Company executives said they expect sales to range between $135 million and $140 million i
Planetgear.com Private Sales Site Going Live
Planetgear.com, a members-only website dedicated to selling outdoor gear, apparel and travel at deep discounts, said it will officially launch the week of March 21, 2011…
February Outdoor Product Sales up 5.2%
The new retail fiscal year kicked off optimistically, with sales of outdoor products up 5.2% to $655.6 million in the four-week period ending Feb. 26, 2011, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint™.
RECALL: 325 Rocky Mountain Bikes
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is voluntarily recalling about 325 road bikes because the front fork steering tube can break and cause a falling hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bikes, where were priced from $1,300 to $1,700, were
Oboz Hires Wild Rampage As Asian Distributor
Oboz of Bozeman, MT will distribute its outdoor footwear in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan through Wild Rampage under a distribution agreement reached at Oboz' first ispo China trade show last month…
Bemis Becomes bluesign Partner
Bemis has become a bluesign system partner, which means it utilizes the bluesign standard to manage its environment, health and safety (EHS) issues…
Broder Bros. Rides Cotton Prices to 32% Profit Growth in Q4
Broder Bros., Co., a major distributor of promotional t-shirts and sportswear, said it may need to increase its credit facility to accommodate rising cotton prices and unit growth. The company reported unaudited fourth quarter 2010 net sales reached $215.
Joshua Tree Picks up a Dozen Dealers at EORA Show
Joshua Tree Skin Care (JTree) said it signed up 12 new outdoor specialty dealers in the Southeast as a result of attending the Eastern Outdoor Reps Association (EORA) Show in Greenville, S.C. from Feb. 6 � Feb. 8, 2011…
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