Lululemon athletica, inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to Kitsilano, the Vancouver community where the company started. The fast-growing maker of yoga-inspired apparel said it expects to complete the purchase of its Global Store Support Centre
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2011 Whitewater Symposium to Target Dealers
The 8th Annual Whitewater Symposium will be held Oct. 12–14 at Rock Island State Park near Sparta, TN, home waters for Jackson Kayak. New for this year, the whitewater paddling symposium will actively focus on attracting dealers and distributors. The symp
Kigo Footwear Names New Sales Rep
Kigo footwear has added Gustavo LaGrave as its newest outside sales representative. Acting as an independent contractor for the company, LaGrave will work to expand sales in the Midwest and Eastern half of the U.S…
Gerber Raises $20K for BSA at SHOT Show
Gerber Legendary Blades raised $20,000 for the Boy Scouts of America by selling its new at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas over the course of the four-day show…
Kneissl Files for Bankruptcy Again, Awaits Saudi’s Investment
Austrian ski maker Kneissl filed for bankruptcy again Feb. 8 after a Saudi investor did not meet a court deadline to inject more capital into the company, according to several media reports…
Appeals Court Finds REI Liable for Defective Fork on Novara Bike
REI must take responsibility for an allegedly defective fork that caused a Novara bicycle to collapse in 2007 and left a woman with permanent injuries, a Washington appeals court ruled last week…
U.K.’s JJB Sports on Brink of Second Restructuring
JJB Sports said it would propose the British equivalent of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to its creditors and shareholders and planned to close 45 stores, according to Reuters…
Mizuno Q3 Sales Edge Up on Overseas Growth
Mizuno Corp. reported sales rose 0.5% in the third quarter ended Dec. 31 with the strongest growth coming from the Americas and Europe where sales rose in the middle to high teens on a currency neutral basis. The Japanese maker of footwear and sports appa
Trade Group Releases Standards for More Sustainable Hangers
The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) released new standards created to lower the cost and reduce the environmental impact of hangers throughout the retail value chain. VICS, which focuses on developing industry standards to he
Outdoor Product Sales Up 4.0% in FY Ended Jan. 29
Outdoor product sales increased 4.0% to $10.85 billion in the fiscal year ended Jan. 29, 2011 over the 2009 fiscal total, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint™. The data show sales from the outdoor specialt
ComScore: Retail E-Commerce Jumps 10% in 2010
Total U.S. e-commerce spending reached $227.6 billion in 2010, up 9% versus the previous year, according to the comScore 2010 U.S. Digital Year in Review report released this week. Travel e-commerce spending grew 6% to $85.2 billion, while retail (non-tra
Best and Associates Named Chaos Rep of Year
Chaos Headwear again named Best and Associates of the Rocky Mountain Region as its �€�Rep of the Year.” The agency was recognized at the SIA- Snow Sports trade show in Denver, CO., Jan. 28, 2010…
Trips for Kids Recognizes 2011 Sponsors
Adventure Medical Kits, Clif Bar, Park Tools and Trek have renewed their sponsorships of Trips for Kids. The companies cash contributions are used to purchase start-up kits used to equip 70 Trips for Kids chapters nationwide…
LWA PR Adds Outdoor and Cyclng Clients
Lee Weinstein & Associates, Inc. (LWA PR), a boutique PR agency based in Portland and the Columbia Gorge, has signed three more clients in the outdoor and bicycling space. They include Hi-Tec Sports USA, The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Oregon Mani
Movement N.A. Hires Pale Morning Media
The new Colorado-based distributors of Movement Skis, a Swiss big mountain freeride and freestyle ski collection, has selected Pale Morning Media as their new public relations agency of record…
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