Outdoor Retailer Virtual Design Center Live, the first in a series of interactive conferences produced by Outdoor Retailer, drew more than 200 designers, developers and suppliers. The Dec. 7 event drew world-wide participation as attendees contributed to
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Tourism Spending Outpaces GDP in Third Quarter
Real spending on travel and tourism grew more than three times faster than the overall economy in the third quarter, following an increase of 3.4% (revised) in the second quarter, according to the latest estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the
Online Sales Sustain Pace as Christmas Nears
Online sales continued their resurgence in the week ended Dec. 19, according to ComScore, which estimated that consumers have spent $28.36 billion online since Oct. 31, up 12% from the corresponding period last year…
RentalBikeNow.com Shares Data, Name Best Dealers
RentaBikeNow.com reports its typical bike rental transaction is $114, includes an average of 1.3 bikes and spans 2.47 days. While the data is based on thousands of RentaBikeNow.com transactions in 2010, it only reflects rental reservations (vs. walk-in) a
Foundation Awards Grants for Ski Safety and Adaptive Equipment
Kelly Brush Foundation granted $35,000 in Ski Racing Safety Grants to ski clubs and race teams across the country for race course safety equipment and $45,000 was awarded in Kelly Brush Inspiration Grants for adaptive athletic equipment…
Sport Hansa Selects Reps for Pacific Northwest and Southeast
Sport Hansa has appointed Pacific Outdoors of Danville, CA to represent its brands in Northern California, Washington and Oregon as well as RepSouth of Oakwood, Georgia who will be responsible for the Southeast region…
Grassroots Summer Show Moves to Ogden
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is moving its 2011 Summer Show from Snowbird to Ogden, Utah in a move that will give exhibitors more room and recognizes Ogden's efforts to become a hub for the outdoor industry…
Haglöfs Names New Sales, Marketing and Retail Execs
Haglöfs disclosed that it has appointed a new marketing director and a new sales director to take over the positions of Nicolas Warchalowski, who will take over as CEO Jan. 1 The Swedish outdoor brand, which was acquired by Asics in August, also named a r
Trade Group To Develop Privacy Guidelines for Mobile Marketing
The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) said it will develop a comprehensive set of privacy guidelines to address the growing need for marketers and consumers to have a transparent, accepted understanding as to how consumer information is collected and use
Trips for Kids Founder Honored by President’s Council
The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has chosen Trips for Kids Founder Marilyn Price to receive a 2010 PCFSN Community Leadership Award…
Arc ‘teryx to Defend Canada Goose Trophy at ORWM
Sixteen teams, including defending champion Arc'teryx, have signed up to compete in the second annual Canada Goose Cup street hockey tournament next month at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. For the first time, each team will be allowed to recruit one
Mountainsmith Moves to New Headquarters in Golden
Mountainsmith officially opens the doors today at its new headquarters in the northern part of Golden, CO. The maker of outdoor gear relocated over the weekend to a custom built space located on the main artery connecting Boulder to the mountains via Gold
Interbike Adds Exhibition Space
Interbike is adding 140,000 square feet of additional exhibition space for the 2011 edition of its International Bicycle Expo, to better integrate the concurrent Health+Fitness Business show…
Confluence Watersports Acquires Bomber Gear
Confluence Watersports has acquired Bomber Gear, a premium, authentic paddlesports brand that specializes in the design of performance whitewater skirts and technical paddlesports apparel. Bomber Gear will round out Confluence Watersports' growing ac
Occupancy Continues Rise at Western Ski Resorts
For the third consecutive month, actual lodging occupancy was up at western resort mountain communities monitored by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP). November 2010 was up 14.4% from last November, while room rates were up 2.2%. Reservations t
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