A significant winter storm swept through the Colorado Rockies this past weekend and the Weather Service warned that “heavy snowfall of epic proportions” could dump up to eight feet in some upper elevations in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah just in time
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Primal Wear Launches New Dealer Site and Program
Primal Wear unveiled a new B2B website, primaldealer.com, as well as its Online Dealer Sales Program, which features no minimum orders, free shipping on backorders, access to Primal Image library, and same-day shipping. Retailers' orders of $500 or m
Bikes for the World Losing Virginia Storage Site
Bikes for the World is looking for a new patron in Northern Virginia to donate outdoor parking so it can store five 40-foot trailers it uses to store donated bicycles for its overseas charity work…
NBA Sues to Reverse Chinese Trademark Ruling
The NBA is suing the Trademark Appeal Board of the Chinese national government over an ongoing dispute regarding the use of the Los Angeles Lakers trademark. The appeal board ruled the NBA failed to secure the Lakers mark before a Fujian-based sporting go
Hong Kong Economist Urges Exporters to Focus on China
Frugal consumers and an end to the inventory replenishment cycle will put downward pressure on prices of Chinese exports, according to a leading Hong Kong economist, who advised Hong Kong exporters to shift their attention toward China's booming dome
Mountain Gear Launches Textile Recycling Program
Spokane outdoor specialty retailer Mountain Gear has begun collecting used textiles at its store in Spokane, WA for recycling. Textile waste currently accounts for 5% of household solid waste streams, but only 10% of textiles are reused or recycled…
REI to Open 10th Store in San Francisco Bay Area
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) plans to open a new store in Dublin, CA at Amador Plaza in the fall of 2011, filling in a gap in its ring of nine stores encircling the San Francisco Bay area…
Honey Stinger Offers Discounts to Top Athletes
Honey Stinger launched a grassroots sponsorship program called “The Hive” to offer preferred pricing on Honey Stinger products and merchandise to athletes and teams identified by Honey Stinger as influential in their sport, region or community
OR Selects Students for Design Competition
Outdoor Retailer named the five students who will be competing in the sixth edition of “Project OR,” the industry's original 48-hour concept-to-prototype apparel design competition, held during Outdoor Retailer…
Leatherman Agrees to Acquire Maker of Lenzer Flashlights
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Zweibrûder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KB, the manufacturer of LED Lenser flashlights. The German company employs 1,000 worldwide and will continue to manufacture i
Mountaineer Reinhold Messner to Address Outdoor Retailer
Outdoor Industry Association has secured Mountaineer Reinhold Messner as the keynote speaker for the first annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards being presented by Adidas Outdoor at this year's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market…
OR Releases Upgraded Mobile App for Winter Show
Navigating the cavernous Salt Lake Palace could be easier at this year Outdoor Retailer Winter Market – at least for people with smart phones. The trade show released an upgraded edition of a mobile app it deployed at the OR Summer Market this year with n
Hincapie Hires GM to Guide Expansion
Hincapie Sportswear hired James Samuel as the company's new GM to grow retail distribution. Samuel, who had worked at Spyder's Cloudveil unit, will oversee every aspect of the cycling apparel brand to help the company grow nationally and interna
November Spending Shifted Toward Apparel and Sporting Goods
Americans shifted their spending in November toward apparel and sporting goods and away from electronics, advance estimates released by the U.S. Department of Commerce indicate…
Yakima Buys New Zealand Rack Maker
Yakima has acquired Hubco Automotive Ltd., a New Zealand company that designs and manufactures the Whispbar and Prorack vehicle cargo brands popular throughout Australasia. Both those lines use a “Smartfoot” system that can be easily transferred between v
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