Full Speed Ahead has voluntarily recalled 9,300 of its FSA BB30 Gossamer crank sets installed on multiple brands of road bikes…
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Squaw Valley Opens Amidst Huge Winter Storm
Squaw Valley USA opened for skiing and riding on Saturday, Nov. 20 in the midst of one of the best pre-Thanksgiving storms in at least six years. Roughly a foot of new snow fell Saturday and Sunday at the 6,200-foot elevation in a storm that could deliver
NRF Survey Signals Higher Black Friday Turnout
Talk of discounted toys, e-readers, appliances and even HDTVs is expected to drive more traffic into America's stores on Black Friday than last year, according to a preliminary Black Friday shopping survey conducted for the National Retail Federation
Outdoor Research Names Rep Agencies of the Year
Outdoor Research named its mid-Atlantic sales agency, North Branch Traders, as 2010 Sales Agency of the Year and its Southeastern sales agency, StoneNSea Sales Inc., as 2010 Brand Ambassador of the Year…
Moving Outdoors in Nature Act Introduced in House
Congressman Ron Kind (D–WI) introduced Thursday the Moving Outdoors in Nature Act (MONA) in the U.S. House of Representatives to support federal, state and local strategies that connect children with the natural world…
China’s Exceed Co. Posts 26% Revenue Gain in Q3
Exceed Company Ltd., which owns the “Xidelong” sportswear brand of China, reported revenue rose 25.8% to RMB832.4 million (US$124.4 million) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company said it was able to raise prices thanks to heavier advertising an
Johnson Outdoors Lowers Borrowing Costs
Johnson Outdoors Inc. has amended its credit agreements and, as a result, expects to reduce Fiscal Year 2011 borrowing costs by more than 15% compared to Fiscal Year 2010. The new agreements relax restrictions regarding what acquisitions the company can m
Matt Brooks Honored by Mountain Guides
Matt Brooks, president and founder of Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment was awarded the AMGA Presidential Gold Medal, the highest award of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)…
Ibex Hires New Sales and Production Managers
Ibex has hired Jeff Busic as vice president of sales and Chris Leyes as global production manager…
Moving Comfort Names Manager for Bra Line
Moving Comfort hired Heather Cvitkovic as senior product line manager of sports bras and apparel. She joins the company from Columbia Sportswear, where she most recently served as key account sales manager for REI and Amazon. Moving Comfort estimates its
MEC Opens Newest Store in Barrie, Ontario
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) opened its fourteenth store in Barrie, Ontario. The store will serve about 390,000 residents in Simcoe County near the nearby Niagara Escarpment – an area well known for rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, biking and hiking..
Lifeboat Events Ups Dealer Subsidies for DealerCamp
Lifeboat Events plans to subsidize 125 retailers' attendance at next year's DealerCamp bicyle demo and expo at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, a 25% increase over 2010. Exhibitors will utlimately select which retailers get subsidies,
Apparel and Footwear Hit Hard by New Frugality
More than half (55%) of Americans reduced their spending on apparel and footwear in the last 12 months, while 36% have switched to less expensive brands, according to the latest annual survey of 2,000 consumers by global management consulting firm, Booz &
Dry, Warm October Reduces YOY Outdoor Product Sales 5.5%
Feeling the impact from the driest, warmest October in 18 years, outdoor product sales dipped 5.5% in October as most retailers sat on cold-weather footwear and apparel, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint
Polar Bottle Selling Direct Online
Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle, launched an online store on its website to provide a direct sales outlet for its water bottles. Customers can opt to monogram certain bottle styles, or order custom bottles for their businesses, schools
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