Quiksilver, Inc.'s pro-forma consolidated income from continuing operations for the third quarter nearly tripled as strong gross margin improvement offset a 12% decline in revenues. Net revenues in the Americas decreased 9%…
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Brociety.com Folds, Sells Inventory to WhiskeyMilitia.com
Backcountry.com has folded its one-deal-at-a-time (ODAT)
site Brociety.com into its broader ODAT Site WhiskeyMilitia.com after concluding Brociety's niche focus on snowboarding gear was not drawing enough customers…
Darn Tough Vermont Names Government Sales Director
Darn Tough Vermont named Shannon McKenna director of government sales. McKenna’s hire will grow the company’s focus on, and commitment to, outfitting the U.S. Military with its premium, made-in-Vermont tactical socks…
Big Agnes Wins Grant for Solar Project
Big Agnes Inc. received a $12,064 grant from the State of Colorado to help build a five-kilowatt solar array on its headquarters in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The “new energy economic grant” is funded with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestme
4Sevens Offers Retailers Packaging Alternative
4Sevens of Atlanta, GA is now offering to replace the box and inner liner used to package its flashlights with a simple but sturdy low-density polyethylene zip-bag that can be recycled into…
Oboz Adds to Customer Service Team
Oboz has hired Abby Lee to its customer service team serving retailers and consumers…
Primal Wear Donates 1,000 Jerseys to Trips for Kids
Primal Wear has donated 1,000 custom Trips for Kids cycling jerseys to Trips for Kids International. Trips for Kids International plans to distribute the jerseys among its 69 chapters to be used as incentives for children and volunteers, or as fundraiser
Rock/Creek Reports Strong Interest in Trail Running Event
Rock/Creek is reporting record interest in its annual trail running event – the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K and 11 Mile Trail Race. The Chattanooga, TN-based outdoor retailer said Thursday it is capping participation in the event at 800 after early registrat
MEC Hires Manager for New Barrie, Ont. Store
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) has appointed Simcoe County-local Melanie Sander as the manager of its new Barrie store in Ontario, Canada…
RILA Taps Engineer to Head up Sustainability Efforts
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), whose board of directors includes the CEOs of VF Corp. and REI, hired an aeronautical engineer with an MBA from MIT to head up its sustainability initiatives. Adam Siegel was named vice president of sustaina
Skram Media Sells Mountain Gazette to Summit Publications
Summit Publications, LLC has purchased the iconic Mountain Gazette from Skram Media, which was recently acquired by Active Interest Media's Boulder, CO.-based Outdoor Group. The monthly, Colorado-based regional magazine will join Summit’s three
Seattle’s Contour Makes Inc 500
Contour, a Seattle-based maker of hands-free video cameras, has been ranked as one of the nation's 500 fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. The company was ranked 183rd on the list thanks to 1,556% growth over the past three years…
Garmin Recalls 1.25 Million Nuvis
Garmin Ltd. is voluntarily recalling approximately 1.25 million Nüvi personal navigation devices, including 796,000 units sold in the United States, that contain batteries prone to overheating…
Gregory Mountain Launches Canadian Sites
Gregory Mountain Products launched its sixth and seventh language- and region-specific web sites, adding sites tailored to the Canadian and French Canadian markets…
The North Face, JanSport to Move to Alameda
The North Face and JanSport will move their headquarters operations from San Leandro, CA to Alameda, CA in fall 2011, the Oakland Tribune reported…
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