REI said it will boost spending on an annual grant program for trail maintenance by $100,000 this year to celebrate the success of its first crowdsourcing campaign for the program…
Author: Charlie Lunan
OR to Stay in Salt Lake through 2017, Move up Summer Dates
Emerald Expositions moved up the dates for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market a week to late July as part of an extension of a contract that will keep the biennial show in Salt Lake City through Summer 2018. To ensure all options and concerns were considered
EnerPlex Hires Backbone Media
EnerPlex, a leading manufacturer of innovative, portable power solutions, has partnered with Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public relations outreach…
German Auto Supplier to Debut E-Bike Frame Concept
Rehau will become the latest German auto suppliers to enter Europe's booming e-bike industry this week when it presents a production concept at EuroBike 2015…
Team Sportia Gaining Heft in Swedish Bicycle Market
Team Sportia, already the largest purchasing group for bicycle retailers in Sweden, will greatly increase its purchasing power Sept. 1 when it takes over buying for…
Combat Flip-Flops Hires Ned Post as Adviser
Combat Flip Flops of Issaquah, WA, named Ned Post, former president of Smith Optics, as an adviser to the brand…
Hillsound Equipment Names Rep for Pacific Northwest
Hillsound Equipment has selected In Outdoor Sales Group to represent its products in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska…
Hibbett Sports Comps Off in Fiscal Second Quarter
Hibbett Sports Inc. reported net sales increased 2.8 percent to $199.3 million in fiscal second quarter ended August 1, 2015 as a net increase of 13 stores offset a 1.1 percent decline in same-store sales….
China’s Outdoor Industry Poised for Consolidation
China's outdoor industry is poised for consolidation as growth slows following a five-year boom that doubled the number of core domestic outdoor brands and retailers competing in the country…
Giant Q2 Profits Slip on Moderate Sales Increase
Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd., believed to the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, reported net income attributable to shareholders dipped 2.8 percent on a 3.3 percent increase in operating revenues in the second quarter of 2015…
Hibbett Sports Lowers FY Guidance After Q2 Miss
Hibbett Sports Inc. lowered its full-year earnings guidance by about 5 percent Friday to reflect a bigger than expected drop in sales in late July that dragged down same-store sales for the the 13 weeks ended August 1…
Kathmandu Urges Shareholders to Reject Briscoe’s Bid
Kathmandu Holdings Ltd is urging its shareholders to reject a hostile offer from a rival New Zealand retail group, arguing it's an opportunistic play that undervalues the outdoor specialty retailers’ longer term value…
QBP Founder Flagg To Shift to Strategy Role Oct. 1
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) Founder Steve Flagg will hand over day-to-day operations of the Bloomington, MN-based distributor to QBP's Vice President Rich Tauer Oct. 1 and focus on strategy. Tauer has been promoted to the new title of president…
New Wave Says US Propelled Sport and Leisure Sales in Q2
Sweden's New Wave Group AB reported sales at its Sport & Leisure segment grew 29 percent to SEK 522 million ($62 mm) in the second quarter, due primarily to growth in the U.S. promotional channel and the impact of exchange rates…
Evolv Hires Wild Onion Outdoors as Midwest Rep
Evolv Sports hired Wild Onion Outdoors to cover North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin Illinois and upper Michigan…
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