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…

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…

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…

Eagle Creek Celebrates 40th With OR Bash

Eagle Creek celebrated its 40th anniversary at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2015 with a star-studded bash featuring legends from Eagle Creek past and present, along with industry luminaries and hundreds of revelers…