Li & Fung Limited which designs, develops and sources products for the world's largest consumer brands, reported sales dipped in the first half as retailers adapted to a weak macroeconomic environment…
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NBDA Releases Interbike Seminar Program
NBDA (National Bicycle Dealers Association) released the schedule for Super Seminars Plus, which begin on September 15, the day before Interbike starts…
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…
Fenix Outdoor’s Retail Rescue Leads to Q2 Loss
Fenix Outdoor International swung to a loss in the second quarter ended June 30 as it sought to create one of Europe's largest outdoor specialty retailers…
Field and Stream to Open First South Carolina Store
Field & Stream, a specialty hunting and fishing retail chain being launched by Dick's Sporting Goods, will open its first store in South Carolina next week in North Charleston…
Bassmaster Elite Series Surpasses 2014 Attendance
With the seventh stop on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour complete, total attendance records have already been shattered before the tour’s final events, reports B.A.S.S. LLC of Birmingham, AL,…
Sierra Trading Post’s First Northeast Location Revealed
Sierra Trading Post will open its first outlet on the East Coast in Burlington, VT, The TJX Companies Inc. CEO Carol Meyrowitz disclosed Tuesday…
Kappa China Sales Surge in First Half
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. reported revenue from the Kappa brand surged 46.4 percent to RMB464 million ($76 mm) in its home market of China during the first half…
Columbian Companies Make Big Showing at MAGIC
The government of Colombia hosted a pavilion at Sourcing at MAGIC in Las Vegas this week, where 22 of the countries top textile and apparel vendors exhibited…
Aventura Clothing OR Bash Helps SLC Food Bank
Aventura Clothing and 200 of its closest friends raised enough money for the Salt Lake City Food Bank to supply 6,300 meals during an reception at its Outdoor Retailer booth…
SFIA Promotes Staff
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has promoted Cameron Jacobs and John Peters to management roles in communications and research and membership sales…
Vista Outdoor Releases Corporate Sustainability Report
Vista Outdoor Inc. donated more than $670,000 in fiscal 2015 to conservation organizations that are working to protect and secure habitat and empower hunters and conservationists, according to a the company's 2015 Corporate Sustainability Report…
Dalbello Skiboots Names EVP for US
Marker/Dalbello/Völkl (MDV) named Willy Booker executive vice president for the Dalbello Skiboots brand in the U.S…
Patagonia Vows to Rebuild Supply Chain for Merino Wool
Patagonia raised the bar again in the sustainability arms race August 17 by firing its merino wool supplier and vowing not to resume purchasing wool until l it can build a supply chain that ensures humane treatment of sheep…
Coleman Seeks to Expand Production at PFD Facility
The Coleman Company Inc. has applied for additional production authority for its facility in Sauk Rapids, MN, where it produces personal flotation devices and cushions…