Filson will open its third U.S. retail location on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Portland, Oregon's vibrant Pearl District. The 2,400 square-foot space in the historic Confectionery Building joins Filson’s first store in Seattle, where the company was founded
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MBT Names Former Timberland Exec as Interim CEO
Footwear innovator MBT said CEO Richard Litzel stepped down Nov. 3 to focus on the German markets and has been replaced on an interim basis by Ken Pucker, former COO of Timberland. Also joining the company is Marc Estor, who has been named as VP for sales
Strong Mass Merchant Sales Boost Dorel’s Q3 Bike Business
Dorel Industries reported sales of its Pacific Cycle division to mass merchants were stronger than expected in the third quarter, while sales at its Cannondale IBD business were up over last year, despite supply issues for some of Cannondale's carbon
More Walking and Cycling Could Cut Oil Use by up to 8%
Americans could reduce oil dependence and climate pollution from passenger vehicles by 3% to 8% through modest increases in walking and bicycling, according to a report released to Congress last month by the Rails to Trails Conservancy. The report was del
Sugoi Hires Mountain Hardwear Exec as COO
SUGOI Performance Apparel named B. James Bottoms as COO. Bottoms comes from Mountain Hardwear, where he served as director of operations and on the five-person executive team. SUGOI is a division of Dorel Industries, which also owns the Cannondale, Schwin
Foot Locker Closes on CCS Purchase with dELiA*s
Direct marketer and retailer dELiA*s, Inc. closed its previously announced sale of assets related to its CCS brand to Foot Locker, Inc. Upon closing, dELiA*s, Inc. received a $103.2 million cash payment from Foot Locker in exchange for all of the agreed u
Skechers Opens San Francisco Store
Skechers USA, Inc. opened a flagship store in the heart of San Francisco’s premier shopping area. The three-floor Skechers location is also the company’s largest concept store at 7,500 square feet. The store features 800 unique styles and can house 20,000
Buyer Registration Starts for OR Winter Market
Outdoor Retailer, a division of Nielsen Business Media, has opened online buyer registration for its Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Expo and Backcountry Base Camp scheduled to run Jan. 21-25, 2009…
Backcountry Launches Affiliate Program for ODAT sites
Backcountry has launched an affiliate program to compensate owners of other Web sites for promoting its online “One Deal at a Time,” or ODAT sites. Under the program, affiliates can earn $5 for every new customer they refer to SteepandCheap.com (outdoor),
Columbia Sportswear to Cut U.S. Staff by 4%
Columbia Sportswear Company announced it will lay off 75, or 4%, of its 1,800 U.S. employees in response to an 11% decline in orders for Spring 2009…
Sport Supply Group Reports Record Q1 Sales
Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported record sales of $73.6 million and diluted EPS of 35 cents for its first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008. The nation's largest direct seller of team supplies said its elementary school business, varsity athletics sales a
U.S. Approves Plan for Interstate Bike Routes
The United States is on a path to creating what could become the largest official bicycle route network in the world, thanks to the approval of a new plan by America's leading authority on national route designations. The American Association of Stat
Online Sales of Sporting Goods Grew by 40% in Q3
Growth in online spending slowed for the fifth consecutive month in September to 5% – the lowest recorded by comScore Inc since it began tracking e-commerce sales in 2001. For the third quarter, e-commerce sales grew 6% compared to the same period last ye
Obama Would Monitor Chinese Imports
Sen. Barack Obama has told the National Council of Textile Organizations that he favors monitoring imports of Chinese textiles and apparel once safeguards are removed at year end. If elected President, he said he would also preserve the yarn forward rule
Backcountry.com Parent Reports Strong Q3 Growth
Liberty Media Corp. said that the e-commerce group of its Liberty Interactive Group, which includes Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, had positive financial results in the third quarter and continued to grow at a rapid pace…
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