The New England Builders’ Ball, with support from Shimano, will showcase work by some of the world’s top bike makers during the The KMC Cyclo-Cross Festival Presented by Maxxis in Providence, RI this October…
Author: Charlie Lunan
2015 GoPro Mountain Games Drew 62,079 to Vail
The 2015 GoPro Mountain Games, which took place in the Town of Vail on July 4-7, 2015, attracted 62,079 spectators, according to an independent survey prepared by Intercept Insight, LLC. The survey also reported an economic impact of $4.87 million to the
Sportsman Channel to Air Rock Mountain Elk Documentary
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation confirmed a one-hour television documentary aiming to explain the role hunting plays in conservation will air on the Sportsman Channel…
ITC Judge Rules Garmin Violated Johnson Outdoors Patent
Garmin's SideVu sonar technology infringes on a patent held by Johnson Outdoors, according to an early ruling by an administrative judge at the International Trade Commission…
Peak Resorts Reports Solid Retail Sales Growth
Peak Resorts Inc. (SKIS), which owns a dozen U.S. ski resorts primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, reported retail sales increased 6.5 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30…
Polar Bottle Renews USA Pro Challenge Sponsorship
Polar Bottle will be the official water bottle sponsor of the USA Pro Challenge bicycle race for the fourth consecutive year..
Compass Diversified Closes Manitoba Harvest Deal
Compass Diversified Holdings Inc. (CODI) closed on its acquisition of Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. (“Manitoba Harvest”), pursuant to an agreement it entered into on June 5…
Rakuten Acquires Fit.me
Rakuten Inc., the Tokyo-based e-tailing giant, has acquired a 100 percent stake in Fits.me, a London-based technology company that is helping e-tailers personalize the shopping experience…

New York Resort Opens Mountain Biking Park
Windham Mountain Resort in NY celebrated the grand opening July 10 of its lift-serviced Mountain Bike Park of downhill trails for pro- and intermediate- level riders…
Native Eyewear Selects Kinetic as Mid-Atlantic Rep
Native Eyewear has selected Kinetic Representatives LLC to support their sales functions in the Mid-Atlantic area…
Obama Creates Three More National Monuments
President Obama designated three new national monuments July 10, bringing to 19 the number created under the Antiquities Act during his tenure. The new monuments include…
Archery Sales Take a Pause
After two years of rapid but slowing growth, archery equipment sales appear to be trailing behind year ago levels. Point-of-sale data collected from about 15,000 retailers by SSI Data shows…
Franklin Retail Solutions Adds Marketing Associate
Franklin Retail Solutions has hired Allison Duckloe as its first marketing associate to assist with the company's continued expansion…
Garmin International Inc. Wins Early Round In Navico Patent Litigation
Garmin International Inc.'s DownVü scanning sonar technology does not infringe upon any patented aspect of Navico Holdings AS’s downscan technology, according to an initial determination made by an administrative law judge at the International
L.L.Bean Recruits Staff or Midwest Stores
L.L.Bean has begun recruiting staff to run its first retail location in Kansas and second store in Ohio as well as its first outlet in New York…