Scholastic 3D Archery and The Pope & Young Club announced have partnered to help students and their family members transition from introductory archery to a lifetime of ethical, Fair Chase bowhunting…
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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…
Jack Wolfskin Names VPs of Product Development and Apparel
Jack Wolfskin named Imen Wong, 46, as vice president of product development and Jutta Cautery, 45, as vice president apparel. Both bring many years of experience in the sports and lifestyle industry…
RECALL: 1,200 JetForce Avalanche Airbag Packs
Black Diamond Inc. is recalling about 1,200 avalanche airbag packs because the motor can malfunction and prevent the airbag from deploying…
Confluence Outdoor Rebalances its Boat Business
Confluence Outdoor disclosed last week millions of dollars in investments and divestments it is making this year to shift resources toward the thriving kayak fishing and SUP markets…
Outdoor Retailer Moves Up Winter Dates, Remains Mum on Potential Move
Emerald Expositions announced Thursday that it had moved up the date for the next three Outdoor Retailer Winter Markets by two weeks.The announcement addresses three of the biggest complaints about the trade show, but said nothing of whether it will remai
OIWC Names Director of People and Culture
OIWC, which landed a multi-year $1.5 million grant from REI last year to foment female leadership in the outdoor industry, has hired a director for its new People and Culture Department, which seeks to…
Bass Pro to Open 10th Store in Florida July 29
Bass Pro Shops will open the doors at its tenth store in Florida July 29 in Brandon/Tampa…
Yakima Doubles Size of Sales Management Team
Yakima Products Inc. has doubled the size of its sales management team with the addition of four key positions focused on strategic accounts, specialty retailers, and the international sales and automotive channels…
EORA Reports Attendance Climbed at June Shows
Eastern Outdoor Reps Association (EORA) reports attendance increased at its trade shows in Manchester, NH, Somerset, NJ, Greenville, SC, and Lakeland, FL last month…
Confluence Outdoor Pivots Toward SUP and Fishing Markets
Confluence Outdoor will wind down its its Bomber Gear apparel brand and stop distributing its Wave Sport whitewater kayaks in North America so it can shift resources toward its rapidly growing SUP and kayak fishing businesses, the company's CEO annou
Hydro Flask Prepares for European Expansion
Hydro Flask will introduce its Spring ’16 European line at the OutDoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany next week as part of a plan to penetrate the European market next year…
Eagle Creek Ranked Top Luggage Brand by Consumer Reports Readers
Eagle Creek has been named the top luggage brand by Consumer Reports readers for 2015…
L.L.Bean Partners with Fast and Female
L.L.Bean has agreed to a three year partnership that calls for supplying the Fast and Female technical t-shirts for the next three years. Fast and Female is a non-profit dedicated to empowerment-through-sport for North American girls age 8-18…
L.L.Bean Recruits Staff for 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…
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