Bike manufacturer Argon 18 has raised new capital that will allow it to capitalize on the appearance of its first Tour de France cycling team later this summer…
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Mountain Project Offers to Match Donations to Access Fund
Mountain Project, which was recently acquired by REI, will support the Access Fund by matching all new and renewing memberships as well as donations up to $50,000 from June 15-30th…
Zumiez Foreging Some Online Marketing Costs
Zumiez.com is foregoing two major marketing expenses that squeeze online retailers margins, Zumiez Inc. CEO Rick Brooks disclosed in investor presentations last week…
Patagonia, OIA Diverge on Trade Deal
Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario issued a scathing critique of the Obama Administration's efforts to seek Fast Track approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Friday morning in a blog post that directly contradicts the position take by Outdoor Ind
Wren Sports Lands Kozo Shimano as Investor
Kozo Shimano, who once ran Shimano's North American operations, has invested in Wren Sports, according to Founder Kevin Wren…
Intersport Finland Sponsors National XC Ski Team
Intersport Finland Ltd has signed a five-year contract to serve as the main sponsor for Finland's national cross country skiing team, which will host the World Championships in 2017…
Conservation Alliance Elects Three to Board Terms
The Conservation Alliance elected or re-elected Scott Whipps of Clif Bar & Company, Peter Metcalf of Black Diamond Inc. and Chelsea Pawlek of Ibex Outdoor Clothing to serve three-year terms on its board…
Greenpeace Detox Resumes Focus on Outdoor Brands
Greenpeace has dispatched staff on an expedition to mountains across the globe to collect water and snow samples and test them for PFCs as part of its Detox Campaign…
Follet Corp. Acquires 200 Neebo Campus Retail Stores
Follett Corporation has purchased Neebo, a division of Nebraska Book Company that operates more than 200 campus retail stores…
Intersports Sales Growth Accelerated Sharply in First Quarter
Intersport International Corp. (IIC) reported the overall pace of sales at Intersport stores worldwide accelerated sharply in the first quarter ended March 31 compared with the pace reported for all of 2014…
Life Time Fitness Acquisition Closes
Life Time Fitness, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG…
Shadowman Sports to Provide Tackling Systems at USA Football Events
Shadowman Sports has reached an agreement with USA Football to provide Shadowman tackling systems for use at U.S. National Team events including Regional Development Camps, National Development Games and the International Bowl…
Bridgedale Names Reps for Nine More States
Bridgedale North America has appointed sales reps to call on its dealers in nine states across the Pacific Northwest and Southwest…
Argon 18 to Introduce New Investors
Argon 18, a Québec bicycle manufacturer, will announce a major investment in the firm at a press conference Friday, according to statement released by its founder and president Gervais Rioux…
Lululemon Says Late Deliveries Squeezed Fiscal First Quarter Margins, Swelled Inventory
Lululemon Athletica Inc. easily beat its own sales forecast for the fiscal first quarter ended May 3 even as late product deliveries caused a huge jump in inventories that will take two quarters to correct…
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