The American Medical Association (AMA) voted June 9 to adopt policies aimed at reducing the risk of concussions in young athletes. The new policy addresses the need for…
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Summit Sports Acquired, Will Now Acquire Others
Summit Sports Inc. has been acquired by Digital Fuel Capital, a private equity group that plans to help the Bloomfield, MI-based company pursue acquisitions of other leading action and outdoor sports companies…
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…
EORA Summer Shows Start Next Week
The Eastern Outdoor Res Association (EORA) reports good vendor participation at all four of its upcoming summer trade shows, which are open to specialty outdoor retailers interested in lifestyle, specialty run, bike, resort, paddle sports, and other categ
Start Haus Opens Giant Partner Store
Start Haus and Giant Bicycle recently celebrated the grand opening of a Giant Partner Store at Ski Haus' Truckee, CA store, which is located at 10998 Donner Pass Rd…
Kelty Patners with GetOutfitted to Offer Rental Gear Nationwide
Kelty is partnering with GetOutfitted to ship rental gear for camping and backpacking directly to consumers’ doorsteps in a move aimed squarely at younger consumers who often list the cost of new gear as a major obstacle to participating in t
RV Industry Association Selects Hugelmeyer as President-elect
Frank Hugelmeyer, who lead Outdoor Industry Association for 14 years until his abrupt resignation last fall, has been selected to succeed Richard Coon as the next president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA)…
Bergans of Norway CEO Retires, Successor Named
Bergans of Norway announced the retirement of its CEO Ragnar Jensen, and the appointment of Leif Holst-Liæker as his replacement…
Colorado Governor Appoints Outdoor Industry Recruiter
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Luis Guillermo Benitez as Director of the newly created Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, which will be housed in the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)…
ACK Hires Back Roland Jimenez as VP of Marketing
Austin Canoe & Kayak (ACK) has hired back former director of marketing Roland Jimenez as Vice President of Marketing…
Lululemon Sales Rise 10 Percent in Fiscal First Quarter
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net revenue increased 10 percent to $423.5 million in the first quarter ended May 3 thanks in part to total comparable sales growth of 6 percent on a currency-neutral basis…
Vail Resorts Accelerates Summer Investment at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Vail Resorts Inc. is accelerating construction of its Epic Discovery summer amenities at Heavenly Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe after another disappointing winter…
Hövding Partners with Air Bag Maker Ahead of IPO
The Swedish company Hövding, which plans to go public by listing its shares June 16 on Nasdaq First North, has signed a strategic development and production agreement with the Japanese company Nihon Plast, one of the leading airbag manufacturers globally.
Mountain Hardwear Giving Away Hundreds of Camp Site Nights
Mountain Hardwear has partnered with Hipcamp to give away hundreds of free camp site nights across the United States this summer…
GoPro and Vail Resorts Ink Marketing Pact
GoPro Inc. and Vail Resorts have renewed a three-year partnership that establishes GoPro as the official camera of Vail Resorts. The deal provides for placement of the GoPro brand and products in retail stores, marketing collateral, sponsorships and…