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…

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…

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)…

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.

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…