Pelican Products has appointed Bob Shortt as President of their newly structured Consumer Division, which designs and manufactures high-performance protective cases and advanced portable lighting systems…
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BionX Adds New Sales and Manufacturing Leadership
BionX International, a Canadian manufacturer of e-bike systems, named W. Tyler Meyers as its new Director of Global Sales and V- Bond Lee as its VP of Engineering…
Turtle Fur Names Josh Pombar Director of Marketing
Turtle Fur has hired Josh Pombar as Director of Marketing, making him the Chief Marketing Turtle…
Brown Shoe Provides Upside Surprise In Fiscal Q1 Report
Brown Shoe Company said results exceeded expectations in its fiscal first quarter ended May 2 thanks to strong sales of canvas, boot and sandal sales at Famous Footwear, growth at its Naturalizer, Striderite, Bzees and other Healthy Living brands and a le
Mizuno USA Golf Assembly Operation Authorized
Mizuno USA Inc. has been authorized to begin assembling golf clubs at a free trade zone (FTZ) in Brazelton, GA…
Maui Jim Signs Pro Golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez as Ambassador
Maui Jim Inc. has added professional golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez to its team of ambassadors. The announcement was made at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club for which Maui Jim is the Official Eyewear Supplier…
Trade Groups Urge Members to Lobby for Trade Bills in the House
Outdoor Industry Association, the National Retail Federation and other trade groups urged members to help push several trade bills passed by the U.S. Senate last week through the U.S. House of Representatives…
ISPO Shanghai Drawing US Outdoor Brands
Black Diamond, Outdoor Research, Osprey, Camelbak and Point65 are among the more than 400 brands from more than 20 countries that will exhibit at ISPO Shanghai July 2-4, according to show owner Messe München…
InsideTracker Partners with GU Energy Labs and Reebok to Test Extreme Athletes
InsideTracker has partnered with GU Energy Labs, CrossFit New England and Spartan Race to conduct a Super Human Study with extreme athletes as they train for and compete in cycling and fitness competitions…
Eagle Creek Targets Runners with Rock ‘n’ Roll Sponsorship
Eagle Creek has agreed to become the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series's Official Bag and Luggage Partner for select events across the country in 2015…
Astral Names West Coast Sales Rep
Astral, which has recently expanded from making PFDs to making footwear, has tapped David Garringer to serve as its sales representative on the west coast, where he will serve retailers in Northern California, Oregon and Washington…
RECALL: 150,000 Gerber Cohort Knives
Gerber Legendary Blades is recalling about 150,000 Cohort folding knives in the United States because their locking mechanism can fail and pose a laceration hazard…
Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit World Cup Jerseys
A Chula Vista, CA man pled guilty May 22 to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit World Cup soccer jerseys over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California…
Super.natural to Exit North America
Super.natural LLC will cease the wholesale distribution of its apparel in North America after just two seasons…
Berghaus Joines Bluesign
Berghaus, the British maker of outdoor gear, has joined the international Bluesign sustainability system as part of an ongoing efforts to eliminate harmful substances from the firm’s supply chain…
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