Outdoor Afro Founder and CEO Rue Mapp, who has worked with Keen Footwear and REI to reconnect African Americans to the outdoors and eachother, has been appointed a Commissioner of California State Parks…
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Surftech’s New Parent Makes Bid for Second Surf/SUP Company
Surf Technicians LLC (Surftech) parent company Triple D Corporation of Thailand has made a conditional offer to acquire full control of Global Surf Industries (GSI), which manufactures and distributes Tom Carroll SUP, 7S, Hayden Shapes, Modern, Walden and
Vista Outdoor’s Firearms Business Continued Decline in Q4
Vista Outdoor Inc. reported sales declined 14 percent to $485 million in the fourth quarter ended March 31 compared with the prior-year quarter, but issued initial guidance for Fiscal 2016 that calls for the decline in firearms sales seen last year to sto
FGL Sports Same-Stores Sales Up 8.6 Percent in Fiscal First Quarter
FGL Sports' retail sales and same store sales were both up 8.6 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended April, 4 as same store sales at its flagship Sport Chek chain grew 8.7 percent, according to financial results released Thursday morning by pare
MAN U’s Nike Revenues Decline in Fiscal Q3
Manchester United PLC's revenue from its Nike managed retail and merchandising business slipped again in the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, after the team failed to qualify for the European soccer championship …
Moncler’s Q1 Results Show Big Gains in North America
Moncler S.p.A. grew faster in the Americas in the first quarter than any other region of the world thanks to rapid growth in United States and Canada, where the company plans to open more of its own mono-branded stores this year…
REI Sustainability Push Trims Supply Chain by 30 Percent
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) reduced the total number of factories its uses to make its private label products by about 30 percent in the last four years in a bid to create a more sustainable supply chain, the outdoor specialty retailer reported in i
Bridgedale North America Hires Two Reps
Bridgedale North America, which recently opened a new office in Toronto, has recruited two new sales representatives to cover the outdoor, ski, trail and running sectors in specific US territories…
GU Energy Using Tour California to Study Nutritional Performance
GU Energy Labs Chief Endurance Officer Brian Vaughan is leading co-workers and associates on a ride along the Tour of California 2015 route in an effort to garner scientific data and test the company’s nutritional performance under the most challeng
US Coast Guard Data Show 610 Boating Fatalities in 2014
The U.S. Coast Guard released data Thursday that shows 610 people died in recreational boating accidents in 2014. This marks the second lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on record…
Hydro Flask Names Wallenfels as VP of Worldwide Sales
Hydro Flask has hired Mike Wallenfels as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Wallenfels brings vast executive experience from the outdoor and active lifestyle industries, and has guided organizational growth in the US, European, and Asian markets…
US Senate Moves on Two Trade Bills Backed by Outdoor Industry
The U.S. Senate passed two pieces of trade preference legislation and a customs-and-enforcement bill Thursday that will benefit manufacturers of outdoor sporting goods and apparel, according to Outdoor Industry Association…
Vista Outdoor Reports Shooting Sales Continued Decline in Fiscal Q4
With the market for many types of ammunition and firearms still soft, Vista Outdoor Inc. CEO Mark DeYoung showered praise on Bushnell, where he says signs of a turnaround have emerged in a new crop of products for golfers and archers…
Zalando SE Raises Guidance After Beating Q1 Targets
Zalando SE, the German e-tailer that sells dozens of athletic and outdoor apparel and footwear brands in 15 European countries, reported revenues rose 28.5 per cent to €643.6 million ($727 mm) in the first quarter.
Late NHL Player Montador Suffered from CTE
Former NHL player Steve Montador had “widespread presence” of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death three months ago, according to a brain study released Tuesday by his estate's law firm. The news follows a judge's ruli
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