The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) board installed new directors at its annual spring meeting in San Francisco May 3-6, when it also approved the association's first increase in membership dues since 1984 and heard updates on consumer research,
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Ruffwear to Support Best Friends Animal Society
Ruffwear of Bend, OR has entered a two-year partnership that calls for providing financial and in-kind product suport, as well as adoption promotions, to Best Friends Animal Society…
Leatt Reports First Q1 Profit in Six Years
Leatt Corporation reported it earned a profit in the first quarter for the first time in six year as sales of its protective gear for motorsports and mountain biking enthusiasts pushed up sales 14 percent to $4.0 million compared to the first quarter of
Columbia Sportswear Names New GM for Korea
Columbia Sportswear Company appointed a former Adidas executive to serve as general manager of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary in Korea, where bloated inventories are causing problems for many outdoor product companies…
April Retail Data Indicate Sporting Goods Retailers Bucked Trend
Sporting goods stores appear to have fared better than other types of stores in April, according to preliminary government estimates released Wednesday…
Zalando Lifts Fiscal Year Guidance On Q1 Results
Zalando SE expects revenue growth and EBIT margin for fiscal 2015 to come in on the higher end of its 20-25 per cent target corridor, or slightly above, after a stronger than expected first quarter…
Kent International Enters Licensing Agreement with Margaritaville
Kent International signed a three-year agreement to license the Margaritaville, LandShark, and It’s 5 o’Clock Somewhere brands owned by Jimmy Buffet for a new line of co-branded adult and children’s bicycles, helmets and baskets…
Vaude Says Fire Won’t Affect US Customers
Vaude Sports GmbH & Co. KG said its U.S. customers will not be affected by the April 27 fire that caused extensive damage to it primary pannier manufacturing site in Germany…
Garmin Unveils Mio Powered Forerunner 225
Garmin International Inc. unveiled the Forerunner 225, the first Garmin GPS running watch that measures heart rate at the wrist using optical sensor technology…
Outdoor Nation Enrolls 59 Schools in Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge
Outdoor Nation announced that 59 schools representing 30 states will participate in its 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. The industry supported competition aims to reach 500 colleges and universities by…
California Adds BPA to Prop 65 List
The State of California added bisphenol A (BPA) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under its Prop 65 law despite ongoing litigation challenging the validity of such findings…
Moncler Reports Same Store Sales Grew 25 Percent in Q1
Moncler S.p.A. reported revenues reached €201.0 million in the first quarter ended March 31, up 38 percent, or 30 percent in currency-neutral terms, compared with the year earlier quarter. The European maker of luxury ski and outerwear report sales
Johnson Outdoors Camping Division Adds Marketing Talent
Johnson Outdoors named Sara Lawhead as Product Manager at Jetboil Inc. and Dina Sutin as Marketing Specialist for its camping division that includes the Jetboil, Eureka!, and Silva brands…
California Ski Industry Association Names New President
The California Ski Industry Association (CSIA) Board of Directors appointed Michael Reitzell, an experienced attorney representing the ski and outdoor recreation industries, as the organization's new president…
Orvis Honors Its First Breaking Barriers Award Recipients
Orvis recently honored the first winners of its Breaking Barriers Award for going above and beyond to bring new blood into fly fishing by breaking down the barriers to participation in the sport…
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