EMS to Open Boston Flagship Location

Eastern Mountain Sports will open a new flagship location in Boston in May. Located in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., this store will showcase Eastern Mountain Sports’ new store design. The format will feature a larger selection of outd

Gildan Plans Five North American Factory Closures

Gildan Activewear Inc. plans to close its two remaining textile facilities in Montreal, Canada, as well as its cutting facility in Bombay, N.Y., in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Two sewing facilities in Mexico, which are supplied with fab

REI Announces Board Election Results

Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced its 2007 board election results during its annual membership meeting held March 26. Cooperative members voted to return incumbents Anne Farrell and Tom Harville, and elected John Hamlin and Edward M. Schmults to thr

REI Releases Stewardship Report

Recreational Equipment, Inc. released its first stewardship report. The report, available online at www.rei.com/stewardship, provides a review of the co-op's social and environmental priorities and efforts for 2006, and includes short and long-term a

El Naturalista Opens First U.S. Store

The first El Naturalista store in the United States has opened in Santa Monica, California. The new concept shop design is completely inspired by nature. There are currently three additional El Naturalista stores: the first one was built in Taipei (Taiwan

Burton to Open Chicago Flagship Store

Burton Snowboards will open a flagship Burton retail store in the Gold Coast shopping district of Chicago in late fall, 2007. At over 8,000 square feet, the Burton store will showcase a wide selection of products in a multi-floor, townhouse-style building

TAPS Announces Board Candidates

The Trade Association of Paddlesports is in the middle of its 2007 Board of Directors Elections. Eight candidates are vying for four positions. Election results will be announced in the first week of April…

3point5 Hires Robins as CEO

Online training company 3point5, Inc. has hired Duncan Robins as CEO. Robins led the reinvigoration of the Yakima brand as CEO and led the hockey, football and medical divisions of Easton Sports as a division manager. More recently, he was CEO of Californ

SGMA Spring Market Attracts Over 250 Exhibitors

Nearly 250 exhibitors have already committed to the SGMA Spring Market including Easton Sports, Mizuno and Wilson Sporting Goods. More than 70 companies have signed up to exhibit in the past two months, including Crocs, LifeGear, Diamond Sports, Hind Team

G-III Swings to Profitability in Q4

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. fourth quarter net sales increased 43.0% to $98.8 million from $69.1 million during the same period last year. The Company reported net income of $518,000, or three cents per diluted share, for the three-month period, compared to

Burton Hires New VP of Apparel

Burton Snowboards hired Gabrielle Sampietro as its first VP of Apparel, a newly created position that will head up the leading snowboard company’s four-season apparel business. Gabrielle will be based in Burton’s Irvine, California offices and will begin

Cloudveil Opens New Retail Flagship Store

On the first day of spring, March 21st, Cloudveil will celebrate the opening of its flagship store in downtown Jackson, Wyoming. The 2400 square-foot retail space will showcase Cloudveil’s complete product range in a contemporary “western industrial” desi