OIWC is is hosting an award presentation to honor the winners of the 2007 Pioneering Woman and First Ascent Awards for the snowsports industry. We hope you will join us at the award presentation (during SIA) to honor these amazing women. The Presentation
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Tri-Bag Hires Burningham as N.A. President
Tri-Bag has named Dave Burningham president of Tri-Bag North America as part of its global expansion plans. Dave Burningham brings 15 years of industry experience, including senior roles at MacGregor Golf and Tommy Amour Golf, and 25 years of business man
Half Moon Completes New Green Distribution Center
Half-Moon Outfitters is a bit more Green after a ten-month renovation on a building that will serve as its new distribution center. Consultants to the project say the building is expected to become one of the first in the Southeast to attain the U.S. Gree
Shakespeare Acquires Penn Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co.
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, a division of K2, Inc., has acquired Penn Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co. Founded in 1932, Penn is a manufacturer of saltwater trolling and spinning reels and saltwater rods…
Lowa Acquires X-Socks Distribution in U.S.
LOWA Boots U.S. has acquired distribution rights to X-Socks. Based in Asola, Italy, X-Socks designs and manufactures X-Socks and X-Bionic Underwear. The socks cross over many market boundaries including outdoor, hunting, biking, golf, and military. The un
Callaway Expects Ficsal 2006 Sales and Earnings to Climb
Callaway Golf Company net sales are expected to be approximately $1.018 billion, with corresponding fully
diluted earnings per share ranging from 33 cents to 35 cents. Excluding certain charges, pro forma fully diluted earnings per share is expected to ra
Pacific Cycle Joins Bikes Belong
Pacific Cycle has joined Bikes Belong, the national coalition of more than 350 bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often.
Kelty Inks Partnership with Glass McClure
Kelty will partner with Sacramento-based Glass McClure in a 2007 redesign of their print and online advertising campaigns. Glass McClure will work with Kelty to redesign their website, develop a comprehensive ad inventory, and bolster a web outreach campa
Smartwool Announces Latest Round of Advocacy Grants
SmartWool Corporation announced the latest round of grant recipients from the SmartWool Advocacy Program, which includes the SmartWool Advocacy Fund and the SmartWool Breast Cancer Fund. This round of grants is our largest so far with $113,000 distributed
Hot Chillys Signs Deal with CenterStone
Hot Chillys is now LIVE on CenterStone’s B2B Sales Order Management solution, iVendix. Hot Chillys’ dealers and sales reps will be able to place their pre-season orders and all their re-orders through this Web-enabled B2B tool. Dealers will also be able
Eider Inks Licensing Deal with Killy
Eider has signed a 10-year agreement to market and design the Killy snowsports brand. The new women’s and men’s line will be available in selected snowsports specialty stores for the winter ’07-08 season…
Isis’ Founder Wins OIWC Pioneering Woman Award
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition announced that Carolyn Cooke has been chosen as the 2007 recipient of the Pioneering Woman Award. The Pioneering Women Award honors women who have furthered the OIWC mission by demonstrating an outstanding commitment t
Malden Bidding War Begins
Chrysalis Capital Partners issued a statement regarding the recent Malden Mills Bankruptcy and potential sale to Gordon Brothers. The Private equity firm said that recent reports have stated that the sale of Malden Mills to Gordon Brothers Group is near c
Cybex Finalizes Two Litigation Matters
Cybex International, Inc. announced that two litigation matters are now complete. The Free Motion patent litigation is being dismissed with prejudice pursuant to a settlement agreement between the parties. As part of the settlement, Cybex is receiving a l
Fleet Feet Conference Wraps Up in Phoenix
Fleet Feet, Inc. honored Brooks Sports as the Outstanding Apparel Vendor of 2006, and recognized two of its franchisees at its annual Winter Franchise Conference January 15 – 17. Champion Athleticwear introduced its Pink Ribbon Award for Retail Excellence