REI to Open Third San Diego Area Store

Recreational Equipment, Inc. plans to open a store in Chula Vista, Calif., at the Otay Ranch Town Center at the intersection of Eastlake and Olympic Parkways in the fall of 2006. The 26,000 square-foot store will employ about 55 full- and part-time staff.

Exel Hires Scream Agency

Scream Agency has been hired by Exel Sports N.A. Scream Agency will develop a comprehensive set of communication materials including: brand positioning, marketing planning, sales collateral and consumer pieces as well as an aggressive PR strategy.

Fisheries Conservation Act Passes Senate

The full Senate approved the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, which moved forward with strong bipartisan support. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) successfully lead the effort to reauthorize the act which bears

New Balance Joins FESI

New Balance has joined The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) as a new Regular Member. Over the past decade New Balance has grown substantially and the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is proud to welcome th

CamelBak Hires Axis Sports as SoCal Rep Group

CamelBak Products hired Axis Sports Group to their Southern California field sales team. Led by industry veteran Chuck Gerst, Axis Sports Group is a
customer-focused, high performance rep agency focused exclusively on the cycling, outdoor, and winter cha

Perry Ellis Appoints Gleason as Licensing President

Perry Ellis International Inc. appointed Mary Gleason as president of licensing. Gleason, a veteran brand-builder and fashion industry executive, will report directly to George Feldenkreis, chairman and chief executive officer.

Golf Galaxy Appoints New Independent Director

Golf Galaxy, Inc. appointed Douglas C. Neve to the company's Board of Directors effective June 15, 2006. The company said it expected Neve to be appointed to the Audit Committee concurrent with the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Aug

WSA Works to Attract New EU Buyers

The WSA Show has worked closely with European buyers over the past year to define key needs and create new programs for building relationships between WSA exhibitors and European buyers. The resulting initiative helps detail buyers’ requirements, such as

Cloudveil Adds Weight to Sales Team

Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. hired Rich Weight as its new Director of Sales as well as the completion of its consolidation and expansion of offices in Jackson. Weight comes from Chaco, where he was the Director of Sales and active in the growth and bran

OIF Releases New Participation Study

Outdoor Industry Foundation will release its most recent Outdoor Recreation Participation Study. According to this study, 161.6 million Americans, aged 16 and older, participated in at least one of 22 active outdoor activities tracked in the study during

Lolë Hires New Ontario Sales Rep

Following Lolë’s rapid expansion and growth in Canada, Coalision has announced that Katie Horan, of CJ Horan Sales and Marketing inc. will now head up the sales as the exclusive Lolë sales representative for the Southwestern and Toronto territory…

Esquif Canoes Adds Heikenen to Sales Team

Esquif Canoes hired Brian Heikenen, based out of Madison, WI, as Mid Western US Sales Representative. Brian comes to Esquif Canoes with experience in retail and open boat instruction with some of the leading Paddlesports Specialty shops in the Midwest. B