Malden Mills announced the winners of the 2006 Polartec Challenge. The winners are Steve Graepel, Nico Mailaender, Warren McDonald and Kelly Cordes. Graepel will travel with partner Gabe Rogel into Alaska’s Fairweather Range. Mailander will navigate a fol
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Wade Davis to Speak at Conservation Alliance Membership Meeting
Wade Davis, an anthropologist and National Geographic
Explorer-in-Residence, will be the guest speaker at the Conservation Alliance membership meeting at OR Winter Market. Davis will discuss the loss of native cultures and how conservation can help save c
Report: Online Spending Jumps 30% Over Holiday Season
The Goldman, Sachs & Co., Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive fifth annual Holiday eSpending Report revealed that online holiday shopping totaled $30.1 billion, excluding travel, during the 2005 holiday season – October 29 – December 23. This seaso
Darn Tough Vermont Adds New Sales Agencies
Darn Tough Vermont made some additions to its independent sales force. Brandywine River Representatives will handle Metro New York, Long Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Pemba Serves will handle Upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, M
Russell Cuts 2005 Sales Guidance; Will Announce Restructuring
Russell Corporation does not expect to achieve its previous fiscal year 2005 sales and earnings guidance. Sales for 2005 are now expected to be between $1.425 and $1.445 billion, and the Company is not providing new earnings guidance at this time. Additio
Harris Interactive: Customer Service Drives Holiday Sales
The holiday shopping season is the opportunity for retailers to make up for slower sales in previous months. However, because economists predicted a slower holiday season due to rising energy costs and discount competitors, savvy retailers have increased
Nordica Hires Pritz for Service Team
Nordica USA announced the hiring of Travis Pritz to the position of Subaru Nordica Service Team member for the Midwest region of the USA. The Subaru Nordica Service Team (SNST) are dedicated servicemen placed in key ski markets throughout the USA focused
OR Winter Market is Sold Out
2006 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature over 670 exhibiting companies across a record 277,500 square feet of floor space. With close to 20 new exhibitors, Winter Market is completely sold out for the first time in its 17-year history and has gro
Cabela’s Will Open First Idaho Location in Boise
Cabela's Incorporated is bringing their retail shopping experience to Boise, Idaho, and the surrounding region.
Cabela's expects to open the Boise retail showroom as early as summer of 2006. The 132,000-square-foot Boise retail store, located in
Bass Pro and Station Casinos Ink Deal to Open Reno Store
Executives from Bass Pro Shops and Station Casinos, Inc. signed a letter of intent and announced plans to open a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World superstore in Reno, Nev. in conjunction with Station Casinos' proposed new resort hotel and casino located
Kim Coupounas Wins OIWC Pioneering Woman Award
Kim Coupounas, co-founder and CEO of GoLite, is the recipient of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition 2006 Pioneering Woman Award. GoLite designs and produces ultra-lite and lightweight apparel and equipment. As the co-founder and CEO of GoLite, Coupo
Ashworth Fiscal Q4 Net Loss Expands on 14.5% Revenue Growth
Ashworth, Inc.'s consolidated net revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended October 31, increased 14.5% to $55.3 million compared to $48.3 million in the same quarter last year. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $2.2 million or $0.16 per b
Easley Recognizes Confluence with Business of the Month Award
Confluence Holdings Corp. has been selected by the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce as the Business of the Month for December. Confluence was selected as the Business of the Month based on their recent employee hiring in the area and in recogn! ition o
Finish Line Launches Upscale Women’s Concept Shops
The Finish Line, Inc. unveiled the name of its new upscale women’s chain along with additional details about the concept. The company selected the name “Paiva” (pronounced pie-va), referring to a sun deity, or meaning ‘of the light’, because light is a so
Bite Footwear Hires Hasson as Key Acct. Rep.
Bite Footwear hired Julie Hasson as the Key Accounts Representative for the West Coast. In her new role, Hasson will oversee key accounts in the West Coast territory as well as help Bite Footwear merchandise its specially designed footwear for women. Hass
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