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

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

Majestic Athletic Signs Deal with World Baseball Classic

Majestic Athletic inked a partnership to manufacture on-field uniforms, outerwear, authentic t-shirts and fleece for 11 of the 16 teams participating in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. These fully outfitted teams include Australia, Canada, Dominican

Golf Galaxy Exceeds Guidance on 57% Sales Increase

Golf Galaxy, Inc. fiscal third quarter net sales increased 56.7% to $31.8 million, compared with $20.3 million for the same period of the prior year. Comparable store sales increased 6.7% for the fiscal third quarter, compared with an increase of 9.9% for

OutDoor Launches New Asia Trade Show

One month after the OutDoor 2006 European retail trade fair in Friedrichshafen, the first ASIA OUTDOOR will be held in the Chinese city of Nanjing that has a population of seven million. The organisers are promising a further boost for the industry that i

ISPO Sets Dates for ISPO China

ISPO china 06 will be held from March 13th through 16th, 2006, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Visitor communication is already in full swing, in order to further increase the coverage of the International Trade Show for Brands in Sports, F

Billabong Opens Chamonix Store

Billabong has officially opened a new partner store in Chamonix, the mountain resort in the French Alps, on the December 3 2005. Billabong’s partnership with one of the largest, most established retailers, Jean-François Coquoz in the region marks the fulf

REI to Build New DC in Bedford Pa.

In an effort to support its future retail growth with an expanded presence in the eastern U.S., REI announced plans for a second distribution center to be located in Bedford, Pa. In connection with the new distribution Center, Pennsylvania Governor Edward

Zigmont Appointed Managing Director of Pedro’s

Pedro’s appointed Christopher Zigmont as Managing Director. Mr. Zigmont will oversee all sales, marketing and product development activities for the brand from the Pedro’s global headquarters in Wilmington, MA. Previously Mr. Zigmont held the position of

Attitash Revamps Marketing Team

After 14 years as the Marketing and Brand Manager at Attitash and the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center in Bartlett, New Hampshire, John Urdi has accepted the position of Director of Marketing for Colorado Ski Country. Replacing Urdi is longtime Mt