At the recent Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah, OR introduced a new concept called the “Green Steps” program — designed to raise awareness on sustainability and showcase outdoor companies that support a healthy environment. The prog
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Quiksilver Acquires Australian Surf Retail Chain
Quiksilver has acquired one of Australia's top retail groups, Surfection, which will join Quiksilver's more than 240 Boardriders Club stores throughout the world. The acquisition is integral to Quiksilver's current retail growth and its lon
Interbike Says 97% of Show Attendees Satisfied
Interbike show management announced the results from its poll of exhibitor and retailer attendees from the 2004 show. Overall, the survey concludes that 97% of attendee respondents and 93% of exhibitor respondents indicated that they were either very sati
Access Fund Continues Fight for Cave Rock
The Access Fund will appeal the ruling made by a federal judge upholding a decision by the US Forest Service (USFS) to ban climbing at Cave Rock. The Access Fund is a national, non-profit climbers advocacy organization representing the interests of more t
SIA.06 is Sold Out
The SIA.06 SnowSports Show is officially sold out. SIA.06 will take place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the fourth straight year, January 23-26, 2006. To date over 320,000 square feet has been sold with exhibitors on tap to showcase more than 750
Clif, Cytomax, and Hydrapak Ink Sea Otter Multi-Year Sponsorship
The Sea Otter Classic has added Clif Bar, Hydrapak and Cytomax as multi-year sponsors. The 15th annual Sea Otter Classic, known throughout the cycling world as the racing season’s kick-off event, will be held on April 14-17, 2005 at the Laguna Seca Recrea
Lotto Launches Cosmetics Line
Lotto Sport Italia is extending its product portfolio with the launch of a cosmetics line with a licensing agreement with Weruska & Joel for the exclusive world-wide production and distribution of a Lotto-branded perfumes and cosmetics. The new line was p
CamelBak Inks Deal with Bobby Julich
CamelBak Products, LLC has inked an agreement with Bobby Julich, U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist in Athens 2004 in the men’s time trial event. Julich, who spends his time living between Reno, NV/Lake Tahoe, CA and Nice, France will be working with CamelBak d
Ritchey Restructures Asia Offices Following Latta’s Resignation
Todd Latta has resigned from his position as GM of Ritchey Asia. Todd held this position since the inception of the Taiwan Branch. Todd informed Ritchey management of his intention to pursue other interests in late February but agreed to stay on for two a
Craft Apparel N.A. Distributor Taps I.F. Founder
The Europa Company, distributor for Craft performance apparel in N.America, has hired Jane Hayes, founder and former CFO of Independent Fabrication to its staff as Accounting Manager…
White Sierra Hires New Central Sales Agency
White Sierra has hired Peak Sports to represent the company's Central territory. Sales representatives Chip Webster and George Knaggs operate Peak Sports. Together Webster and Knaggs have considerable experience in the outdoor and sporting goods indu
Southeastern Scientists Criticize Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Last week, joint press conferences were held in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, to release a letter signed by over 90 prominent Southern scientists calling for an overhaul of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) certification sta
Scott USA Expands Bicycle Distribution Into Canada
Mica Sports has become the exclusive distributor of Scott bicycle products for Canada. The SCOTT cycling brand will be represented at the Montreal BTAC bicycle trade show this fall. Distribution of a limited number of SCOTT bicycles will begin this week t
Wolverine Adds New Board Member
Shirley D. Peterson has been appointed to the Wolverine World Wide Board of Directors. Peterson joins the Wolverine board having served as President of Hood College of Frederick, Maryland, and as a partner and Head of Tax Practice at Steptoe & Johnson of
Comet Sports Marketing Hires Barnwell
Comet Sports Marketing has named Alison Barnwell as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. Barnwell will oversee all strategic growth, new sponsorship sales, as well as the development of marketing elements for the existing sports properties represented
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