Nautilus Files Second Suit Against Icon

The Nautilus Group has filed an additional trademark infringement lawsuit against ICON Health and Fitness, Inc., the manufacturer of the “CrossBow” and “CrossBar” equipment. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 21, 2004, in United States District Court fo

Lowa Launches Concept Shop at A -16

Visitors to Adventure 16's West Los Angeles store will be stopped in their tracks upon entering, if LOWA has anything to do with it. LOWA has just designed and installed the first and only concept shop within A-16…

C.A.M.P. USA Adds Crouse to Sales Team

C.A.M.P USA has hired mountaineer and sales representative, Bill Crouse as their Rocky Mountain region sales representative. C.A.M.P USA is rapidly growing in the U.S. with the addition of over 50 stores in just the past year. Crouse will support retailer

REI and Leave No Trace Launch Youth Education Program

REI and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics have launched a new program designed to educate children about the outdoors, and the responsible use of public lands.
The Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids (PEAK) program, based on the seven Lea

Mountain Hardwear Forms EU Subsidiary

Mountain Hardwear has formed an affiliated company based in Thalwil, Switzerland that will handle the sales, marketing and distribution of Mountain Hardwear products in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Mountain Hardwe

TNF Shuffles the Executive Deck

Steve Rendle has been appointed to the position of President, The North Face – Americas, and Todd Spaletto to the position of Vice President of Sales for the US. Steve will report to Mike Egeck, President of VF Outdoor – Americas. Reporting to Todd will b

Primaloft Hosts Sleeping Bag Clinic at OR

PrimaLoft Insulation Technology is sponsoring a technical
clinic to help answer question about sleeping bag performance and design at teh OR Summer Market Friday, August 13th from 7:30-9:00 AM at the Downtown Marriott Hotel across from the Salt Palace Con

Accel Group’s Acquisition Strategy Pays off in First Half

Both sales and profit increased for the Accell Group during the first half of 2004. Sales rose to €204.3 million ($251.2 mm), a 24% increase over the €165.3 million ($175.7 mm) in 2003. The organic growth amounted to 10%. Net profit increased by 49%, to €

Urban Climber and Outward Bound Ink Partnership

Urban Climber Magazine and Outward Bound USA have started a partnership designed to “inspire a new generation to explore their urban wilderness.” The partnership will initially focus on promoting the mission of Outward Bound in the Magazine, and copies of

Everlast Inks Two New License Deals

Everlast Worldwide has inked two licensing agreements with Hong Kong-based Stelux Watch Ltd. to launch Everlast-branded watches in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan with a concentration of sales through its own City Chain g

Oakley Q2 Income Down 12.1% on 5.7% Sales Increase

Oakley second quarter net sales increased 5.7%, to $152.0
million, a second quarter record, compared with $143.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income for the second quarter totaled $16.0 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $

Columbia Q2 Income Jumps 13.8% on 12.5% Sales Increase

Columbia Sportswear second quarter net sales were $171.1 million, an increase of 12.5% over net sales of $152.1 million for the same period of 2003. The Company reported a net income for the second quarter of $10.7 million, a 13.8% increase over net incom

Gear for Sports and Sun Ice Ink Distribution Deal

Gear for Sports has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributing, marketing and sales partner for Sun ice Golf products in the U.S. GEAR for Sports will begin shipping the Spring 2005 Collection during the first week of November…

K2 Creates EU Management Team

K2 Inc. has established its European management team. John J. Rangel, a 20-year veteran of K2 Inc. and most recently SVP and CFO, has been appointed President of K2 Inc.'s European operations, responsible for integration of all current and future ope