Merchandising Manager — Under Armour

Under Armour seeks a Merchandising Manager with 5 or more years of merchandising experience. The Merchandising Manager will provide Merchandising strategy, fixtures, POP and overall policy for the company and for Under Armour retailers…

Backcountry Base Camp Sees More Success…

Outdoor Retailer is returning to the Brighton backcountry for the second annual Backcountry Base Camp, and the event should be even more successful than last year. According to OR, there are currently over 50 brands registered to exhibit at the BBC compar

The New ATTA Has Big Plans…

Under the new leadership of Shannon Stowell, President, and Chris Doyle, Director, the Adventure Travel Trade Association has launched a series of new programs designed to promote the adventure travel market and deliver professional support, development,

Salomon Funds Training for Chinese Ski Team…

Salomon is taking its sponsorship program one step further in the Chinese market by financing and training the entire Chinese National Alpine Ski team. The idea behind this financial commitment is to “create a hero” for the 1.3 billion person potential ma

Armor Closes Bianchi/Gregory Deal…

Armor Holdings has completed the acquisition of Bianchi and Gregory Mountain Products for a total purchase price of $60 million in cash. According to Armor, Bianchi and Gregory will be integrated into the company’s Products Division and they are expected

Eider Expands U.S. Presence…

The French apparel company, Eider is stepping up their focus on the U.S. market through several initiatives launched by their North American distributor, Eider N.A., owned by Gene Frederick, the company’s president. Eider N.A. has hired True North Brand g

The Snowboard Market Leads the Way in Electronics…

The entire snowboard industry is riding an electronics wave recently, culminating with this week’s announcement that Burton and Motorola have inked a deal to produce an iPod/Cell phone enabled jacket, helmet, and beanie which incorporate Bluetooth technol

Product Recall: Adams Trail-A-Bike

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Norco Products Ltd, announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, Me 2

Retail Execs Pull the Holiday Markdown Trigger Early…

With warmer weather putting pressure on apparel and boot sales in December, U.S. retail executives apparently pulled the trigger on pricing to generate lagging Holiday sales this year. After winning the waiting game for consumer dollars last year, U.S. r

Quiksilver Eyes Rossignol…

Skis Rossignol shares jumped early on Monday after a French newspaper reported that Quiksilver Inc. was making a bid for the company. Rossignol is “a company we are looking at more closely, even though it is not the only possibility”, said Bernard Mariett

Have We Seen the Death of Black Friday?

Many retailers reported last week that they had lackluster Holiday sales until the post-Christmas business jumped the last week of the year. What was the catalyst? Gift Cards. Major retailers from Wal-Mart to Hibbett’s to The Finish Line noted that rob