REI said that nearly 1 million people have endorsed its #OptOutside social media campaign, which it launched Oct. 27 when it announced plans to close on Black Friday and pay 12,000 employees…
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J. America TLG Appoints VP Marketing and Business Development
J. America Team Licensed Group, a division of J America, has named Michael Valenzano as vice president marketing and business development. He most recently worked for Outerstuff…
Colorado Promotes ‘Fresh Air Friday’
Colorado is waiving fees to all 42 state parks on Black ‘Fresh Air Friday,’ to promote a day of outdoor recreation as an option to the state's “world-class shopping”…
Sierra Designs Seeks New Brand Manager After Glavin Departs
Sierra Designs and its brand manager Mike Glavin have parted ways. The specialty outdoor brand, now owned by Exxel Outdoors, is seeking a new leader…
Foot Locker’s Q3 Tops Street Estimates
Foot Locker Inc. reported that excluding a special charge related to litigation, earnings climbed 17 percent in the third quarter to $141 million, or 20 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate of 94 cents a share. Comparable-
Trade Groups Find No Surprises in Full TPP Text
A week after the Obama Administration released the full text for the Trans Pacific Partnership, industry trade groups say they’ve discovered no surprises…
Retailers Spreading Out Holiday Promotions
While consumers have become accustom to Christmas decorations in stores the first week in November, they’re also now seeing earlier holiday promotions and discounts, previously reserved for Black Friday…
CGPR Names Nicole Kieser Senior Vice President
Consumer lifestyle public relations firm, which services industry accounts including Adidas Outdoor and W.L. Gore., named Nicole Kieser as senior vice president…
OIWC Awards Nominations Due Dec. 1
The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition’s issued its last call for nominations for leadership awards that will be announced in January 2016 and honored at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and Snowsport Industries Snow Show…
L.L.Bean to Open Third Ohio Location Near Cincinnati
L.L.Bean Inc., which opens its first two stores in Ohio this month, announced it will open a third in the state next fall in Kenwood, outside of Cincinnati…
New Study Catalogs Bike Initiatives in 70 Gobal Cities
The European Cyclists Federation and World Council on Cycling published a study showcasing the ambitions of 70 cities from around the world to increase their mode share of cycling…
Sport Chek Opens Flagships in Toronto
Sport Chek opened two new flagship stores in Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Square One Shopping Centre in Toronto…
Garmin to Modify SideVu Sonars in Wake of Ruling
While Garmin plans to appeal an ITC ruling saying that it infringed upon a Johnson Outdoor patent, it will modify the first-generation of its SideVu scanning sonars to address the the legal decision…
Adidas Signs Louisiana Tech
Adidas signed a five-year deal to sponsor Louisiana Tech across its 16 sports….
Skechers Claims Partial Victory in Converse Patent Ruling
Skechers USA Inc. claimed a partial victory Thursday in its patent infringement dispute with Nike Inc. subsidiary Converse Inc. relating to the Converse Chuck Taylor shoe…
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