GoPro Inc. founders Nicholas and Jill Woodman caused a furor Thursday when they announced that J.P. Morgan had released 5.82 million shares of GoPro stock they had gifted to a foundation and that investors thought were subject to lock up restrictions. It
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Nike Delays Launch of LeBron 12 Basketball Shoes
Nike has delayed the launch of the new Lebron 12 shoes due to product quality issues. In a brief statement on its website, Nike said, “Product quality is a priority for Nike. Due to a small cosmetic issue with some of the LEBRON 12 shoes we have delayed t
SIA Opens Registration for 2015 Snow Show
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) opened registration for the 2015 SIA Snow Show that run Jan. 29-Feb. 1 at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center and the On-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest that runs Feb. 2-3 at Copper Mountain Resort…
Eddie Bauer Expedition Loses Member to Avalanche
Eddie Bauer expressed condolences for the death Monday of a woman killed by an avalanche during an expedition it is sponsoring in Argentina, Outside.com reported…
RIDE Snowboards Hires Northwest Sales Representative
RIDE Snowboards has addes Topher Laws to their team as a new sales representative…
Epoch Lacrosse Signs Fastest Shot World Record Holder
Zack Dorn, the official world record holder for the fastest lacrosse shot at 116 mph, is the newest member of Epoch Lacrosse’s team of endorsed athletes…
Charles River Apparel Adds Sales Reps
Charles River Apparel, the manufacturer of outerwear and performance apparel, added three outside sales representatives to handle growing accounts in Texas, Oklahoma, and Western New York and Pennsylvania…
Escalade Sells Information Security Business
Escalade, Inc. completed the sale of its information security business on Oct. 1, 2014. As previously announced in August 2014, Escalade's strategic plan is to focus on its sporting goods business…
Smith Optics Supports First Descents
During the month of October, Smith Optics will donate $1 for every sunglass sold on smithoptics.com to First Descents, a non-profit offering young adult cancer fighters and survivors outdoor adventure experiences…
Netpulse Raises $18.6 Million in New Funding
Netpulse, the fitness industry's leading digital platform, has secured $18.6M in new funding led by Nokia Growth Partners, with participation from August Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier and Docomo Capital. John Gardner from Nokia Grow
MEC Launches Outdoor Nation Canada
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) launched Outdoor Nation in Canada earlier this month. MEC Outdoor Nation’s Leadership Council and 450 delegates will be creating programs to inspire young people to get outside and…
Steve Madden To Acquire Mexico Licensee
Steve Madden signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trendy Imports S.A. de C.V., Comercial Diecisiette S.A. de C.V., and Maximus Designer Shoes S.A. de C.V. (together, “SM Mexico”). As Steve Madden’s Mexican licensee, SM Mexico markets
Dick’s SG Sets Store Opening for Richmond, IN
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 19th store in Indiana and 588th store nationwide on Friday, October 10th at Richmond Village in Richmond (3718 National Road East)…
Creative Recreation Hires Creative Director
Rich Cofinco has returned to lifestyle footwear brand Creative Recreation, a division of Rocky Brands, Inc. as the brand's creative director. Cofinco, who departed in 2012, was Creative Recreation's co-founder and original designer…
L.L.Bean to Open First Colorado Store
L.L.Bean plans to open its first store in Colorado by mid-November. The 13,000- square-foot store will be located at the…
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