Compass Diversified Holdings acquired Candle Lamp Company, LLC. Oct. 10 for eight times trailing 12 months EBITA in its first acquisition of a consumer brand since divesting control of Fox Holding Corp. earlier this year…
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Oboz Adds Positions in Finance and Customer Service
Oboz has added to its in financial operations and customer service teams at its headquarters in Bozeman, MT to support Oboz international and domestic growth…
Gaiam Acquires Top-Selling Yoga App
Gaiam Inc. has acquired Yoga Studio, the number one ranked yoga app for the iPhone, in a deal that will advance both companies' mission of making yoga accessible to everyone…
Google Express Targets Chicago, New York and D.C. Merchants In Major Expansion
Google began fulfilling same-day/next day orders for retailers in Chicago, New York and Washington DC last week in a major expansion of its membership-based Google Express shopping service. The expansion, which comes after an 18-month pilot program in Nor
NBA China, Anta Announce Co-Branding Partnership
NBA China and Anta Sports Products Limited announced a new partnership in China, designating Anta as an Official Marketing and Merchandising Partner of NBA China…
Bookings Starting Out Strong at U.S. Western Resorts
Bookings at western mountain resorts are showing an aggregated 7.4 percent gain in occupancy for the upcoming season compared to the same time last year according to DestiMetrics, a Denver-based organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings at 19 wes
GoPro Stock Price Falls on Safety Concerns
Shares of GoPro fell nearly 10 percent last Monday after a French journalist said one of the company's helmet cameras may have played a role in F1 Champion Michael Shumacher’s tragic accident…
Brixton Hires Northeast Sales Agency
Brixton, a surf and music lifestyle apparel brand, hired Spraying Gravy agency as the brand’s new Northeast sales representative…
Mark Fletcher Exits from Fletcher Sport Brands
Mark Fletcher, president of Fletcher Sport Brands (FSB), the parent of Sunice Golf and Tommy Hilfiger Golf, announced that he has informed his partner, Alen Brandman, majority shareholder of FSB, that he would be leaving FSB this week…
Denver Broncos Are America’s Favorite Football Team
According to a new Harris Poll, the Denver Broncos are America's most popular team. They're followed by the NY Giants (who have moved up two spots to 2nd) and the Green Bay Packers (who dropped one spot to 3rd). The Dallas Cowboys, last year
Google Express Adds 3 Cities, 3 Sporting Goods Retailers
Paragon Sports of New York City, Wrigleyville Sports in Chicago and Sports Authority of Denver are among 16 new retailers that have joined Google Express, which expanded Monday into Chicago, Boston and Washington D.C…
SkiLogic Hires New Directors of Sales and Marketing
SkiLogik, a Colorado manufacturer of skis for both groomed and backcountry skiing, has hired Katie Sowyrda as director marketing and Stefan Bast as director of sales operations…
Club Ride Secures Expanded Credit Line
Club Apparel said Mountain West Bank expanded its credit line by $525,000 to $1.5 million needed to fund growth. The Ketchum, ID-based maker of cycling lifestyle apparel said it ended the third quarter with $476,000 in credit still available on the line..
Patagonia Investing $13 Million to Bring Solar Energy to Hawaiian Homeowners
Patagonia Works has agreed to invest $13 million in an initiative that will purchase and install more than 1,000 rooftop solar power systems in Hawaii, where most homeowners currently use electricity generated by coal and oil…
The Fanatics Authentic Sports Comes to Philadelphia
The Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular is making its first stop in Philadelphia on Oct. 17 and plans to bring over 50 of sports’ top athletes to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks for a weekend full of excitement…
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