Noted eCommerce authority Keith Anderson (Vice President, Strategy & Insights, Profitero, Inc.) will deliver the retail keynote at the 2014 SFIA Industry Leaders Summit. The Summit, presented by Electronic Transaction Systems (ETS) Corp., will be held Sep
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Smith Selected as Vail Resorts Eyewear and Helmet Partner
Smith has been selected as the official and exclusive eyewear and helmet partner of Vail Resorts…
Concern Kalashnikov Product Available
RWC Group LLC of Tullytown, Pennsylvania, the exclusive importer of the Concern Kalashnikov Izhmash Saiga line of firearms, announced that a limited inventory of product will become available…
Arc’Teryx Leases Retail Space in Minneapolis
Arc’teryx, which recently announced plans to launch its first line of footwear, has leased space for a store in uptown Minneapolis for what would be its second brand store on U.S. soil, according to reports by local media…
Hibbett Sports Lowers FY 2015 Earnings Estimate
Hibbett Sports Inc. lowered its earnings forecast for fiscal 2015 by roughly 5 percent Thursday based on preliminary estimates of results for the 13-week period ended Aug. 2…
CODI Agrees to Acquire Environmental Services Firm
Compass Diversified Holdings will not reinvest proceeds from its recent sales of Fox Factory stock into another outdoor lifestyle brand. The company announced Thursday that its next acquisition will be an environmental services company…
The North Face To Use 100 Percent Certified Down by Fall 2017
The North Face has committed to the goal of using 100 percent certified and responsibly sourced down across all product lines by Fall 2017…
Mann’s Bait Company Adds to Management Team
Scott Wall joins Mann's Bait Company as a regional sales manager effective August 16th…
MANU Prices Secondary Offering at $17 a Share
Red Football LLC has increased the number of Manchester United plc shares that it will offer to the public by half and priced the shares at $17.00, according to the publicly traded UK football club…
OIA Advocates Full Support of Land and Water Conservation Fund
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announces that more than 85 companies have signed on to a letter urging Members of Congress to support full, dedicated funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)…
Glazer Family to Earn $200 Million From MANU Stock Offering
Adidas and Nike are not the only soccer brands hoping to leverage lingering U.S. excitement over the 2014 World Cup. The Glazer family disclosed Wednesday that it had upped the amount of Manchester United plc stock it would sell to the public next week by
Shimano Reports Q2 Sales Grew in Mid-Teens
Shimano Corp. reported sales rose 15.5 percent to ¥80.6 billion ($789 mm) in the second quarter ended June 30 as an improving economies in the U.S. and Europe overcame weaker-than expected sales in Japan…
Outdoor Foundation and National Park Service Extend Partnership
The National Park Service and the Outdoor Foundation launched a program to leverages public and private funds to support nonprofit projects that focus on urban outreach, youth engagement and connecting people to the outdoors…
Fox Factory Reports 7.4 Percent Increase in MTB Products Sales
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales increased 22.8 percent to $86.4 million in the second quarter ended June 30, exceeding its high-end guidance. Sales for powered vehicle and mountain bike products increased 52.6 and 7.4 percent respectively, enabli
Wolverine to Relocate Lexington Offices
Wolverine Worldwide Inc. will relocate its Lexington-based Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Keds, and Stride Rite footwear brands to the 10 CityPoint project that Boston Properties is developing in Waltham, according to the Boston Globe…
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