Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon will come to Georgia for the first time next year as Ragnar Trail Atlanta. The April 4-5, 2014 event marks the seventh Ragnar Trail event launched since the inception of the new trail race series in 2013…
Category: Outdoor
Toms to Open Haiti Factory in 2014
Toms will be opening a manufacturing plant in Haiti by the first quarter of 2014. The news was revealed by Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting this week in New York…
Chariot Brand Sunsets as Thule Launches Active with Kids Category
Thule has rebranded the Chariot line of bike trailers and carriers it acquired in 2011 under the Thule name and tucked that business into its new Active with Kids category, which it will now develop alongside its bike and outdoor gear carriers…
Fila to be Introduced to Bata Shoe Museum Sneaker Exhibit
On Saturday Sept. 28, 2013, Fila will be formally introduced to the “Out of the Box: The Rise of the Sneaker Culture” exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Ontario. This exhibit, which was launched in April 2013, was the first North American exhibit
Ashworth Golf Becomes Official Apparel Supplier of Presidents Cup U.S. Team
Ashworth Golf, which is part of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, will be the official apparel supplier of the U.S. Team at The Presidents Cup 2013, to be held on Oct. 1-6 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. In addition to the 12 playing members of the
Patagonia Names Top Surfer to Manage European Surf Business
Patagonia Europe announced that Gabriel Davies, one of the continent's best known surfers, will start work as its surf manager beginning Oct. 1 2013. Davies has been working at Quiksilver for 20 years, involved with marketing, team, product and compe
UK Survey Shows Strong Growth in Sporting Goods Sales in September
More than six in 10, or 65 percent, of the United Kingdom's recreational goods retailers said sales grew in September, while none reported sales declines, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest monthly Distributive Tr
Columbia Sportswear Names Billabong Exec to Head European Business
Columbia Sportswear Company finally appointed an executive to lead its lagging European business. Franco Fogliato, who has managed Billabong's European business since 2004, will start Nov. 4 as Columbia Sportswear's new SVP of Europe, replacing
Gordini USA Names Mike Fowler Brand VP of Sales and Marketing
Gordini USA appointed Mike Fowler as the brand’s vice president of sales and marketing, which will include responsibility for internal and external sales teams for Gordini, DROP, licensed product and…
Nike and Puma Remain Among Top Users of Organic Cotton
Nike and Puma were the third and fourth largest users of organic cotton, according to 2012 Organic Cotton Market Report, which is published by the Textile Exchange. The report shows that 71 percent of respondents are planning to increase organic cotton pr
New Balance to Sponsor IAAF Gold Label Maratona di Roma
New Balance announced today the signing of a multi-year sponsorship deal with the IAAF Gold Label Maratona di Roma. The company will serve as the official athletic footwear and apparel sponsor starting with the 20th anniversary Maratona di Roma, which wil
Oliberté Manufactures the World’s First Fair Trade Certified Footwear
Oliberté, maker of sustainably produced leather shoes and bags handmade in Africa, is the first footwear manufacturing facility in the world to be Fair Trade Certified by Fair Trade USA. Oliberté opened its factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2012…
Sierra Designs New Product Designer to Redesign Line From Scratch
Sierra Designs named Chase Schofield to the newly created position of product designer, where he will be tasked with redesigning the brand's sleeping bags, tents and backpacks from scratch…
PHIT: Inactivity Pandemic Will Cost The Industry $28+ Billion By 2018
During a presentation Wednesday at SFIA’s Industry Leaders Summit in Baltimore, SFIA Chairman Bob Puccini, SFIA President Tom Cove, and PHIT America Founder Jim Baugh disclosed that with more and more Americans moving from the ‘active’ c
Judge Dismisses $3.5 MM Wrongful Death Suit Against Gander Mountain
A federal judge has dismissed the $3.75 million lawsuit filed against Gander Mountain Inc. by the husband of a woman killed in the 2009 American Civic Association shooting…
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