The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), a leading patient advocacy organization, announced that Columbia Sportswear executive Lisa Kulok has joined its national board of directors.
Category: Outdoor
Farm to Feet Appoints Sales Teams In Mid-Atlantic And Southwest
Farm to Feet, the makers of socks, announced that the brand will be represented by DIY Outdoors in the Mid-Atlantic territory and the Sespe Group in the Southwest.
Top Of The World Partners With Spyder
Top of the World and Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced a partnership to create a Spyder collegiate apparel collection. The Spyder assortment will launch in major retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Amazon, Lids, Scheels and select campus bookstores this September.
Surf Expo Cancelled Due To Hurricane Dorian
Due to the continued threat of Hurricane Dorian on Orlando, the state of Florida, the southeast and the east coast, Surf Expo announced that it will cancel the 2019 event, as well as the pre-show outdoor festival, Waterfest, on September 4, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
Bravo Sports Acquires Dwindle Distribution
Bravo Sports, a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group, has acquired Dwindle Distribution. The seller was Globe International. No financial terms were disclosed.
Two Former VF Executives Join Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced two key senior hires to lead its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. Daniel Le Vesconte and Olga Wu recently joined A&F Co. as group vice presidents, overseeing the company’s EMEA and APAC operations, respectively.
Dorel Expands Cannondale Brand Team
Dorel Sports appointed Nick Larsen as creative director of Cannondale Global and Dennis Kim, marketing director of Cannondale Global.
Hestra Appoints Managing Director
Hestra-Handsken AB has appointed Anton Magnusson as managing director for Hestra Gloves. Magnusson is one of two master certified glove cutters in Scandinavia and the fourth generation of the Magnusson family to assume leadership of Hestra.
Ikon Pass Expands Into Europe
Alterra Mountain Company said Zermatt in Switzerland has become the first European destination partner on the Ikon Pass. Now Ikon Pass holders have access to snow at 41 global destinations across five continents.
Armada Skis Names Matt Rihm Director Of Product And Innovation
Armada Skis announced Matt Rihm will join the ski and apparel manufacturer’s product development team in the role of director of product and innovation. He most recently served as Rossignol Ski Company’s alpine product manager.
OIA Protests Tariff Threats
Patricia Rojas-Ungar, vice president of government affairs at Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), issued a statement criticizing the Trump administration’s threat to raise tariffs higher and order U.S. companies to exit China.
Tender Corp. Appoints Marketing Chief
Tender Corporation, parent of After Bite, Adventure Medical Kits and Ben’s, hired Garrett Cox as head of marketing.
Boot Barn Acquires G.&L. Clothing
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. acquired certain assets of G.&L. Clothing, Inc., an individually-owned retailer operating one store in Des Moines in Iowa.
Anta’s First-Half Profits Soar
Anta Sports Products Ltd. reported net earnings rose 27.7 in the first half as sales grew more than 40 percent. Ding Shizhong, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Anta Group, said, “In the first half of 2019, the company maintained a high growth in its performance due to the goodwill of Anta brand, Fila brand and other brands.”
North Face Survey Finds Growing Interest In Rock Climbing
The new study, conducted by Marketing & Research Resources on behalf of The North Face, reveals that 30 percent of people are interested in learning to rock climb and 40 percent plan to watch the sport in the 2020 summer Olympics.
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