BolderBOULDER’s Cliff Bosley and Boilermaker’s Jim Stasaitis were inducted to Hall of Champions and Amy Frostick honored with Women’s Leadership Award at Running USA’s Industry Conference held in Puerto Rico.
Category: Outdoor
Performance Bicycle To Shutter Stores By Early March
Performance Bicycle will close all 60 of the remaining stores by March 2, according to Bicycle Retailer.
Big Rock Sports Recognizes Vendors In Nashville
Big Rock Sports recognized its vendor partners during January’s Nashville Outdoor Expo to spotlight those who went above and beyond in 2019. Specifically, the company spotlighted Pure Fishing, Leupold and Pradco Fishing.
The Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC Hires Kaylee Larkin as Network Manager
The Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina (OGB) – a collective of 30+ outdoor brands based in WNC – welcomes the first paid position to their ranks, Kaylee Larkin.
Bissell ABG Giant Unveils New Sponsorship Strategy
After nearly two decades in road racing, Bissell ABG Giant announced a new sponsorship strategy that will see its men’s amateur team expand into gravel and mountain bike races.
Columbia Sportswear Sailing Into 2019 With Broad-Based Momentum
Growth in all channels, all geographies and all brands but one lifted Columbia Sportswear Co. to record revenue for both the fourth quarter and 2018, and the company believes it is riding that momentum to another stellar year. “2018 was a tremendous year for Columbia Sportswear and I’m thrilled to see it end on a high note … ,” said Tim Boyle, Columbia Sportswear’s president and CEO.
Aisle Talk Week Of February 4
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including a number of former Cabela’s employees, led by Matt Highby, officially launching Highby Outdoors, an e-commerce site focusing on outdoor gear.
Minnesota Unveils ‘Find Your True North’ Marketing Campaign
At the state’s annual tourism conference in St. Paul, Explore Minnesota announced a new “Find Your True North” tourism marketing campaign.
Dow Renews Partnership With USA Luge Team
Dow and USA Luge have announced the renewal of Dow as the Official Technical Partner of the USA Luge team through 2022.
Transformation Efforts Pay Dividends For Amer Sports In 2018
Amer Sports, which is close to completing its mega-merger with China’s Anta Sports, reported a “solid” fourth quarter with slightly lower earnings but improving sales momentum. The gains were led by its Arc’teryx and Peak Performance apparel brands, strong DTC growth, and accelerated growth in China and the U.S.
Vista Outdoor Cuts Guidance Amid Continued Headwinds
Shares of Vista Outdoor fell $1.58, or 15 percent, to $8.99 on Thursday after the company earlier in the day cut guidance on its third-quarter report of a 20 percent revenue decrease and a $514.6 million loss on a goodwill write-down. The company reported sales of $468 million, shy of Wall Street’s consensus target of $505 million.
The Evans Group Launches Outdoor Sporting Goods Online Resource
The Evans Group – an award-winning sales force team of top outdoor sporting, shooting and hunting goods – announced the launch of theevansgroup.net that will serve as an innovative resource to better connect the top manufacturers and quality dealers in the hunting, outdoor, shooting and law enforcement industries throughout North America. “For more than 28 years, The Evans […]
Columbia Sportswear Beats Estimates On Record Q4, Full Year 2018
Columbia Sportswear Co. on Thursday announced net sales of $917.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 18 percent (19 percent constant-currency), compared with net sales of $776 million for fourth quarter 2017 and ahead of Wall Street estimates by $69.6 million.
Callaway Golf Teeing Up Jack Wolfskin Strategy
Solid performance across Callaway Golf Co.’s core golf business led to impressive revenue growth in 2018, and now the company is banking on a new division—Jack Wolfskin, which Callaway just acquired—to become an integral asset. For the full year of 2018, Callaway’s net sales increased $194 million, or 19 percent, to $1.2 billion, reflecting increases in each of the company’s operating segments and in each reporting region.
Ikon Pass Renews Partnership With Protect Our Winters
Ikon Pass is renewing its partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) through a Summit Level donation. The 25,000 donation aims to support industry-led programs that unite and mobilize the global snow sports community against climate change and enhance education, advocacy and community-based activism.
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