Patagonia lamented the loss of its ski ambassador Dave Rosenbarger, who died Friday, Jan. 23 when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif…
Category: Outdoor
BST Bikes Names Karklins GM
BST Bikes, LLC has hired Tony Karklins as general manager, giving him responsibilities for overseeing strategy and operations for the Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles and Synergy Nano brands…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Draws an Estimated 22,000
Outdoor Retailer said preliminary figures available as of Saturday Jan. 24, which was the last day of the show, indicated attendance reached about 22,000, or about even with a year earlier…
Ruffwear Names South Korean Distributor
Ruffwear has partnered with JSK Global to manage distribution of Ruffwear's adventure gear for dogs in South Korea effective Jan. 15…

GoPro Partners with NHL, NHLPA
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced a North American partnership with GoPro. The agreement is GoPro's first with a major professional sports league…
Campbell Sports Named Stanley’s 2014 Agency of the Year
PMI named Campbell Sports as 2014 Agency of the Year for its Stanley brand at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City last week…
Outdoor Retailer Wraps up Upbeat Winter Market
Outdoor Retailer, which is produced by Emerald Expositions, said brands, retailers and media had expressed positive feedback at the Winter Market show, underscoring “an air of optimism and excitement for the winter season.” The event in Salt L
REI Foundation Donates $1.5 Million to Fund Women’s Leadership Initiative
The REI Foundation is donating $1.5 million to the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) to develop programming for a women's leadership initiative backed CEOs at a dozen outdoor brands, including The North Face, Outdoor Research, Smartwoo
REI Donates $1.5MM to Fund Women’s Leadership Initiative
The REI Foundation is donating $1.5 million to the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) to develop programming for a women's leadership initiative backed by a dozen outdoor brands, including five headed by women…
Poll Shows Sharp Drop in in Participation in School Sports
Participation in school sports by children from households with less than $60,000 in annual income decreased 10 percent during the 2013-14 school year compared with the 2011-12 school year, according to latest University of Michigan Mott Children's H
Jarden Sees Upbeat Q4
Jarden Corporation expects sales in its fourth quarter of at least $2.4 billion, above Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $2.32 billio. Fourth quarter adjusted EPS are expected to meet or exceed the current consensus estimate of $1.11…
Luxottica Reports Strong Q4 Gains
Luxottica Group, the eyewear giant and parent of Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sunglass Hut, reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 13.4 percent, or 7.9 percent in currency neutral (c-n) terms, to €1.87 billion ($2.8 bn)…
Marker Völkl to Acquire Dalbello
Marker Völkl, which is part of Jarden Outdoor, agreed to acquire the Dalbello Group, the family-owned Italian Italian ski boot brand…
REI Partners with the American Council on Exercise
REI has joined forces with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) to offer specialized training for mountain climbing, backpacking and 5-10K runs in select REI store communities beginning in February…
Brooks Running Juggernaut Continues
Navigating a challenging run specialty channel much more adeptly than their lucky, hometown Seahawks are managing their playoff run, Brooks Running posted a 15 percent increase in revenue growth in 2014, reaching a half a billion dollars in annual sales.