Calida Group of Switzerland said it has restored Lafuma Group to profitability just six months after acquiring control of the French outdoor company…
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Vibram Partner Quabaug Hosts DOD’s Top Procurement Officer
The Department of Defense's chief procurement officer toured the factory of Vibram USA's manufacturing partner Quabaug Corporation on Sept 11…
Patagonia Closes NYC Stores During People’s Climate March
Patagonia closed all four of its stores in New York City until 3 p.m. Sunday to support the People's Climate March, President and CEO Rose Marcario announced on a company blog…
Daniel Defense Makes Third Consecutive Inc. 500|5000 List
Daniel Defense, an engineering and manufacturing company that produces weapons systems, rail systems and firearm accessories, has been ranked number 1568 by Inc. magazine on its thirty-third annual Inc. 500/5000…
Atlanta Arms Announces New Location
Atlanta Arms, a provider of commercially re-manufactured and match grade ammunition, located in Covington, GA, announced the completion of their new manufacturing facility…
Good To-Go Builds Team In Wake of Outdoor Retailer
Good To-Go, a Maine-based preparer of dehydrated meals, said it has added several employees and reps to support growth after a very successful showing at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market last month in Salt Lake City…
Highgear Goes on Hiatus
Highgear, the maker of performance watches, navigation tools and accessories owned by Implus, has been shuttered – at least for now…
U.S. OUTDOOR Act Introduced in House and Senate
Outdoor Industry Association applauded a group of sponsors for introducing the U.S. OUTDOOR Act in both houses of Congress for the third time since 2009. Developed in close consultation with the outdoor industry, the U.S. textile industry, and congressio
Sites for Snow Sports Newbies Updated
The Ski and Snowboard/Bring a Friend initiative websites have been updated with new features that make it easier for newcomers to find where they can learn how to ski, snowboard and participate in other snow sports…
SOG Specialty Knives Taps Klug as National Sales Manager
SOG Specialty Knives and Tools has named Rick Klug as their new national sales manager…
Under Armour Launches Major MapMyFitness App Portfolio Upgrade For iOS 8
The Under Armour Connected Fitness Team unveiled major app upgrades for iOS 8. The updates are packed with the latest health and fitness features including all-day activity tracking…
Shopko Expands Active Wear Assortments
Shopko is significantly expanding its exclusive offering of Energy Zone active wear as part of a broader expansion of its active apparel offering, which already features products from Nike, Puma, Adidas and other brands…
Otis Technologies Hires New Sales Managers
Otis Technology announced the addition of three sales management professionals to support sales growth and business development in Eastern, Western, and Central U.S. region sales positions…
Chiarello and Co. Partners With NSSF
Insurance agency Joseph Chiarello & Co., Inc. has thrown its support to the NSSF Rimfire Challenge as a Silver Sponsor…
Icon Health and Fitness to Pay $3MM Penalty to Settle FTC Charges
Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. (ICON) has agreed to pay $3 million in civil penalties to settle FTC charges that the companies violated the Commission’s 1997 consent order by advertising that use of their exercise equipment for just three minutes a day
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