The National Retail Federation called Senate legislation aimed at increasing the federal minimum wage by 40 percent an anti-job tax that would lead to higher labor costs for employers and fewer opportunities for young and entry-level workers…
Category: Footwear
Sierra Design Shifting to Independent Reps
Sierra Designs is transitioning to an independent sales force to provide specialty dealers with more support as its launches its completely redesigned line of outdoor gear…
Outdoor Distributors Hires New National Sales Manager
Outdoor Distributors, distributors of Millennium, Millennium Marine, OL'MAN and The Claw, welcomes Steve Sivils as national sales manager…
Oiselle Signs Kara Goucher
Oiselle, a women’s running apparel company based in Seattle, announce their partnership with Kara Goucher, one of the most decorated female runners of all time. Goucher, who had been with Nike, joins Oiselle as a sponsored athlete, valued teammate,
Research Indicates IBDs Core Market Turning to Used Bikes
The Gluskin Townley Group released a new research report indicating that two core target markets for new bicycles may be shifting their dollars toward the used bicycle market in response to rapidly rising prices…
Weather Trends: April 2014
Weather Trends International (WTI), a company that helps businesses proactively plan for the weather, expects April 2014 to trend the coldest in five years and drier than last year for the U.S. as a whole…
Adventure 16 Sells Wholesale Division, Will Relaunch Online Store
San Diego-based Adventure 16, which recently closed its fifth store in Southern California, has sold its Wholesale division to Summit Distribution, LLC and will use proceeds to upgrade its stores and resume online sales. The privately owned retailer stopp
Golf Rounds Slide in February
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played were down 4.6 percent in February 2014 compared to February 2013…
OBIT: Hobie Alter Passes at 80
Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who started out shaping surfboards and ended up creating the Hobie Cat catamaran and the company that introduced the Pelican drive kayak system, passed away peacefully at his Palm Desert home on March 29 surrounded by his
Zappos Hires Mullen for PR
Zappos has selected Mullen to handle public relations…
Igloo Products Acquired by Another PE Firm
Igloo Products Corp. has been acquired by an affiliate of ACON Investments, L.L.C., a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm…
Game Vector Partners with Outtech Inc.
Iron Mountain Products announces that Outtech Inc. has been named sales and marketing partner for their new product line, Game Vector Game Recovery System…
47 Brand Hires Consumer Marketing Manager
’47 Brand, a privately-held premium sports lifestyle apparel and headwear brand, announced that Ryan Johnson has been hired as consumer marketing manager. He previously worked for New Era Cap…
Firearms Trade Association, Manufacturers’ Institute Seek Injunction to Stop Unworkable Microstamping Law
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of their members against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
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