Life is good announced a partnership with The J.M. Smucker Company to bring a new line of Life is good coffee to retailers throughout North America…
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Under Armour, Steele Fitness to Open Co-Branded Store
Under Armour and Steele Fitness, a Minneapolis-based upscale fitness club chain, will open a co-branded store in May, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune…
Lowa to Open Second U.S. Demo Center in New Jersey
Lowa Boots LLC will open its second demo center in the United States at the Mohican Outdoor Center located in the 70,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area close to the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey…
Dorel Industries to Continue Stock Buyback Program
Dorel Industries Inc., one of North America’s largest bicycle vendors, disclosed plans to repurchase and cancel up to 850,000, or 3.07 percent, of its Class B subordinate voting shares over the 12-month period beginning May 2, 2013…
OverLand Equipment to Open First Retail Store in Pearl District
OverLand Equipment will open its first retail store in Portland, OR on Thursday, May 2. Located in Portland’s Pearl District, the store will carry OverLand’s full range of products, ranging from shoulder bags to laptop bags to backpacks, walle
Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia
Jawbone, , the maker of wireless audio and fitness-tracking devices, plans to acquire BodyMedia to further its leadership and accelerate its innovation in wearable health technology and personal data analysis…
Vittoria Names New GM, Moves Warehouse to California
Italian cycling shoe maker Vittoria has restructured its North American division, Vittoria USA LLC, and relocated its warehouse from Ohio to California. Kim Maynard has joined the company as general manager and is based at Vittoria USA's new 2,400 sq
Sports Authority Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Sports Authority announced that Paul M. Okimoto has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Formerly, Okimoto served as vice president of marketing at RadioShack Corporation…
K-Swiss and E.Land World Complete Merger
E.Land World Ltd. has completed its acquisition of K•Swiss in a merger transaction…
Keen Kicks Off Sock Testing Program
Keen Inc. is launching an intensive consumer testing program this summer on the Pacific Crest Trail. Last week, Keen gave more than 130 pairs of Olympus socks to thru-hikers at the PCT kickoff event in Campo, CA…
Keen Drafts PCT Through Hikers to Demo New Sock
Keen Inc. launched a consumer testing program this summer on the Pacific Crest Trail to demonstrate the durability of its Olympus hiking socks, which are constructed to withstand 2,663 miles of the PCT and beyond…
Bikes Belong Awards Green Lane Grants for Five Cities
Bikes Belong’s Green Lane Project has awarded $25,000 grants to five non-profit groups, which will work with their local REI store to show local businesses in their communities how they will benefit from green lanes. The grants were awarded to group
Alliance for Biking and Walking Appoints Campaigns Manager
The Alliance for Biking & Walking welcomed Kristin Purdy as its new national campaigns manager…
Swiss Running Shoe “On” Opens U.S. Headquarters in Portland
On, the Swiss technology, the Swiss Running Shoe company, has officially opened its first U.S. headquarters in Portland, OR. Since the brand launched in the U.S. in 2011, a small local team had been operating out of Florida..xccx.
Snow Sports Retailer Advisory Committee Meets to Consider State of Industry Collaboration
The Retailer Advisory Committee (RAC) organized by SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the snow sports industry's member-owned trade association, met in April in Denver, CO. to discuss how retailers can better utilize SIA's grassroots programs
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