Stride Rite Children's Group launched Robeez by Stride Rite Layette, marking Stride Rite's first expansion into infant apparel…
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Ecco Raises Dollars for Breast Cancer Awareness
Ecco has partnered with The Walking Co. in a joint effort to raise more than $200,000 towards the fight of breast cancer…
Backyard Collective Coming to Bend, OR Sept. 29
The Conservation Alliance will hold its eighth and final Backyard Collective of 2011 on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Bend, Ore. The day will include forest restoration work in the 1,240-acre Metolius Preserve, which includes old-growth ponderosa pine stands…
Dick’s SG to Sell Bearpaw
Bearpaw Footwear announced that its suede boots will now be available nationwide at Dick's Sporting Goods stores…
Head NV Announces the Redemption of Notes
Head NV and HTM Sport GmbH, a subsidiary of Head NV, announced the redemption in full of their outstanding senior secured notes due 2012. The aggregate redemption price for the notes to be redeemed is expected to be €29.4 million ($40.2 mm)…
Gregory Hires Key Account Manager
Gregory added Andrew D'Acquisto to the Gregory sales team. D'Acquisto started work at Gregory Sept. 12 and is focusing on strengthening relationships with Gregory's top retail partners…
Outdoor Companies Push Alternative Site for Utah Gas Project
More than 30 national companies cosigned an open letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar in defense of a proposed wilderness area surrounding Desolation Canyon, Utah. The letter was penned by Black Diamond Equipment founder and CEO Peter Metcalf a
Werner Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Werner Paddles has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a vendor partner…
Deckers Outdoor Adds Two Directors
Deckers Outdoor Corporation appointed James E. Quinn, a top executive at Tiffany & Co. and Lauri M. Shanahan, formerly of The Gap, to its board of directors…
Derby Cycle Negotiating with White Knight
Derby Cycle AG of Germany has found a white knight to rescue it from what dubs a hostile takeover by Dutch rival Accell Group. European media speculated that the white knight is Deutschland Pon, owner of the Royal Dutch Gazelle brand…
SIA Online Video Highlights Top Snowsports Trends
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has published the State of the Industry Video to provide valuable insight into consumer spending habits, demographics, immerging product categories and more.
Garmin Ltd. Completes Acquisition of South African Distributor
Garmin Ltd. completed its acquisition of Garmin Distribution Africa (Pty) Ltd. (GDA), the distributor of Garmin’s automotive, outdoor recreation, fitness and marine products in Southern Africa, and Garmap (Pty) Ltd., a South African mapping and mobi
GSI Commerce Founder Launches Kynetic
GSI Commerce founder Michael Rubin has formed Kynetic, a firm focusing on building consumer businesses that will include Fanatics LLC, Rue La La and ShopRunner…
Utah Establishes High School MTB League
National Interscholastic Cycling Association has selected the Utah High School Cycling League as its next League, a significant step towards NICA’s mission of taking high school mountain biking coast to coast by 2020…
Nike Responds to Bats Underperformance Charges
Nike Inc. issued a statement saying it stands by its baseball bat technology in response to a report indicating its bats were causing baseball college teams to underperform…
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