Gerber Legendary Blades has agreed to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty and abide by a permanent injunction to settle allegations it knowingly failed to report a defect in its Gator Combo Axe to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…
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Survey: Americans Believe Teams Hide Abusive Player Behavior
According to results of a national poll by the Robert Morris University Polling Institute, 82.4 percent of Americans believe that sports teams and owners hide reports of scandalous player behavior to protect the team image. The poll measured opinions on b
Lonely Planet Acquires Stake in Teton Gravity Research
Travel media company Lonely Planet has acquired a strategic stake in media house Teton Gravity Research (TGR). The investment comes as TGR has doubled in size in recent years becoming one of the top media houses in the action sports and outdoor industries
Dorel Sports Expands into Chile
Dorel Sports continued to expand its bicycle business in South America Wednesday by opening a subsidiary in Chile and acquiring one of its dealers there…
Holiday E-Commerce Spending Grew 15 Percent
ComScore reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending from desktop computers for the entire November-December 2014 holiday season reached $53.3 billion, marking a 15-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. Cyber Monday (Monday
Reef Adds Evan Geiselman as Ambassador
Reef announced its new head-to-toe partnership with Evan Geiselman. Florida native Geiselman is only 21 years old, but has been known in competitive surfing circles for over a decade…
Mike’s Bikes Secures Expanded Credit Line
Mike’s Bikes, the largest independent bicycle retailer on the West Coast, based in Marin County, has received a multi-million dollar credit facility from Business Capital. With 11 locations spread throughout Northern California, the company plans to
Hoka One One to Launch Hiking Boots
Hoka One One plans to launch its first hiking boot this fall. The footwear brand, which initially catered to trail and other runners, will introduce its MTN collection, which will span five new styles including…
Dorel Sports Expands into Chile
Dorel Sports continued to expand its bicycle business in South America Wednesday by acquiring a bike dealer in Chile and opening a subsidiary in the country that will lead sales, marketing, distribution and customer service for all its brands, including C
MassBike Names Executive Director
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) board of directors has named Richard Fries to serve as its new executive director after…
OIA Names Keynote Speakers for Sustainability Conference
Marc Dorfman of Biomimicry 3.8 will kick-off the third Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Insights Conference scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 20, just prior to the start of Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015. The one-day conferenc
FDRA Boosts Lobbying Team, Vows to Push Harder for Tariff Reforms
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has hired former U.S. Representative Sue Myrick as its key policy strategist and Thomas Crockett as the association's director of government and regulatory affairs. Both Myrick and Crockett bring
Schoeller USA President Takes on Additional Role at Scottish Company
Schoeller USA President Tom Weinbender is now also working as an associate for the Scottish firm Halley Stevensons…
ATK Sets Exchange Ratio for Vista Outdoor Spin-Off
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) board of directors has established the distribution ratio for the previously announced spin-off of its Sporting Group business to ATK stockholders as a newly formed company called Vista Outdoor Inc. Vista owns the Bushnell o
Fulfillment by Amazon Sellers up 65 Percent in 2014
Amazon said the number of sellers adopting the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service grew more than 65 percent year-over-year worldwide in 2014 and that FBA units shipped worldwide grew more than 50 percent year-over-year during the 2014 holiday season…
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