Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has restructured its tactical optics team in order to better serve the nation's war-fighters and law enforcement professionals…
Category: Outdoor
FundSource OR to Repeat at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
SD Sport Innovators (SDSI), Outdoor Retailer and sponsor Grow Utah are planning to stage the second FundSource OR in January after the event drew six emerging companies and 25 professional investors to Salt Lake City last month. During the event, which wa
Nike Fiscal First Quarter Runs Past Estimates
Nike, Inc. reported first quarter earnings rose 23.5 percent to $962 million, or $1.11 a share, easily beating Wall Street's consensus estimate of 88 cents a share. Revenues grew 15 percent to $8.0 billion. Earnings grew faster than revenue due to gr
Chaco Adds Brandywine River Reps to Sales Team
Chaco continues to expand its sales team with the addition of Brandywine River Reps in the Mid-Atlantic region…
Burton Partners with Ski-Doo to Enter Snowmobile Apparel Market
Burton Snowboards will co-develop products with Ski-Doo for snowboarders and snowmobilers under a new agreement with BRP, the Canadian company that owns Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Can-Am and other power sports brands…
New Balance Premieres Unlaced Video Series Showcasing MLB Stars
In its continuing mission to change the game of baseball by showcasing the person behind the athlete, global athletic leader New Balance launched a new “behind the scenes” video series to inspire young athletes by showing how some of the best
Mammoth Mountain to Acquire Big Bear and Snow Summit
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, agreed Wednesday to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in Big Bear Lake, CA. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popular of sout
Action Target Selects New Marketing Agency
Chevalier Advertising announces that it has been selected as the agency of record for Action Target, a manufacturer of shooting range solutions and targetry for the outdoor industry…
Valencell Opens Lab to Help Licensees Test Biometric Apparel
Valencell has opened a state-of-the art sports performance lab where licensees can develop and validate biometric wearable products using its patented sensor technology…
Deloitte Forecast: Retail Holiday Sales to Increase 4 to 4.5 Percent
Deloitte's annual retail holiday sales forecast calls for sales to climb 4 to 4.5 percent from November through January compared with the holiday season last year. That compares with last year's 2.8 percent gain. Online sales are expected to gro
Lululemon to Open First Men’s Store in Manhattan
Lululemon has signed a lease to open its first men's store in lower Manhattan. According to the real estate site, therealdeal.com, the store will open at Prince and Wooster Streets in Soho…
Patagonia Catalog Inadvertently Depicted Illegal First Ascent
Patagonia pledged to review how it vets photos used in its catalogs after the National Park Service reported an image in the company's September, 2011 catalog of a first ascent in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park violated regulations meant to p
ALPB Launches Licensing Program
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced its inaugural group of retail product licensees. Initial ALPB retail product licensees include: Badger Sportswear, Inc.; Beveridge Marketing; Bimm Ridder; BWM Global, Inc.; Halloway…
Liv Fundraising Ride Draws Coverage from Today Show
Liv helped raised more than $550,000 for young women diagnosed with breast cancer – and its profile – over the weekend when NBC Today Show News Anchor Natalie Morales rode along during the last day of a fundraising ride for a segment that aired Monday mor
GU Energy Partners with Strava to Help Physically Disabled Athletes
GU Energy Labs, and Strava, the online network connecting athletes, announced a partnership aimed at raising at least $50,000 for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). The unique partnership allows millions of runners and cyclists worldwide to help ra
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