Keen CEO James Curleigh attended the “Insourcing American Jobs” Forum at the White House hosted by President Obama and Vice President Biden on Wednesday. Keen had a seat at “the roundtable,” and Curleigh was one of a select group of CEOs across multiple i
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Black Diamond Ties Growth to “Industry Thoroughbreds”
REI has told its vendors it is committed to doubling its $1.66 billion annual sales in the next five years, Black Diamond Equipment Inc. CEO Peter Metcalf told analysts last week at the Needham & Company, LLC 14th Annual Growth Conference. Metcalf made th
Deckers Outdoor Expects Retail To Generate Quarter of Sales by 2015
Deckers Outdoor Corp. will open 25 new stores this year and expects to have at least 200 stores generated 25 percent of its revenue by 2015, CEO, President and Chairman Angel Martinez said at the ICR XChange investor conference last week. The company alre
Sears Apparel and Home Chief Resigns
Sears Holdings Corp. confirmed Thursday that John Goodman, its chief of apparel and home division, has resigned the company, effective immediately…
Ogio Hires International Sales Director
Ogio, the maker of sport and lifestyle bags, apparel and accessories, has hired Mark Talarico as director of international sales. This new hire aligns with strategic plans to grow the brand internationally after completing a record-performing year in 2011
Confluence Watersports Hires Supply Chain and Marketing Pros
Confluence Watersports, which recently completed its move to a new campus in Greenville, S.C., announced four key new hires in the areas of sourcing and supply chain and marketing and accessories teams…
Smith Optics Selected as Preferred Vendor by The Bike Cooperative
Smith Optics has signed on as a preferred supplier to The Bike Cooperative. Effective immediately, members of the cooperative will earn rebates on purchases of Smith Optics (and sister brand Suncloud) sunglasses…
Kelly Brush Foundation Awards $100,514 in Grants to Enhance Ski Safety
The Kelly Brush Foundation awarded $100,514 in grants for spinal cord injury prevention at the end of 2011, including $53,442 in ski racing safety grants to ski clubs and teams across the country and $47,072 for adaptive athletic equipment such as monoski
Nike to Open Georgetown Location
Nike is expected to replace the large Barnes & Noble store on M Street in Georgetown, according to a Vornado, the real estate developer…
Big 5 Cuts Q4 Forecasts on Mild Winter Weather Impact
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported sales for the fourth quarter were flat at $226.7 million. Same store sales decreased 2.1 percent for the quarter. The company achieved same store sales growth in the low mid-single-digit range through the first half of the q
RECALL: 44,000 Chariot Carriers and 70,000 Trailer Converter Kits
Chariot Carriers, now owned by Thule, is voluntarily recalling about 44,000 bicycle trailers and 70,000 bicycle trailer conversion kits because the trailer’s hitch mechanisms can crack and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bicycle. This
Bearpaw Footwear Hires International Business Director
Bearpaw Footwear hired Richard Marten as its vice president of international business development…
MTN Approach Hires John Kaiser to Guide Second Season
MTN Approach is in its first season of product delivery and is excited to bring in John Kaiser to help build the business systems. Kaiser will be managing projects and people to help grow brand recognition worldwide while also heading up the daily operat
Arctic Photographer to Keynote Conservation Alliance Breakfast at ORWM
The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature guest speaker Florian Schulz, a renowned wildlife photographer whose multi-media presentation To the Arctic offers a stunning look at the Arctic National W
Dale of Norway Names New CEO
Dale of Norway named Oyvind Lauritzen as its managing director and CEO…
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