James Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoes, passed away at the age of 72. Van Doren co-founded Vans, originally known as the Van Doren Rubber Co., with his older brother Paul in 1966 in Anaheim, CA…
Category: Outdoor
Gear to Grow Collecting Tent Poles
In order to restock its tent pole inventory, the not-for-profit Gear to Grow is asking retailers, vendors and consumers to donate surplus or gently broken tent poles to help outfit more than 70 of its beneficiary groups with full tent sets…
Bicyclists Repel Raid on Fed Funding
The U.S. Senate resoundingly defeated Monday a proposal by Sen. Rand Paul's, R-KY, to gut the transportation enhancements budget and shift money invested in bicycling and walking infrastructure to bridge repairs. Bike enthusiasts generated more than
Syms and Filene’s Basement to Liquidate
Syms and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores…
Edwin Watts Golf Acquires Two Golf Shops
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of two new stores in the Midwest, including one store in Kansas City, MO, and one store in Overland Park, KS, which marks the first Edwin Watts Golf Shop to open in the state…
Georgia to Charge Hikers, Cyclists to Use Wildlife Areas Jan. 1
Georgia will begin charging hikers birders, cavers, cyclists and other outdoor recreation users fees to access 32 wildlife areas beginning Jan. 1, 2012, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. The new system
Kenneth Cole Productions 3Q Net Income Climbs
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. reported that net revenues increased by 7.5 percent, operating income increased 157 percent to $5.9 million versus the prior year's level of $2.3 million, and net income per fully-diluted share increased by 182 percent.
Salomon’s Vancouver Store Donates to North Shore Search and Rescue
The Salomon Store in Vancouver contributed $1,500 towards the search and rescue efforts of North Shore Search and Rescue. The donation came from a percentage of sales from the October 6 grand opening of the store…
Bearpaw Supports Lake Tahoe Preservation Cause
Bearpaw Footwear announced a new agreement with The League to Save Lake Tahoe. The League is Tahoe's oldest and largest nonprofit, environmental, advocacy organization dedicated to maintaining and improving water quality and clarity for the preservat
RECALL: 13,000 Gerber Knife Sets
Gerber Legendary Blades, of Portland, OR has voluntarily recalled about 13,000 Winchester hunting knife sets because the latching mechanism for the knife's interchangeable blades can unexpectedly fail and release the blade. This poses a laceration ha
Registration Opens for 2012 Leadville Race Series
Life Time Fitness, Inc. released the schedule and began accepting registrations for the 2012 Leadville Race Series, which hosts thousands of racers annually on foot and mountain bike in some of the World’s most scenic and challenging endurance event
Super Retail Completes Rebel Group Acquisition
Super Retail Group completed the acquisition of Rebel Group for Austrailian $610 million. Rebel has 128 stores in Australia, including 92 Rebel Sport outlets and 36 Amart All sports shops…
Totes-Isotoner Completes Acquisition of Manzella
Totes-Isotoner Corporation, the rainwear company, has acquired Manzella Productions, Inc. Manzella, located in Buffalo, NY provides a wide range of gloves for outdoor sport and recreational activities, including skiing, running, hunting and general outdoo
Garmin’s Third-Quarter Fitness Sales Rise 29 Percent
Garmin Ltd. reported that revenue from its Fitness segment increased 29 percent to $69 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 24, while revenues in its Outdoor segment rose 5 percent to $95 million. Despite continued unit volume declines of GPS devices,
Mizuno Launches New Running Campaign
Mizuno Running said it is channeling Albert Einstein’s persona and genius to illustrate the company’s unique design and development philosophy that guided the new Wave Rider 15™ running shoe. The seven-figure fully integrated marketing campaig
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