Grand opening celebrations for new stores in Davenport, IA, Queens, NY and Hinesville, GA will occur March 10 through March 12.
Category: Outdoor
Club Ride Apparel Launches Tees for Trails Program
Every year, the company will donate 50 percent of sales from their Tees For Trails line purchased on ClubRideApparel.com to non-profit organizations that promote trail advocacy.
Analyst Q&A: VF Corp. Q416
In the Q&A portion of VF Corp.’s fourth-quarter conference call on Friday, analysts questioned management about the distribution challenges facing The North Face in the U.S., whether the profitability in its Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition was sustainable, and open-to-buy rates by retailers.
Patagonia Launches ‘Defend Utah’s Public Lands’ Campaign
Patagonia launched a campaign urging residents of Utah to call Utah Governor Gary Herbert to “keep public lands in public hands” and retract his call for the Trump administration to rescind the Bears Ears National Monument.
Montana Governor Confirms Interest In Outdoor Retailer
“I would welcome the chance to explore this or other opportunities with the Outdoor Industry Association and its partners,” he wrote.
Cherokee Global Brands Appoints Two Board Members
Carol Baiocchi was formerly senior vice president, footwear for Kohl’s while Carol Baiocchi was most recently CEO of Portero Luxury and is a former president of Champion Athletic.
Boa Technology Launches New Brand Identity
The updated branding will debut across a newly launched consumer-focused website, and will be featured in consumer and trade advertising beginning next month.
Garmin Expands Professional Cycling Team Sponsorships
Garmin will continue to sponsor the Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team and the Movistar Team, and welcomes the Astana Pro Team, FDJ Pro Team and Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka this year.
L.L. Bean To Sponsor PBA Bowling Tournament
L.L. Bean reached an agreement to become the title sponsor of this year’s PBA League Elias Cup Portland, ME.
Under Armour Signs Southampton Goalkeeper
Under Armour signed Fraser Forster, the English international and Southampton goalkeeper, as a brand ambassador.
Oregon, Montana Looking To Host Outdoor Retailer Show
Joining Colorado, Montana and Oregon have expressed interest in hosting the Outdoor Retailer show.
Copper Mountain Hosts Sixth Annual Winterbike
Adults ponied up $20 for the after-dark race from Center Village to East Village and back, concluding with an after-party complete with fireworks.
Oboz Sets Up New Customer Service Team
Oboz Footwear recently added two new team members to manage its customer service operation – Iain Massucci and Kate Geraets. Additionally, veteran Oboz customer service rep Elizabeth Sinclair now leads the team.
VF Eyes Bounce Back Year In 2017
On his first conference call since becoming VF’s new CEO, Steve Rendle delivered a bullish assessment of VF’s prospects, predicting the company’s primary brands – Vans, The North Face and Timberland – would collectively grow at a high-single-digit rate in 2017, with a “special focus on reigniting growth in our North Face and Timberland brands in the Americas.”
Outdoor Retailer Says Goodbye To Utah
The show will leave Salt Lake City after Summer 2018. In addition, Utah will be excluded from submitting a proposal during the relocation process.
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