Emerald Expositions has moved up the date for Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016 by two weeks to Jan. 7-10 in a bid to avoid competing against the Sundance Film Festival for housing and the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday for the attention of retailers. Th
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Yakima Doubles Size of Sales Management Team
Yakima Products Inc. has doubled the size of its sales management team with the addition of four key positions focused on strategic accounts, specialty retailers, and the international sales and automotive channels…
OBIT: La Sportiva’s Francesco Delladio
La Sportiva in a statement said Francesco Delladio, president of La Sportiva globally, has passed away.
Imports Increasing as Retailers Prep for Back-To-School
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 7.3 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers stock up for the busy back-to-school season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker repor
Bogner Pulls Sale
The family owner of Bogner, the maker of winter jackets and skiwear, has canceled plans to sell the company. As reported, Bogner last year hired Goldman Sachs to seek a buyer…
L.L.Bean Recruits Staff for Midwest Stores
L.L.Bean has begun recruiting staff to run its first retail location in Kansas and second store in Ohio as well as its first outlet in New York…
Skechers Sues Steven Madden for Infringing on Go Walk Line
Skechers USA, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden Ltd. for selling footwear that infringes on the popular Skechers Go Walk product line as well as other popular Skechers product lines…
Vans Partners with Eley Kishimoto on Living Art Collection
Vans has teamed up with British design house Eley Kishimoto, a brand known for its bold, vibrant prints, to launch a collection of wearable art with Vans footwear, apparel and accessories as the canvas to these imaginative designs…
Smartwool Partners with the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run
Smartwool has signed on as the lead clothing and sock partner of the Hard Rock Hundred Endurance Run…
Confluence Outdoor Pivots Toward SUP and Fishing Markets
Confluence Outdoor will wind down its its Bomber Gear apparel brand and stop distributing its Wave Sport whitewater kayaks in North America so it can shift resources toward its rapidly growing SUP and kayak fishing businesses, the company's CEO annou
Zumiez Sees Comp Dip in June
Zumiez Inc.'s net sales for the five-week period ended July 4, 2015 increased 2.6 percent to $67.0 million, compared to $65.3 million for the five-week period ended July 5, 2014…
Eagle Creek Ranked Top Luggage Brand by Consumer Reports Readers
Eagle Creek has been named the top luggage brand by Consumer Reports readers for 2015…
RECALL: Barnett Outdoors Slingshots
Barnett Outdoors is recalling about 88,000 slingshots due to risk of injury…
Nike India Opens Largest Store
Nike opened its largest store in India in Bengaluru. The 7,355-square-store offers apparel and footwear for running, football, cricket, basketball, tennis and women's training…
Keen Forges New Conservation Partnerships
Keen is solidifying its promise to building stronger communities and a healthier planet by partnering with The Wilderness Society (TWS) and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to help preserve America’s public lands…
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