Vans promoted Lance Eddy to director of sales, overseeing the core footwear channel. Eddy began his career with Vans in 1997 as a sales rep for specialty accounts…
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Oboz Co-Founder and Designer Chuck Roth Becomes Oboz Employee
Chuck Roth, the designer of Oboz Footwear since the company's inception, has joined Oboz as an employee for the first time. Roth, who is a co-founder and co-owner of Oboz, has…
Zumiez’s Q4 Earnings Slide
Zumiez Inc. reported net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 decreased 34.8 percent to $17.5 million, or 60 cents a share. Results were impacted by a charge related to its Blue Tomato acquisition in the latest period and also skewed by non-recurri
Paddle Nation Grant Applications Due April 13
Outdoor Nation is accepting applications until April 13 for Paddle Nation grants that will be awarded May 1 to programs that help youth get outdoors and explore the nation's waterways…
Bosch eBike Systems Partners with Universal Transmission to Serve European OEMs
Bosch eBike Systems entered into a distribution partnership with Universal Transmissions GmbH to meet growing demand from European ebike manufacturers…
Summit Sports Raises Capital for Acquisitions
Summit Sports has raised capital from Digital Fuel Capital to acquire other outdoor and action sports e-commerce companies and accelerate organic growth at its five existing sites…
Yeti Expands Marketing Team to Target Segments
Yeti Coolers, which created the market for $200-plus coolers, has expanded its marketing team to focus on the BBQ, Outdoor and Hunting markets…
Vail Resorts Reports $37 Million Shortfall at Tahoe Resorts
Vail Resorts Inc. lowered guidance March 12 on what it expects to earn from its resort operations in fiscal 2015 to reflect a $37 million revenue shortfall at its Tahoe resorts, where snowfall was running 42 percent behind last year’s very low level
Snoop Dogg Leads Campaign Against Gun Violence
In a partnership between Unload Your 401k and anti-gun violence campaign, No Guns Allowed, entertainment icon Snoop Dogg and tech leader Ron Conway joined forces to call for divestment from the gun industry. Through the union, the two are using #ImUnloadi
Brain Sentry Partners with Arena Football
Arena Football League (AFL) announced it will continue to use Brain Sentry head-impact sensors for all players as part of their landmark concussion safety protocol…
The North Face to Bring Virtual Reality to Stores
The North Face is rolling out a new virtual reality experience featuring Google Cardboard technology at select stores and events starting in Chicago March 16 that will…
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Partners with Give-Back Program
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports announced a partnership with Sparo, an online startup that enables customers to have Blue Ridge donate 8 percent of their online purchase to the charity of their choice…
L.L.Bean Sets Sites on 100 Stores in Wake of Fiscal 2015 Growth
L.L. Bean reported net revenue grew 3 percent to $1.61 billion in the fiscal year ending Feb. 22 and that its board of directors approved a cash award of 5 percent of annual pay to approximately 5,300 eligible employees. President and CEO Chris McCormick
Adidas Hires New Ad Agency for Sport
Adidas announced a new partnership with 72andSunny, the global creative agency, to lead its sport campaigns…
Polar Bottle Secures License from US Olympic Committee
Polar Bottle has secured rights to be an official water bottle licensee of Team USA from the United States Olympic Committee. The deal marks the largest…
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