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Adidas Plans $2 Billion Stock Buyback

Adidas AG resolved plans to return up to €1.5 billion ($2 bn) in total to Adidas AG shareholders over the next 3 years, primarily through stock buybacks. In addition, Adidas AG confirms its stated commitment to pay an annual dividend to shareholder

Columbia Sportswear Hires Manufacturing and Marketing Execs

Columbia Sportswear Co. has appointed outsiders to fill two new global management positions. Steve Woodside has joined the company as its first vice president of global manufacturing from Hong Kong, where he served as vice president of global footwear for

SIA/POW Premier Jeremy Jones’ Film Higher

SnowSports Industries America along with Protect Our Winters (POW) on Sept. 19 gathered Portland, OR-based media and snow sports industry leaders to mix, mingle and learn about snow-related topics from both organizations before the Portland premier of Jer

Rawlings Heart of Gold Award Celebrates Greatness Off the Diamond

Postseason awards typically honor achievements on the field, but in 2011, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, established the Rawlings Heart of Gold Award to honor the altruistic, off-the-field efforts of the game&#0

VF Corp. Lays Out Timberland’s Five-Year Growth Plan

VF Corp. executives laid out their plans to grow Timberland's revenues by $1.4 billion during the next five years to reach $3.1 billion by the end of 2019. Growth in the Americas region will account for nearly half of the anticipated $1.4 billion in

Confluence Outdoor Brands Back Gauley Fest, Again

Confluence Outdoor brands Dagger, Wave Sport, Adventure Technology and Bomber Gear are once again supporting American Whitewater at the 31st annual Gauley Fest in Summersville, W.V., this weekend, Sept. 19-20…

Local Boosters to Host Rep Breakfast at OIA Rendezvous

Outdoor Destination, a program of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development, will host a Manufacturing Networking Breakfast during Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Rendezvous 2014 in Asheville, NC in October.

Deckers Brands Names Google Exec to Board

Deckers Brands appointed Google executive Bonita C. Stewart to its board of directors. Stewart brings a wealth of experience to Deckers spanning interactive marketing and brand development, as well as financial and operational management…

Apple Stores to Begin Selling Deeper Fish Finder

Watch out Humminbird, Apple began selling a fish finder at its stores in Europe Wednesday, according to to Friday Lab, a Lithuanian company that makes the cue ball shaped device. Friday Lab said the product, Deeper, is the first fish finder to work on the

Panera Asks Customers to Leave Guns at Home

Panera Bread, a bakery-cafe chain with more than 1,800 locations across the United States, is now urging customers to not carry firearms into their stores.

Dog Bone Announces Partnership

Dog Bone, the Pulaski, Wi. based maker of dog training products that help you train your dog to find lost or wounded deer and other big game, has announced an official partnership agreement with United Blood Trackers…

Tecnica Group CEO Weaver Returning to U.S.

Peter Weaver resumed his position as CEO of the Tecnica Group USA Aug. 31 after spending two years working as CEO at Tecnica Group SpA of Giavera del Montello, Italy. Weaver will remain on the board of the Italian company…