REI plans to open a store in West Hartford, Conn., in the fall of 2007. The 27,000 square-foot, two-story store will be located at Blue Back Square, a mixed-use development, to be built in West Hartford Center. The store, which will employ about 55 full-

The Timex Corporation has stuffed four lucky outdoor adventure junkies into a pimped-out 1992 all-wheel-drive Chevy Astro Van stocked with Thule racks full of kayaks, mountain bikes, climbing hardware, as well as and first aid kits and road and topo maps

Tubbs Snowshoes has expanded its product development team and taken steps to strengthen its women’s snowshoe business. Deidre O’Mara has been hired as K2 snowshoes category manager by K2 Sports, while Tubbs has named Rachel Lin to the position of developm

Created in 1964, the LWCF Act directed $900 million per year to create and protect America’s parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. Earlier this year, both the House and the Bush Administration advocated zeroing out the program. However, The Senate Interio

Garmin seems to have recovered from the raw material supply issues it experienced over the past two quarters with increased sales, margins, and profitability during the second quarter. The consumer segment, which includes outdoor and fitness oriented GPS

Johnson Outdoors hosted their Annual Meeting of Shareholders, celebrating the company's 35th anniversary. During the meeting, company chairman and CEO, Helen Johnson-Leipold shared her vision for the company’s future and remarked on some recent miles

The Exel group’s sport division, one of the primary drivers behind the Nordic walking movement in Europe and the U.S., reported a steady first half performance with sales climbing 2.2% to €19.0 million compared to €18.6 million last year. However, investm

With the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany edging in three weeks before Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, a number of U.S. buyers and journalists showed up to get a sneak peek at the newest gear before the “official” launch in North America at the Ou

Specialized and Supergo bike shops announced Friday that they had reached an “amicable agreement” to terminate their relationship. The action comes after almost a year of discussion and negotiation. Supergo will sell the remainder of its inventories of

Skechers USA, Inc. certainly looks as though its multi-brand strategy is starting to pay dividends as second quarter sales and earnings growth easily outpaced expectations on Wall Street. Consolidated net sales increased 12.5% to $263.9 million in the se

The Acushnet Company, the Fortune Brands division that manages the Footjoy, Titleist, Cobra, and Pinnacle golf brands, saw stronger sales, favorable product mix, and manufacturing efficiencies lead to a 25.6% increase in operating profit in the second qua

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell presented a $10.85 million check to Edward Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, for the expansion of the company's corporate headquarters in Findlay Township outside of Pittsburgh. At least 700 new j