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REI to Close its Stores for Black Friday
REI will close all 143 of its stores and online orders for Black Friday, encouraging its employees and customers to spend the day outside…
Lululemon Reorganizes Corporate Structure
Lululemon Athletica Inc. appointed Lee Holman, formerly SVP, women’s, as Lululemon’s EVP, creative director, a new position. The role of chief product officer has been eliminated…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Announces New Store Locations
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. plans to open its first store in Louisiana and a third store in New Mexico next year…
Volcom Opens Flagship in Mexico City
Volcom opened a new flagship in Mexico City. The all-new, 850 square-foot store — Volcom’s first in Mexico — is situated in Centro Santa Fe…
Outdoor and Athletic Brands Push for Global Labor Standard
Adidas Group, Columbia Sportswear Co., Nike, REI, VF Corp. and Outdoor Industry Association were among the organizations to call Wednesday for a single standard for working conditions in the global apparel and footwear manufacturing sector…
Pearl Izumi Partners with Outdoor Prolink
Pearl Izumi has chosen Outdoor Prolink to help it reach professional customers…
Outdoor Research Appoints Rep Agency for Central and South-Central U.S.
Outdoor Research, the Seattle-based leader in technical outdoor apparel and accessories, retained a new sales agency, Frontier Sales & Marketing Group, to represent the brand in the central and south-central U.S…
Rockport Partners with Dress for Success
Rockport has partnered with Dress for Success as part of its fall 2015 #MyDailyAdventure campaign. The collaboration will support the international nonprofit's work in promoting the overall economic independence of disadvantaged women…
Performance Sports Group Q1 Results Decline As Expected
Performance Sports Group reported profits declined sharply in its fiscal first quarter on an 11 percent drop in sales due to the timing off product launches and foreign currency exchange headwinds…
Outdoor Voices Raises Another $7 Million in Equity Capital
Outdoor Voices has raised $7.0 million in a second institutional funding round led by General Catalyst Partners, reports Fashionista.com…
Jarden Corp. Says Q3 Organic Growth to Surpass 5 Percent
Jarden Corporation expects organic growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 to exceed the high end of its annual targeted range of 3-5 percent…
Nike Forms New Partnership with Flex
Nike Inc. announced a partnership with Flex, the global manufacturer, to accelerate Nike’s vision to bring advanced innovation to its manufacturing supply chain. Working together, Nike and Flex will deliver footwear innovation
Boathouse Partners with Mike Napoli To Sell American Flag Shorts for Charity
Boathouse Sports, the Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom team athletic apparel, launched a “Limited Edition Store” with Mike Napoli of the Texas Rangers. Proceeds will got to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Brady’s Bunch L
Puma Signs Michael Bradley
Puma signed a long-term contract with soccer player Michael Bradley, the captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team…
Columbia Unveils Branding Initiative
Columbia unveiled “Tested Tough,” a new global branding initiative inspired by its Pacific Northwest heritage that again features Chairman Gert Boyle, and her son and Columbia Sportswear CEO, Tim Boyle…
