OIA, OR and Grassroots Partner to Help Retailers
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) and Outdoor Retailer announced, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to reinforce their shared commitment to specialty outdoor retail with a renewed focus on specialty retailer ed
Kokatat to Begin Taking Applications for Sassy Award at Outdoor Retailer
Companies committed to domestic manufacturing are invited to submit their “Made in America” story for the 2016 American Made Outdoor Gear Award presented by Kokatat…
Blizzard/Tecnica Beefs up Promotional Team
Blizzard/Tecnica has revamped and strengthened its promotional team by naming two managers and three promotional coordinators to support the pro, freeride and race communities…
Jarden Stock Sale Raises Nearly $1 Billion
Jarden Corporation raised $969.0 million after underwriting discounts, commission and other expenses in a public offering of 18.4 million shares of common stock…
Under Armour Partners with USA Boxing
Under Armour has been named the official performance partner of USA Boxing and will provide athletes at all levels of competition with head-to-toe apparel and footwear…
Descente to Outfit Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Descente North America has been named the official clothing sponsor of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) for the next three years…
Amer Sports Sells Off Bonfire and Nikita to Singapore Company
Singapore investment group CRN has acquired Nikita and Bonfire from Finnish parent company Amer Sports. Pretty Great LLC, a newly formed company based out of Portland, OR, will assume full creative control…
Could Mountain Hardwear be Poised for Rebound?
Despite a three-year slide in global sales, Mountain Hardwear has retained the loyalty of key outdoor specialty retailers in the United States, including a few who say their sales of the brand are again growing…
Crocs Tops Amazon Prime Day Sales in Germany and Austria
Crocs sandals were the top selling non-Amazon product sold on Amazon.com in Germany and Austria during Amazon's Prime Day sale Wednesday…
SCARPA North America Names Climbing Category Manager
SCARPA North America hired Mark Busby this month to the newly created position of climbing category manager…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth California Location
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. scheduled the grand opening of its store in Fresno, CA for Saturday, July 18…
GU Energy Labs Bolsters Marketing and Product Teams
GU Energy Labs announced the expansion of its product, marketing and creative teams with new hires, including Leif Arneson as creative director…
NRF Sees Back-To-School Spending Drop
According to NRF’s Back-to-School Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average family with children in grades K-12 plans to spend $630.36 on electronics, apparel and other school needs, down from $669.28 last year. Total sp
Running Race Participation Comes Off Highs in 2014
After experiencing 300 percent growth from 1990 to 2013, running event finishers in 2014 was slightly down from the all-time record set in 2013…
Sport Dimensions Prevails in Patent Suit Against Coleman
Sport Dimension Inc., which does business as Body Glove, said it has prevailed in its patent infringement case against The Coleman Company…
