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…
Wolverine Expands Senior Credit Facility
Wolverine Worldwide has increased its senior secured credit facility by nearly one third…
Hippy Tree Packs Designed with Jansport Reach Dealers
HippyTree said it expects The Westward Collection, a line of backpacks produced in collaboration with Jansport, will hit dealer's shelves this week…

Russell Athletic Unveils Customized Little League Uniforms
Russell Athletic and Little League unveiled new uniform combinations for the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series…

SIA Selects Burton Exec Sargent as Incoming President
The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) board of directors selected Nick Sargent as SIA’s incoming president. Sargent, who most recently held the position of vice president of global business alliance at Burton Snowboards, will begin in a transition
Skullcandy Strengthens Product Development Team
Skullcandy Inc. hired Jeff Hutchings as VP of engineering and category. He formerly led product innovation and engineering at Harman Inc…
Simms Strengthens Senior Management Team
Simms Fishing Products, manufacturer of waders, outerwear, footwear, and technical fishing apparel, appointed Lee Fromson as executive vice president. Over the last year, Fromson served as president/COO for Goal Zero…
Srixon Appoints President
Srixon, Cleveland Golf, and XXIO named Bill Bird as president of Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO – U.S.A. Bird, who is a Board Member of Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO – U.S.A., has been serving as interim president for the company since March of this year. He p