Dunham’s Sports to Open Store in Martinsville, VA
Dunham’s Sports plans to open a new store location at the Liberty Fair Mall in Martinsville, VA, according to the Martinsville Bulletin…
VF Corp. Provides Update on Bangladesh Safety Initiatives
VF Corporation laid out the initiatives its taken to improve the safety and working conditions at its contract suppliers’ manufacturing sites in Bangladesh following the release last month of a report on the topic by a trade group it joined last yea
Outsiders Ball Raises $300,000 for Youth Engagement
The 2014 Outsiders Ball held in Salt Lake City Aug. 5 raised $300,000 to fund more than 125 non-profit projects and college programs that will connect about 20,000 American youth to the outdoors, according to the Outdoor Foundation, an arm of Outdoor Indu
Regatta Brands Names National Sales Manager for Craghoppers and 2b Brands
Regatta Brands has hired Bill Lockwood as national sales director for Craghoppers World Travel Clothing and Dare 2b technical mountain apparel, effective immediately…
Alpartagas Says Popularity of Havaianas Brand Abroad Offset World Cup Effect at Home in Q2
The 2014 World Cup turned out to be a mixed blessing for Brazil’s largest maker and retailer of athletic and outdoor footwear, Alpartagas. While the rising popularity of its Havaianas flip flops in the United States and Europe lifted its sales abroa
Swarovski Announces New Field Support Rep
Swarovski Optik North America announces the hiring of Ryan Trenka to the position of field support representative…
Nikwax North America Hires New Sales Rep Group
Nikwax North America, an outdoor aftercare company. announced the addition of Alta Group, Inc. as the company’s new Pacific Northwest sales team covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska…
Rocky Brands Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of outstanding common stock, which will be paid on September 10, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 27, 201
ATK Files Paperwork to Spin Off Vista Outdoors Inc.
Alliant Techsystems Inc. filed paperwork Wednesday to spin off its hunting and shooting sports segment to shareholders as a new stock trading under the name Vista Outdoor Inc. In addition to several firearms brands, Vista Outdoor will own the Bushnell opt
ICSC Foresees 4-5 Percent Increase in August Chain Store Sales
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index increased 3.2 percent for the week ending Aug. 9 – relative to the prior year and is expected to grow 4-5 percent for the month…
Windham Mountain Resort to Add Mountain Bike Park
Windham Mountain Resort has partnered with Gravity Logic to develop a mountain bike park on its property in the Catskill Mountains of New York state…
MANU Prices Secondary Offering at $17 a Share
Red Football LLC has increased the number of Manchester United plc shares that it will offer to the public by half and priced the shares at $17.00, according to the publicly traded UK football club…
Mann’s Bait Company Adds to Management Team
Scott Wall joins Mann's Bait Company as a regional sales manager effective August 16th…
Dorel Reports Bikes Sales Grew 11 Percent Organically in Q2
Dorel Industries reported organic sales at its bike business increased by approximately 11 percent in the quarter and 15 percent year-to-date thanks to overseas demand for its Cannondale and other premium bikes and strong sales to mass merchants in North
The North Face To Use 100 Percent Certified Down by Fall 2017
The North Face has committed to the goal of using 100 percent certified and responsibly sourced down across all product lines by Fall 2017…
