Suunto N.A. Names National Sales Manager
Suunto's North American subsidiary has hired David Grayson as national sales manager for the US. Grayson brings experience from run, bike and outdoor specialty as well as general sporting goods…
Suunto USA Taps Nat’l Sales Manager
Suunto has added to its North American subsidiary by tapping David Grayson as National Sales Manager for the US…
VF Licensed Sports Taps Strom as VP/GM for Baseball
VF Licensed Sports has named Chuck Strom as vice president/general manager for baseball. Peter Kemp also has been promoted to director, NFL and NHL…
Outdoor Superstore to Open in Dubai Next Week
Sam Whittam, who worked as business manager for Australia's Anaconda outdoor superstore from 2004 to 2008, announced plans to open a 30,000-square-foot outdoor specialty store in Dubai June 23. Whittam claims Adventure HQ will be the first outdoor sp
Summit Sports Names Internet Marketing Manager
Summit Sports Inc., a Bloomfield Hills-based outdoor recreation and sports retailer, has named Brad Kopitz Internet marketing manager. In this position, Kopitz is responsible for overseeing all Internet marketing efforts across the company’s nearly
Woodland Promotes Biodegradable Footwear Line
Woodland has launched a new range of biodegradable footwear. The company said the launch is in association with the company’s CSR initiative Proplanet, a wing dedicated to making the Earth a better place to live…
USSA Forming First U.S. Freeskiing Team
A first ever U.S. Freeskiing national team is being formed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The announcement comes on the heels of a decision by the International Olympic Committee to add halfpipe skiing to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games..
Fila Celebrates 100th Anniversary Marketing Campaign
To honor the 100th anniversary of the Fila brand in 2011, Fila has announced the addition of a multi-tiered marketing initiative to complement the release of several anniversary commemorative Fila apparel and accessory collections. Featured is an interact
WoodLink Merges with Kay Home Products
WoodLink Ltd., West Des Moines, IA, has merged with Kay Home Products of Antioch, IL. Kay Home Products manufactures barbeque grills and camping equipment together with various outdoor products including Heritage brand metal bird and squirrel-resistance f
JD Sports Outlook Remains Cautious
JD Sports Fashion, which operates 350 JD Sports and Size? outlets in the UK, said like-for-like sales for the first 18 weeks of the financial year declined 2.8 percent, compared to a 1.2 percent decline in the first eight weeks. The retailer said results
Team Express Named Exclusive Online Seller for Pop Warner
Team Express Distributing, LLC., has been named the exclusive online supplier of football uniforms and equipment for Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc…
RECALL: Singing Rock Climbing Harnesses
Singing Rock has announced a preventative recall of the Singing Rock harnesses, Crux, Nara and Nemo. There are less than 95 of these harnesses remaining in the hands of US consumers after the recovery efforts of Liberty Mountain, the US Distributor of Si
Academy Sports to Open First Metro-Atlanta Store
Academy Sports + Outdoor is planning to open its first store in the metro-Atlanta area in Snellville, GA, this July…
Keen and Grassroots Retailers Partner to Aid Red Cross
Keen and 31 retailers from the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance have partnered to raise at least $5,000 for the American Red Cross to support Spring Storms disaster relief efforts in the Southeast and Midwest. KEEN will donate $5 for every pair of its shoes so
RECALL: 100 Civia Loring Bicycle Racks
Quality Bicycle Products of Bloomington, MN is voluntarily recalling about 100 front wheel bike racks after learning a mounting bracket can crack or break causing it to fall into the front wheel, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
