REI Names New VP of Information Services
Recreational Equipment, Inc. named Jeff Zon to Vice President of Information Services. In his role Zon leads a 180-member team responsible for technical services to REI's business units, including application development and support, personal computi
L.L. Bean to Sell IFW Logo Merchandise at its Freeport Store
L.L. Bean and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife have entered into a licensing agreement that will allow L.L. Bean to sell IFW logo merchandise at their stores in Freeport. Proceeds from the sale of the merchandise will benefit the depa
Nau Open on the Web, Soon in Stores
Nau Inc., a new technical and lifestyle outdoor apparel company working towards full sustainability in all of their product and business practices, opened for business with its new Spring 2007 line now available through the company's e-commerce websi
Mirraco Recalls 11,000 Bicycles
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mirraco LLC, of Carlsbad, Calif., announced a voluntary
recall of several models of Mirraco Bicycles. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately.
K2 Plans to Move Warehouse to Seattle
K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the Company’s new headquarters in Seattle. K2 began relocating its finance, legal, sales, customer service and operations personnel in September 2006, and with th
ExOfficio Promotes Bendzak to General Manager
ExOfficio promoted Steve Bendzak, former VP of Sales of ExOfficio, to General Manager of the outdoor apparel brand. He will report directly to Mark Martin, president of both Marmot Mountain LLC, and the Technical Apparel Platform (TAP) of K2 Inc…
Kahtoola Sponsors Rock and Ice Ultra Race
Kahtoola was named the official snowshoe sponsor of the Rock & Ice Ultra Race, March 17-23 in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada…
VF Imagewear Acquires Majestic Athletic
VF Imagewear, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Majestic Athletic, Inc. and its related companies. This acquisition marked the second for VF Corp. to date in 2007 after the acquisition of Eagle Creek, Inc. earlier this year. Together, t
Vasque Taps JanSport Vet as Director of Sales
Vasque Footwear hired Chris Speak as the new director of sales. Speak brings extensive sales experience with his most recent position being director of sales for Jansport. Beyond Jansport, Speak also held positions in sales for PUR Water Filter Systems
West Marine Restates Earnings
West Marine incorporated a change in its method of reporting certain indirect inventory-related expenses and capitalization. This resulted in a restatement of earnings. These adjustments are the result of the previously announced Company-initiated review
Skram Media Restructures Climbing Magazine
Skram Media will restructure of Climbing Magazine following the acquisition of the title from Primedia at the end of 2006, including opening new editorial offices in Boulder, CO. The restructure will see the editorial team remain in Colorado, with a new e
Aldila’s Profits Plunge in Q4 and FY, But Backlog Improves
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales dipped slightly to $17.9 million for the fourth quarter from $18 million in the same quarter of 2005. Earnings dropped to $1.3 million, or 24 cents a share, from $2.7 million, or 48 cents, a year ago due to lower average se
SIA and Tubbs Present Snow Fitness Program
Three members of the education community in Fairfax County will present a session entitled Snow or No Snow – Physical Education and Recreation Snowshoe Programming at the national conference for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recrea
Outside Names Conservation Alliance as Green Issue Beneficiary
Outside magazine will donate one dollar of each April “Green Revolution” issue sold on newsstands to The Conservation Alliance to support the group’s efforts to protect wild places throughout North America for their habitat and recreational values…
Skechers Sues Asics for Libel and Unfair Competition
Skechers USA, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Asics Corporation and Asics America Corporation for trade libel, unfair competition and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and economic business relations. Skechers seeks injunctive rel
