Columbia to Make Donation to One World Family
Columbia Sportswear Company will make a $15,000 donation to One World Family, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of South African children impacted by AIDS. The donation will be presented to the organization founders in Capetown, S
Life-Link to Distribute ARVA Avalanche Transceivers in N.A.
Life-Link Backcountry Travel has been appointed the North American distributor for ARVA avalanche transceivers. “We are very pleased to be representing ARVA both in the United States and Canada. ARVA has continued to innovate in the transceiver marketplac
Stowell Breathes New Life into ATTA
Unifying and strengthening the profile and voice of the adventure travel industry while adding marketing, research, networking, and education services for members marks the revitalized direction for the 14-year-old Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA
Backcountry.com Recognized by BizRate.com
Backcountry.com has been recognized by BizRate.com as a “Circle of Excellence” Platinum Award winner for customer satisfaction. The Circle of Excellence Platinum Award recognizes the very best merchants in customer satisfaction, as judged by previous buye
Winter Feels Good Targets Educators
A major initiative of the “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to increase activity among youth and their families kicks off this month with the addition of a new education section on the “Winter Feels Good” website www.winterfeelsgood.com. The e
Mountainsmith Appoints New Product Manager
In the latest of many recent moves by Mountainsmith to strengthen their management team, Christian Mason has been appointed to the newly created position of Product Manager for the company. Most recently he was sales representative for DaKine in the Rocki
Giant Bicycle Issues Recall of Rainier Mountan Bikes
Giant Bicycle Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of about 160 Rainier Mountain Bicycles. Consumers have been advised to stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instruc
lucy Opens First Hometown Store
lucy is opening its first Portland-area store in the Pearl District's Henry building at 1039 NW Couch Street. The 1900-square-foot retail space is on the ground floor of the mossy green 15-story residential luxury tower in the renewed Brewery Blocks
LaCrosse Footwear Announces Boot Recall
LaCrosse Footwear Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of about 8,400 pairs of Polar and Trailblazer Work Boots. The protective toe cap on the boots may not provide sufficient impact and c
ICON Fiscal Q1 Loss Jumps; CV and Strength Sales Both Decline
ICON Health & Fitness reported that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 decreased 13.9% to $170.3 million from $197.8 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2004. Sales of cardiovascular and other equipment decreased 9.6% to $143.4 million
Howell Lands as Chief Retail Officer at LL Bean
L.L. Bean has added two new executives geared toward helping the company achieve its retail expansion goals. Ed Howell, a former L.L.Bean employee, returned to the company as Chief Retail Officer and member of the Office of the President. Howell recently
lucy Comes Full Circle; Relaunches Online Store
lucy is reopening its online store for women's activewear. The Portland-based retailer launched its original e-commerce website November 15, 1999. Fifteen months later, the company shut down its website and successfully shifted its focus to brick-and
Sport Haley Fiscal Year Net Loss Widens
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported net sales for the year ended June 30, 2004, were approximately $20,800,000, an increase of $1,604,000 or 8%, from net sales of approximately $19,196,000 for the 2003 fiscal year. The net loss for the fiscal year was approximate
GBMI Appoints New VP of Info Technology
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has appointed Ram Reddy as Vice President of Information Technology. In this newly created position, Reddy will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing GBMI’s information technology strategy. Previously, Red
GoLite Promotes Stone to Chief Operating Officer
GoLite has appointed Jo Stone as its Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Stone has served as GoLite's Controller and, most recently, its CFO, since 2002. Ms. Stone will oversee customer service, distribution, finance and administration, information technol
