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At the OR winter market Trango introduced one of the first major innovations in the climbing hardware market since advent of the double axle cam (BOSS_0405). The new product effectively doubled the useful range of a standard cam, but due to technical diff

In a move designed to cement its place in the Chinese sports apparel manufacturing before WTO quotas are lifted (SEW_0424), Yue Yuen has formed a joint venture with Luen Thai Holdings, a privately held fashion apparel manufacturing company. The new compan

With Wal-Mart as one of its largest customers, Pacific Cycle has announced that they will comply with the retailer’s RFID mandate, which calls for RFID source tagging on each case shipped. Since each case shipped from Pacific contains a single unit, Pacif

Two separate ‘top Italian boot brands’ are making their presence known in the U.S. market with new marketing initiatives and a new U.S. subsidiary. Aku hails from Montebelluna, Italy, while Zamberlan is headquartered in Pievebelvicino, Italy…

Last week BOSS reported that Salt Lake City representatives were making a sales call to VNU in an attempt to convince the company to keep the Outdoor Retailer trade show in its current location. The city presented its plan to expand The Salt Palace Conven

L.L. Bean’s seems to have won the latest battle in its war against pop-up advertising. In spite of claims by Claria that Atkins Nutritionals and Gevalia Kaffee never took out ads designed to appear on Bean’s site, the two companies have decided to settle

When Gander Mountain debuted its IPO in April BOSS quipped that the management there should send some flowers to Ed Stack and his team for helping create the impression of a strong opportunity in sporting goods retail stocks. Well, we think the Cabela’s

Colorado Ski Country USA is reporting that there were 11.2 million skier visits in the Centennial State in the 2003-04 ski season, a 3.4% decrease over last year. The trade organization saw many of the same patterns that Vail Resorts reported in their Q3

Vans, Inc. announced late Friday that it had settled a class action suit related to its merger with a subsidiary of VF Corporation.. VFC in late April agreed to acquire the venerable skate brand in a $396 million deal. Vans will roll up under VF’s Outdo

Petzl has hired Eric Wynn as Communications Manager. In his new position, Eric will be responsible for public relations, copywriting, translating and providing Web content. He will work closely with headquarters in France to help ensure that Petzl communi

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of The Nautilus Group Inc. in its suit against ICON Heath & Fitness, Inc. by affirming the grant of a preliminary injunction as previously granted by the Federal District Court. As

Life Fitness recently named Matthew J. Johnson vice president of strategic planning and business development. Johnson is responsible for implementing the company’s long-term strategic plan, spearheading new market initiatives, and driving new business dev

ITECH Hockey has signed a three year agreement with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to become the League’s Exclusive Helmet and Facial Protection. The agreement will commence with the 2004/05 season and continue through to the 2006/07 season

Retail customers appear open to the use of Radio Frequency Identification as long as they are aware of it, according to a study reissued before a recent RFID Workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. Conducted for the National Retail Federation by

Jordan, a division of Nike, Inc. has appointed apparel industry veterans Fran Boller as the new Business Director of Apparel and Gemo Wong as Apparel Design Director. In their new roles, Boller will oversee the overall design, development and merchandisin