Macintosh Retail Will Consider Relaunching Halfords Netherlands
Macintosh Retail Group said it will consider supporting a relaunch of Halfords Netherlands, the bicycle and automotive chain which recenlty filed for bankruptcy. Macintosh, which focuses primarily on footwear retailing, provided the company a €9.5 m
REI CEO Stritzke to Keynote OIWC Awards at OR Winter Marketke
REI President and CEO Jerry Stritzke will be the speaker at OIWC’s Keynote and Leadership Awards Presentation at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market…
Gap Inc. Sets CEO Succession Plan
Gap Inc. announced that Art Peck, the president of its Growth, Innovation and Digital division who has guided Athleta and Piperlime,, has been selected by the board of directors to succeed Glenn Murphy as the company’s next chief executive officer,
Under Armour to Open Brand House in Philadelphia
Under Armour plans to open a Brand House store in Philadelphia, according to a report from the Baltimore Business Journal…
Outdoor Research Adds Rep in Pacific Northwest
Outdoor Research, the independent, Seattle-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel and accessories, this month retained a new sales agency, Tokul Creek Marketing, to cover the Pacific Northwest region…
Outdoor Equipped to Open First Store
Outdoor Equipped, which operates outdoorequipped.com, plans to open its first store at 272 N. Front St. in downtown Wilmington, NC. in November…
Oakley Assembles to Release Snowboarding Film
Oakley, Inc. announced Snowboarding: For Me – a film that brings to life the unique relationship between its world-class snowboarding team and the sport and lifestyle they inhabit every single day. Each individual has his own story of how he began snowboa
MidwayUSA Announces Improved Online Checkout Process
MidwayUSA, the internet retailer of shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and hunting, is excited announces a new and improved checkout process…
Respect Your Universe Strengthens Product Development and Design Team
Respect Your Universe, Inc., the performance training and fitness brand with origins in MMA, made several hires for its design and product development team. RYU’s new team includes Juliet Korver as Product Design Director. Korver’s past roles
Mossy Oak and Sportchief Team Up to Create Apparel Line
Mossy Oak has teamed up with Sportchief to create GameKeeper Fieldwear, a complete line of casual and work wear designed for the outdoor enthusiast…
Surf Industry Raises $100K During 30-Day StokesMe Campaign
StokesMe, the SIMA Humanitarian Fund’s 30-day fundraising campaign, came to a close at the end of September and raised an estimated $100,000 gross for 12 surf-related humanitarian organizations. Throughout the month multiple initiatives took place a
Nike Tops Forbes Most Valuable Sports Brands List
Nike again ranked first in Forbes ranking of the top ten most valuable sports brands in the business category. Nike had a value of $17.3 billion. Second was ESPN, valued at $15 billion; followed by Adidas, $7.1 billion; Sky Sports, $4.1 billion; Under Arm
Princeton Tec Launches “Beyond the Pink” Campaign
Princeton Tec, the leader of U.S.-manufactured headlamps and handheld lights for the outdoor, bike, tactical, industrial and SCUBA markets, is supporting breast cancer prevention by donating to the Breast Cancer Fund’s “Beyond the Pink”
Dorel Industries Closes Debt Offering
Dorel Industries Inc. announced that it has closed its previously-announced bought-deal public offering of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due Nov. 30, 2019 in an aggregate principal amount of US$105 million. The debentures have b
Minn Kota Launches New, Enhanced Website
Minn Kota has launched a new brand website (www.minnkotamotors.com) showcasing its trolling motors, Talon shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories…
