SoftScience Announces Official Brand Launch
Two footwear veterans, Scott Seamans, a Crocs founder and chief designer, and John Duerden, former president and COO of Reebok and a former CEO at Crocs, have launched a new brand, SoftScience, that promises to take “comfortable, casual footwear to an en
Deer Valley Agrees to Acquire Solitude Mountain Resort
Deer Valley Resort, a favorite location for outdoor and bicycle industry demo events, has entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort and will begin operating the resort on May 1, 2015…
Chrome Industries Names Silverman as New President
Chrome Industries, a San Francisco-based company that designs and manufactures useful and durable gear for urban mobility, named Chris Silverman as its new president…
Nike Re-Ups with Pendleton on Exclusive Line
Nike has partnered again with Pendleton Woolen Mills for a limited run of NIKEiD customization choices…
Traditions Firearms Adds to Sales Team
Traditions Performance Firearms has added Bill Scaplen to the sales team…
Presidio Sports Management Opens Doors
Presidio Sports Management, one of only a handful of sports law and athlete management firms catering to the endurance sports community, officially launched today under the leadership of endurance athlete and civil rights attorney, Chris Douglas…
Dick’s SG Sets Grand Opening for Springfield, VA
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 27th store in Virginia and 589th store nationwide on Friday, Oct. 17 at Springfield Town Center in Springfield (6601 Springfield Mall)…
PrimaLoft Partners to Help Launch NINOX
PrimaLoft, Inc. will be the exclusive insulation supplier featured in the launch of the designer menswear label NINOX, a new menswear label based in Boulder, CO…
Aetrex to Release iStep Mobile App
Aetrex Worldwide Inc. has launched its first-ever mobile app generator for footwear retailers to support its iStep system…
Bergans USA Adds Staff and Space
Two years after entering the U.S. market, Bergans of Norway's has added staff and space at the Colorado headquarter of its U.S. subsidiary…
Patagonia Avalanches Claim Lives of Three Mountaineers in a Single Day
Avalanches swept away three accomplished mountaineers in a single day last week in Patagonia in two separate incidents Sept. 29…
Davidson’s Appoints New VP
Davidson's announces the promotion of Larry Massimo to the position of executive vice president…
Skechers Performance Division Partners with American Cancer Society
Skechers Performance Division announced a partnership with the American Cancer Society to support the organization’s fight against breast cancer. The month-long breast cancer awareness program encompasses a limited-edition performance footwear line,
Camping Apparel and Gear Imports Outpacing Consumer Goods
Imports of camping apparel and gear dipped 1.1 percent in August, but are up 5.9 percent for the year-to-date period ended Aug. 31, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis…
Outdoor Apparel Brands Embrace Fair Trade Certification
Five outdoor apparel brands celebrated Fair Trade Month by releasing new Fair Trade Certified apparel, including Prana, which announced it had invested in two factories in India to quintuple its assortment of such styles for Spring 2015…
