LaserLyte Supports the Boy Scouts of America
LaserLyte, a developer of firearms laser technologies, announces their continued support of the Boy Scouts of America through the 2014 Boy Scout Sporting Clays Invitation…
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Releases Land Report
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA)L has released a public lands report with the goal of educating sportsmen and decision makers on the need to keep public lands in public hands…
Finish Line Youth Foundation Announces New Board Members
The Finish Line Youth Foundation will add five new members to its board effective Jan. 1, 2015. The Youth Foundation also awarded $137,100 to grant recipients in the third quarter of 2014…
Ugg Opens First High-Tech Concept Store In Washington, D.C.
Deckers Brands announced the grand opening of its first-ever Ugg Australia technology-driven concept store, located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Centered exclusively on the consumer, the new store serves as Deckers' second “Innovation
Bern Unlimited Joins The Bike Cooperative
Bern Unlimited has joined The Bike Cooperative, which means co-op retailers can earn rebates on their purchases of Bern's bike, snow, skate and water sports helmets…
ToadandCo Names New Head of Wholesale Sales
Toad&Co announced that Molly Terrien will be taking over as head of wholesale sales, effective immediately. Terrien, who has worked for Nike, Columbia, and Converse, will drive strategic development and manage all aspects of the…
Descente North America Names President
Descente North America named Fumiatsu Hirai as its president, Yasuhiro Yamanaka as vice president, and Patrick Purcell as marketing and sales admin manager…
RECALL: All Aqua Lung SureLock II Weight Pocket Handles
Aqua Lung is conducting a voluntary recall of all SureLock II rubber weight pocket handles. SureLock II is the mechanical weight release system found on most Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators (BCs) beginning in 2009…
Asics Revenues Climb in First Half
With healthy performances in the Americas and Europe, Asics Corp. reported sales on an adjusted basis grew 22.1 percent in the half ended Sept. 30, to ¥265.1 billion ($2.3 billion). On a currency-neutral (c-n) basis, revenues rose 13.8 percent. The better
Confluence CEO Rechner Featured in AOL’s This Built America Series
AOL is featuring Confluence Outdoor CEO Sue Rechner this week in its This Built America editorial series, which is featuring 50 people in 50 states in 50 weeks to celebrate people have helped create or sustain manufacturing jobs in the United States.
Travel With Care Campaign Seeks to Humanize Cyclists
PeopleForBikes has launched a national road safety campaign, Travel With Care, aimed at humanizing people on bikes and encouraging better behavior among both bike riders and drivers…
Retailers Aiming to Cut Two Days from Holiday Fulfillment Cycle
Retailers are aiming to reduce their processing and shipping time frames for multi-item orders by almost two days this holiday season, according to a new Kurt Salmon survey of 100 retail brands…
Adidas Launches #miZXFLUX App in the U.S.
Adidas has launched the #miZXFLUX app, which enables sneaker customization, in the U.S…
Repreve Kicks off National Recycling Challenge in Charlotte
Unifi Inc. said school kids in Charlotte, NC collected nearly 200,000 plastic bottles during a 10-day recycling challenge to create enough Repreve yarn to make 8,000 Repreve-based Patagonia Jackets, 100,000 t-shirts or 25,000 pairs of pants.
The challenge
WSS to Expand to Las Vegas
WSS, the California-based neighborhood footwear retailer, is hosting a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Nov. 15 starting at 10:00 a.m. to commemorate its arrival to Las Vegas…
