Ibex Launches Earth Day Promotion Online
Ibex Outdoor Clothing will donate 10-percent of all online sales made on Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22) to The Conservation Alliance…
Rockies Snowpack Bodes Well for Rafting Season
Western River Expeditions reports that spring runoff from the Rocky Mountains into the Colorado and Green Rivers bodes well for the upcoming rafting season…
Skechers Endorser Wins Boston Marathon
Skechers' star athlete, Meb Keflezighi on Monday won the Boston Marathon. Wearing the new Skechers GOmeb Speed 3 shoes, Keflezighi broke his personal record with a time of 2:08:37, and is the first American male to win the Boston Marathon since Greg
Innate Sees Big Opportunity Catering to Craft Brew Tribe
Innate, the Vancouver, BC designer of stainless steel food and drink containers, discovered tremendous opportunities for outdoor retailers while attending last week’s craft beer industry conference and trade show in Denver, CO…
Yue Yuen Factory Strike Continues
Workers on strike at some plants of Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings in Dongguan in the Guangdong province on Tuesday rejected management's latest offer in an ongoing labor dispute. With the strike at the world's largest maker of athletic shoes ente
Veteran Outdoor Communicator Glenn Sapir to Retire from NSSF
Glenn Sapir, veteran outdoor communicator, has announced his retirement from his position of Director, Editorial Services, for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), effective Friday, April 25…
Escalade’s Q1 Profits Rise 33 Percent
Escalade, Inc. announced that net income for the first quarter of 2014 was $2.3 million, or 16 cents per share compared to net income of $1.6 million, or 12 cents, for the same quarter in 2013. Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of 2014 were 7 p
Sportsman’s Warehouse IPO Prices Below Target Range
Shares of Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. began trading at $9.50 a share Thursday on the NASDAQ, or below the $11 to $13 range the company was shooting for with the initial public offering…
Scandinavia’s Largest Ski Resort Operator Enters E-Commerce
The largest operator of ski resorts in Scandinavia is launching an online store for mountain sports products as part of a full blown multi-channel retailing strategy. SkiStar AB said the new online store will have much lowering marketing costs because it
Minus Easton, BRG Sports Turns Focus to Helmet Brands
Easton-Bell Sports Inc. closed the sale of its Easton baseball and softball business, refinanced its debt, officially changed its name and announced an agreement to sell Easton Cycling in a flurry of activity it says position it to invest more in its rem
Icebreaker’s New Global PR Chief Based in Portland
Icebreaker announced that Shana Frahm will join the brand as global head of public relations in its U.S. headquarters in Portland, OR office. She will be responsible for developing and executing the New Zealand company’s global public relations stra
EBike Vendors On Board for Interbike/OR Media Event
EBike vendors BionX, Prodeco, Pete’s Electric Bike’s, Currie Technologies as well as LED Lenser, Ascent Solar Technologies/EnerPlex, GoalZero, D.Light Designs and Celliant are among the companies that will participate in the first ever Charged
Lebron James Again Best-Selling NBA Jersey
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James once again topped the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) list of most popular jerseys, where he has reigned as No. 1 since winning his second NBA title. Tim Duncan (No. 14) made his return to the top-15 list
RWC Group LLC Appoints New Reps For Concern Kalashnikov Product Sales
RWC Group, the exclusive US importer of Saiga and Baikal rifles and shotguns, has appointed three new sales rep groups to handle product sales…
Yue Yuen Offers to Settle Strike Over Benefits
Yue Yuen Industrial on Thursday offered to make disputed social-insurance payments to settle a four-day strike, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal…
