Edwin Watts Golf to Host Chainwide Clinic Series
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, with over 90 locations, announced that Saturday, June 8, 2013, will kick-off the chain-wide monthly clinic series for 2013, and the overarching theme of the special day will be improving playability with long and short irons…
STX Expands into Ice Hockey Market
Baltimore-based STX, LLC announced the launch of its ice hockey division. STX, currently manufacturing lacrosse, golf, and field hockey equipment, will begin production and sales of its ice hockey equipment in the Fall of 2014…
Respect Your Universe Closes Private Placement
Respect Your Universe, Inc. completed a private placement of 7,290,000 units at a price of $0.25 USD per unit for gross proceeds of $1.82 million…
Nina Footwear Appoints President
Nina Footwear appointed Alan Johnson as president of Nina Footwear Corp, a new position at the company…
Gander Mountain Announces Major Texas Expansion
Gander Mountain will add four new Texas stores in the coming months, expanding the nation’s largest network of outdoor specialty stores to Lewisville, Mesquite, Round Rock and San Antonio. All four stores are scheduled to open in fall 2013…
REI Limits Returns to One Year
REI refined its returns policy effective Tuesday, telling more than 3 million of its members that it would limit returns to one year from the date of purchase…
Cudas Footwear Appoints West Coast Sales Chief
Cudas Footwear announced that Jeff Clark of West Coast Sales, Inc., has joined the Cudas sales team. Clark will oversee efforts in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington…
DeFeet Cuts Cycling Team Loose After Rider Test Positive for EPO
DeFeet, the North Carolina sock maker, announced it had ended its sponsorship of the Vini Fantini professional cycling team because two of its members tested positive in recent weeks for the performance enhancing substance EPO.
Vermont Ski Areas Report Best Season Since 1992
Vermont's ski resorts had their most successful season since 2001 with 4,513,041 skier & rider visits this past winter, up 16 percent over last year, thanks to both expanded snowmaking and abundant snowfall late into the season…
Polartec Re-enters Upholstery Business
Polartec, LLC has leveraged high-performance fabrics engineered for the outdoor industry to re-enter the contract upholstery business. The company said it has partnered with C.F. Stinson, Inc. of Rochester Hills, MI, which will launch the “Fit by Polartec
Adidas to Launch Muhammad Ali Apparel Line
Adidas is planning to launch a line of technical apparel and boxing performance products co-branded Muhammad Ali by Adidas…
OR Summer Market 2013 Will Include Casting Pond
Outdoor Retailer (OR) will install a 130-by-170-foot casting pond near the Pavillions at this year's Summer Market to better serve fly fishing exhibitors. The show has has also provided access for fishing trips on a blue ribbon stream and expanded th
Verde PR and Consulting Doubles Size of Boulder Office
Verde PR & Consulting has doubled the size of its Boulder office since January, and the agency now employs 22 people between its three main offices…
NEMO Equipment Named Vendor Partner at Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
NEMO Equipment has become the company to join Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner…
PrimaLoft Hires Global Manager, Partnership Marketing
PrimaLoft, the maker of performance insulations and fabrics, named David Newey global manager of partnership marketing, effective immediately…
