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…
Small Dot.coms Unite to Fight Marketplace Fairness Act
A grassroots group of more than 300 online businesses, including several retailers, launched the eMainStreet Alliance to oppose the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA)…
Confluence Watersports Names New Reps
Confluence Watersports has hired Edith Nelson and Zach Martin as sales representatives in the Western Great Lakes region and the Northeast region, respectively…
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Acquires Walls Industries
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. completed its acquisition of Cleburne, TX-based Walls Industries. Walls' hunting apparel brands (10X, Mossy Oak, Walls Legend) now join Williamson-Dickie's extensive portfolio of brands, including Dickies, Workrite, Ko
Puma Appoints Andy Koehler as Chief Operating Officer
Puma appointed Andy Koehler as chief operating officer, effective June 1. Koehler, who succeeds former COO Klaus Bauer, will be part of Puma's managing director team around Puma's future CEO Björn Gulden, who will take up his office on July 1…
Trek Expands Project One to Include Mountain Bikes
Trek Bicycle has expanded its Project One custom bike program with the addition of their most popular mountain bikes. The bikes available for customization are a collection of the brand’s flagship 29” wheeled product; the Superfly 9.9 SL, the
