Flow Society Names New Chief Operating Officer
Big Idea Brands, LLC and Flow Society, the maker of lacrosse apparel, has appointed Carlos Vazquez to the position of chief operating officer. Vazquez will be responsible for the day-to-day operations…
Mossy Oak Revamps Website
Mossy Oak unveiled its redesigned, retooled and refocused website at www.mossyoak.com…
Record Heat, Drought, Wildfire Made 2012 Year of Extremes
It’s official. 2012 was the warmest and among the most extreme year of weather ever recorded. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists said the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 55.3°F, which was 3.2°F above the 20th
RECALL: 40 High Pressure Scuba Hoses
A-Plus Marine is recalling about 40 high-pressure scuba air hoses because the diving hose that connects the regulator to the tank's pressure gauge can separate reducing the available air supply to the diver, posing a drowning hazard…
Fletcher Leisure Group Appoints VP of Sales for Hilfiger Golf
Fletcher Leisure Group – the licensee of Tommy Hilfiger Golf and manufacturer of AUR Golf and Sunice – has named golf and resort industry veteran Brian Lohman as its VP of sales for Tommy Hilfiger Golf and AUR Golf…
Brooks Settles Trademark Lawsuit with Fred Meyer
Brooks Sports, Inc. and Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. have settled their dispute around Fred Meyer’s use of an objectionable graphic design on private label athletic wear. While Fred Meyer did not admit liability, it recognized the design closely resemble
Granite Gear Introduces New Pack Series at OR
Granite Gear will be introducing two new packs at the ORWM. The Athabasca 24 and the Kahiltna 29 represent a new series of full-featured technical hiking packs that can double as everyday working daypacks….
Chaos Hats to Host OIWC Fundraiser at OR Winter Market
Chaos Hats will sell discounted headwear all week in their Outdoor Retailer booth #30001E to raise money for the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC)…
Royal Robbins Acquired by Private Equity Firm
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Royal Robbins, Inc. from Kellwood Company, a Sun Capital portfolio company…
Tilly’s Reduces Q4 Guidance on Soft Holiday Sales
Tilly’s, Inc. announced that comparable store sales, which include e-commerce sales, for the ten weeks ended Jan. 5 decreased 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent increase for the same period last year…
Business Incubator Names Inaugural Class
Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) – the only business incubator focused in the outdoor recreation, tourism, natural products, health, energy, water and education fields – announced its inaugural group of participating companies. The winners are…
DC Scores 10 Million Facebook Fans
DC Shoes reached its 10 millionth fans on Facebook on January 1. Its Facebook site was launched four years ago…
Dickies Signs New Men’s Tops License
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. announced that Intradeco Apparel has been selected as the Dickies licensee for men's lifestyle and casualwear tops, beginning Jan. 1, 2013…
Rossignol Partners with Recycle Utah
The Rossignol Group, which includes Dynastar, Lange, Look and Rossignol brands, has partnered with Recycle Utah in an effort to recycle more snowsports equipment across the state…
Bass Pro to Open in Cary, N.C.
Bass Pro Shops has reached agreement to locate a new store in Cary (Raleigh), NC. The 105,000 square-foot Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center will be located…
