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
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…
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…
Deuter USA Expands Travel and Daypack Categories for 2013
Deuter USA announces the expansion of their travel luggage program at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013. New models include four rolling duffels and a completely new daypack line with eight new styles and two new kids daypacks…
Bakers Footwear to Liquidate
After failing to find a buyer, Bakers Footwear Group will begin liquidating its remaining 56 stores in the next few days. The liquidation received approval Wednesday by a bankruptcy judge…
Report: Tony Parker Exiting Nike for Peak Sports
Tony Parker has left Nike to sign with the Chinese Sportswear company Peak Sports, according to counterkicks.com. The San Antonio Spurs guard reportedly signed a a 3-year, $1.2 million endorsement deal.
Li and Fung’s Profits Slide on Weakening U.S. Business
Li & Fung, the world’s largest supplier of apparel and toys to retailers, said operating income slumped 40 percent in 2012 as margins and orders weakened in its U.S. business…
Tilly’s and PacSun Trim Q4 Guidance
Both Tilly’s and Pacific Sunwear of California slightly lowered their Q4 guidance following a more promotional-than-planned holiday season…
