Sims Snowboards Launches Tom Sims Legacy Fund with SOS Outreach
Sims Snowboards launched the Tom Sims Legacy Fund in partnership with SOS Outreach, a national nonprofit that works to build character and self esteem among at-risk youth through outdoor adventure sports, to provide snowboarding scholarships to underprivi
Scott Spots Hardgoods Sales Team to Sell Garmont Footwear and Boots in US
Scott Sports' newly restructured US hardgoods sales team will now be responsible for Garmont ski boots and outdoor footwear. Scott, which is based in Switzerland, acquired Garmont, which is based in Italy, last month…
Mountain High Outfitters Expands DC Space
Mountain High Outfitters has reportedly leased 3,600 square feet of warehouse space at Avondale Commerce Park in Huntsville, AL for an expansion of its distribution facilities…
Gander Mountain to Add Sixth North Carolina Store
Gander Mountain is opening its the sixth store in North Carolina, and the 120th nationwide, in Gastonia, NC in the late spring…
Johnson Outdoors Watercraft Hires Rival’s Top Designer
Johnson Outdoors Watercraft Inc. named Bob McDonough, the senior designer of rival Confluence Watersports, as its director of research and development. McDonough's appointment comes after years of restructuring at the watercraft business, which owns
Exxel Outdoors Promotes Tory Upham To VP of Sales
Exxel Outdoors has promoted Tory Upham to vice president of sales, announced CEO Harry Kazazian. As the company’s national sales director for the past year, Upham increased Exxel’s domestic sales by 15 percent and grew…
Lorpen Announces Management Reorganization For North American Office
Lorpen reshuffled responsibilities at Lorpen North America in a bid to maximize company growth…
Report Outlines Gains Under America’s Great Outdoor Initiative
The Obama Administration released a report detailing key successes of its America’s Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO), including advancing local conservation priorities, expanding access to lands and waters for recreation, restoring critical landscape
The Bike Cooperative Publishes Directory of Insurance Agencies
The Bike Cooperative has published a list of insurance agencies its members have recommended to other members. Finding ways to save money on health insurance, while still retaining quality coverage, is a common off-season activity of many stores…
Skechers’ Donations of Bobs Footwear for Kids in Need Surpasses Three-Million-Pair Mark
Just five months after reaching its first million-pair donation milestone, Bobs from Skechers announced that it has donated more than three million pairs of new shoes for children in need worldwide…
Vibram and Fila USA Announce Settlement
Vibram S.p.A., Vibram USA, Inc. and Fila USA, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement resolving a patent infringement lawsuit. Vibram's lawsuit filed in July 2011 had charged that Fila's “Skele-toes” footwear collection infringed on U.S. paten
U.S. Retail Shrinkage Reaches $8.9 Billion
Retailers in the U.S. are expected to lose $8.9 billion over the holiday season as a result of shoplifting, dishonest employees and vendor or distribution losses, according to a new study released today by the Centre for Retail Research. The study found t
BVM Capital Leads Seed Round for Fitness Interactive Experience
BVM Capital has made a seed round investment in health and fitness gaming innovator Fitness Interactive Experience (FIX)…
Scheels to Open Store in Overland Park, KS
Scheels announced plans to open a store in Overland Park, KS. The two-story, 220,000-square-foot anchor store, at 135th Street and Metcalf Avenue, is scheduled to open in late June 2015…
Competitor Group Announces New Ownership
Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), the organizer of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, the leading active lifestyle sports media and event entertainment company, announced that Calera Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, in partnership with
