NICA Offers Microgrants to Boost Mountain Biking Participation
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association has launched the NICA Booster Fund program to provide micro-grants to individual student-athletes, coaches and teams from underrepresented areas and disadvantaged backgrounds with the goal of increasing par
Sears Holdings Names New Real Estate Chief
Sears Holdings announced that David Lukes joined the company as president, real estate development at its real estate unit. Lukes comes to Sears Holdings from Mall Properties, Inc. where he served as president and CEO of the privately owned $3 billion rea
Moosejaw Promotes Comerford to President and CEO
Rapidly expanding outdoor specialty retailer Moosejaw Mountaineering named Eoin Comerford as president and CEO. In his new role, Comerford will oversee an major expansion of the company's brick-and-mortar…
PBS Kids, Parks Partner to Push Outdoor Exploration
PBS Kids is partnering with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to encourage families with young children to “Explore the Outdoors.” From March 26 through April 20, PBS will present four weeks of themed on-air programming and online
Patagonia Footwear Partners with Retailers to Advocate Weeks Promote Conservation
In Fall 2010 Patagonia Footwear piloted the “Advocate Weeks” program with a handful of retail partners in an effort to increase local advocacy and drive further awareness of long-time partner 1% for the Planet. In one year (Spring 2011 to Spring 2012), ov
Adidas to Open First Brooklyn Store
Adidas will operate the Nets Shop in the Barclays Center, which will open in Brooklyn next year. The store will be Adidas' first store in Brooklyn, New York City's largest borough with more than 2.6 million people…
SylvanSport Battles Copycat Chinese Counterfeiter
SylvanSport is working to prevent Chinese company, Wuyi Tiandi Motion Apparatus Co. from selling copycat product around the world. SylvanSport, established in Brevard, NC in 2004, manufactures the GO, a one-of-a-kind mobile adventure pop-up camping trail
Escalade Sports Adds Outside Sales Rep Group
Escalade Sports has added Forde-McGovern & Associates to their growing national network of Outside Sales Rep Groups…
Competitor Promotes Scott Dickey to President and CEO
Competitor Group, Inc. named Scott Dickey president and chief executive officer. He was previously president and chief operating officer…
Sierra Trading Post Opens Fort Collins Technology Campus
Sierra Trading Post, the outdoor e-tailer, announced the grand opening of its new Fort Collins Technology Campus (FCTC). The 4,700-sqare-foot office will accommodate full-time, technology-focused employees as well as employees from other divisions who wil
Dancin’ Dogg Golf Names Joe Moses VP of International Sales
Dancin' Dogg Golf, the maker of the OptiShot Infrared Simulator in-home virtual golf system, appointed Joe Moses as VP of international sales…
Intersport International Awards Franchise for South China
IIC-Intersport International Corp., a Switzerland-based sporting goods retailer that generated $14 billion in sales of team, running, outdoor and fitness product in 40 countries in 2010, has finally entered the Chinese market through a franchise agreement
Moosejaw to Open Store in Kansas City
Moosejaw will open its first store in the Kansas City area in the fall, bringing to three the number of store openings identified by the multi-channel retailer for 2012…
SUP ATX to Open Factory Showroom March 24
SUP ATX scheduled the grand opening of its first factory showroom for March 24 from 11am to 3pm Pacific Time…
Heelys Posts Q4 Loss, Sales Improve
Heelys, Inc. reported that on a consolidated basis, sales in the fourth quarter increased to $10.9 million from $6.7 million a year ago…
