Ride on Washington Departs Boston
Cyclist Tim Johnson departed Boston Friday morning to begin his second annual 520-mile Ride on Washington from Boston to Washington DC to advocate for continued funding for bike paths, sidewalks and other pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the feder
OIA VantagePoint: Warm February Spurs Paddlesports Sales
Unusually warm weather hurt overall sales of outdoor products in February, but spurred a nearly 12 percent increase in Paddlesports sales, according to the OIA VantagePoint™ Outdoor Industry Monthly Trend Report released today by Outdoor Industry Associat
Columbia Trims Staff in Anticipation of Slower Growth in the Back Half
The other shoe dropped at Columbia Sportswear this week when its hometown newspaper reported it was cutting 80 positions, or nearly 2 percent of its workforce worldwide, to bring costs in line with lower growth expectations…
Avalanche Claims Season’s 13th Backcountry Skier
An avalanche killed a skier March 13, marking the thirteenth killed in the United States this winter, the most since the winter of 2006/07, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center…
NASGW Adds Board Members
Laurie Aronson, president and CEO of Lipseys LLC., Baton Rouge, LA and Michael Halleron, vice president of Business Development at Chattanooga Shooting Supplies Inc. Chattanooga, TN have joined the board of directors of the National Association of Sportin
Puma Canada to Roll Out Shops Inside The Bay
Puma Canada will launch Sportlifestyle shops in 10 of the most prominent Bay locations across Canada beginning this weekend…
Dick’s SG Launches ‘UNTOUCHABLE Moment Sweepstakes’ Offering
To support the recent launch of its new Mind, Body and Equipment marketing campaign, Dick's Sporting Goods is introducing its “UNTOUCHABLE Moment Sweepstakes,” giving one consumer will have the chance to gear up with his/her sports hero. The “UNTOUCH
Jack Wolfskin Taps Adidas Exec as Next CEO
Jack Wolfskin GmbH & Co. KGaA named Michael Rupp, 51, as its new CEO, effective in July. Rupp spent the last four years as president and CEO of the Adidas subsidiary The Rockport Company, LLC in Boston and will now return to…
L.A. Bike Shop and Car Deal Partner to Draw Gas Weary Motorists
A Los Angeles bike dealer has launched a promotion with a neighboring car dealer to encourage motorist to trade in their cars for a new bicycle…
Columbia Sportswear Trims Workforce
Layoffs continued at Columbia Sportswear this week as it cut 80 positions, or nearly 2 percent of its workforce worldwide, to bring costs in line with lower growth expectations for 2012, The Oregonian newspaper reported…
Report: Columbia Sportswear Expected to Lay Off About 80
According to The Oregonian, Columbia Sportswear has laid off about approximately 80 employees. Company spokesman Ron Parham told the newspaper that most of the layoffs occurred at its Portland headquarters and in Europe as Columbia reaches a 2 percent lab
Adidas Raises $650 Million in Convertible Bond Sale
Adidas AG raised 500 million euros ($654 million) from the sale of convertible bonds. The bonds can be handed over for stock in the company when the shares, which closed at a record 60 euros yesterday, rise 40 percent to 83.46 euros, Adidas said in a stat
Chicago Poised to Create one of Nation’s Largest Bike Share Program
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to introduce an ordinance to City Council Wednesday to enter into an agreement with Portland, OR-based Alta Bicycle Share, Inc. to operate Chicago’s first large-scale bike-sharing program, which is envisioned
Nike Apologizes for ‘Black and Tan’ Sneaker Name
Nike Inc. has apologized for its new shoe, SB Dunk Low, which had been unofficially nicknamed, the “Black and Tan.” The Black and Tan was also a name given to the British paramilitary force that smothered an Irish uprising in the 1920s…
Retailer Container Imports Forecast to Jump This Month
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to jump 10 percent in March compared with the same month last year as retail rebuild inventory after a flat 2011, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report releas
