Vasque Partners with Backpacker’s Get Out More Tour
Vasque footwear announced its exclusive footwear partnership with Backpacker Magazine's 2011 Get Out More Tour, as well as its national sponsorship of the American Hiking Society…
Walmart Sustainability Executive to Address Industry Breakfast at OR
Walmart's chief sustainability officer will kick off the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show at the industry breakfast Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by Outdoor Industry Association and The North Face and
Target Makes Push into Canada with Acquisition
Target Corporation has agreed to pay C$1.825 billion to purchase from Zellers Inc., a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), the leasehold interests in up to 220 sites currently operated by Zellers Inc. This transaction will allow Target to o
Nielsen Holdings Prices IPO at $22
Nielsen Holdings B.V., which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, has priced its IPO at $22 a share, according to an S1 filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission…
Soles4Souls Still Working on the Ground in Haiti One Year Later
Soles4Souls Inc., the shoe charity, has provided 1.3 million Haitians with the gift of shoes and the numbers are still increasing…
Osprey Packs Hires Bates as New Director of Sales
Osprey Packs, Inc. has hired Bradford Bates as their new director of sales, effective immediately. Bates will directly manage the outdoor channel and work closely with Patrick Piller, Osprey’s bike sales manager in managing the IBD channel. He has h
Cabela’s Launches Mobile Website
Cabela’s launched an optimized mobile website that will allow customers to easily search and purchase items when they visit www.cabelas.com on mobile devices, including the iPhone/iPod Touch, BlackBerry and Android…
Blacks Leisure Reports 10.2% December Comps Growth
UK outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure said total sales in December for its Outdoor business were up 12.9% with comp store sales increasing by 10.2%. The gains came on top of 14.9% comps growth during the same period last year…
QDMA to Present Annual Whitetail Report at SHOT
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) said it will bring the industry date on the health of our foundation at the Whitetail Report press conference, presented by Remington at the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas…
December NSSF-adjusted NICS Checks Up 10%
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9% increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344)…
Airwalk Inks Apparel Licensing Deal
Collective Licensing International (CLI) announced a new three-year agreement with Wiesner Products Inc. of New York to license select apparel and accessories for the Airwalk brand in the U.S…
Timberland Returns to Sundance Film Festival Sponsor
The Timberland Company returned as the Official Footwear and Outerwear Sponsor of one of the the 2011 Sundance Film Festival…
Hanesbrands Honors Honduran Graduates
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, announced the awarding of high school diplomas to the first graduating class of employees in the company's continuing education program in Honduras…
Study: Road Sports Yield Over $50MM for Miami, Chicago and Atlanta
According to Temple University's Sports Industry Research Center, which analyzed the economic impact of US Road Sports' three largest races, three races generated more than $50 million in impact and created 549 jobs in Miami, Chicago and Atlanta
Groupon Completes $950M Financing Round
Groupon completed a $950 million round of financing, which it will use to fuel global expansion, invest in technology, and provide liquidity for employees and early investors…