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Helly Hansen Hires New VP of Sales and Marketing

Helly Hansen tapped Russ Rowan to drive its image and revenues in the U.S. through a newly created vice president of sales and marketing position based in Bellevue, Wash. Rowan is a 15-year winter sports, outdoor and cycling industry sales veteran. He joi

Walk-EZ Promotes McCall to SVP

Walk-EZ International promoted Bill McCall from Director of Promotional Events to Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Drawing upon his twenty-five year tenure in the snow sports industry, Bill will provide positive leadership and direction to the Walk-

Ashworth Q4 Loss Widens, Posts Net Income for 2006

Ashworth, Inc. saw net revenue for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2006 decrease 9.3% to $50.2 million from $55.3 million last year. For the quarter, the company posted a net loss of $4.4 million, widened from $2.2 million last year. For the fiscal y

REI Plans Second Charlotte, NC Store

Following the successful opening of a store in Pineville, N.C., in August, 2006, REI plans to open a second store in the Charlotte area in the spring of 2008. The new store will be located in the NorthCrest development adjacent to the Northlake Mall. A st

Urban Climber Parent Acquires Climbing Magazine

Skram Media LLC, a platform multi-media holding company that is the parent company to Urban Climber Magazine, The Surfer’s Path, and several other action sports consumer titles, has completed the purchase of Climbing Magazine and Climbing.com from Primedi

Ads for the Earth Auction Currently Under Way

The Conservation Alliance “Ads for the Earth” benefit auction has completed one week of bidding, and will conclude on January 12. The auction consists of ad space donated by Outdoor Business, Backpacker, Climbing, Canoe & Kayak, GearTrends, National Geogr

GarminAcquires Digital Cyclone

Garmin Ltd. has acquired Digital Cyclone Inc. for $45 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Garmin Ltd. earnings in 2007. DCI will operate as a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. The company will retain its management, R&D, and supporting

ispo BrandNew Awards Announced

ispo announced the winners of the 15th BrandNew contest. The awarding of the ispo BrandNew trophies will take place on the catwalk of the “BrandNewVillage” in Hall A2 at 4:30 p.m. on February 5, 2007. BrandNewVillage, which covers a total area of more tha

Trade Industry Organizations Had a Busy 2006…

This year outdoor industry organizations were busy with their own consolidation efforts, some of which were successful, and others which are still shaking out.
In January, OIA acquired Outdoor University and began a transformation process for the program

VF Outdoor Coalition to Acquire Eagle Creek…

VF Outdoor, Inc. is in negotiation to acquire Eagle Creek, Inc. Eagle Creek currently has annual sales of approximately $30 million. Terms were not disclosed, but SEW suspects that Eagle creek sold for a premium, given the brand equity company founder Ste