Surf Expo Reports Hefty Rise in Retailer Attendance
Surf Expo reported a 9 percent increase in store attendance at it September show in Orlando, FL, which drew more than 2,300 exhibitors, 300 new brands and buyers from 47 states and 68 countries…
Butternut Basin Joins Snowsports Merchandising Corporation
Snowsports Merchandising Corporation (SMC), premier buying group of specialty ski and snowboard shops in the wintersports industry, announced Butternut Basin has joined the group…
Ski and Snowboard Schools Shoot for World Record
More than 120 U.S. ski/snowboard venues have registered to host a Guinness Book of World Records event in pursuit of four separate records…
Icebug Hires Stocking Mountain Trading Sales Agency
Icebug USA has hired Stocking Mountain Trading Company to manage sales in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota…
Osprey Packs Renews Support of Medicines Global Youth Programs
Osprey Packs has renewed its support of Medicines Global Outdoor Youth Ambassador (MGOYA) programs that will enhance kids' participation in the Friends of Joshua Tree's Climb Smart 2015 event…
Survey: America’s Best Running Cities
Orlando ranked first in Vitals Index ranking of America’s Best Running Cities. That was followed by San Diego, Las Vegas and Miami…
New Era Partners with Manchester United
Manchester United announced a multi-year partnership with New Era. The partnership will see New Era produce dual-branded leisure headwear aimed at the club’s 659 million global followers…
Patagonia to Release Jumbo Wild Documentary This Fall
Patagonia will release an hour-long film this fall documenting the decades-long battle over the future of British Columbia’s iconic Jumbo Valley…
Yue Yuen Revenues Up 5.7 Percent Through September
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited reported operating revenue reached $6.28 billion for the first nine months of the year, up 5.7 percent from the nine month period ended Sept. 30, 2014…
Grassroots Adds Three Retailers
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance welcomes Chalet Sports, Round House Ski and Sports Center and Mountain Chalet as the newest members of the organization’s prestigious group of independent outdoor retailers…
Colt Defense Plans to Exit Bankruptcy This Year
Colt Defense LLC plans to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year if it can convince creditors and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to approve a plan of reorganization it filed Oct. 9…
OIWC Executive Director to Address European Outdoor Summit
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) Executive Director Deanne Buck will be speaking at the European Outdoor Summit on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015…
American Sportfishing Association Sells Consumer Shows
The American Sportfishing Association sold the rights to its four consumer shows to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Included in the sale are the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the Greater…
House Passes Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act
The House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill Oct. 8 that benefits recreational fishing and hunting and natural resource conservation by improving public access to federal lands and guarding against new regulations that threaten…
Shoe Carnival Appoints SVP of Real Estate
Shoe Carnival, Inc. appointed Jeff Fink as senior vice president real estate…
