Bushnell Honored with 2013 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award
Bushnell Outdoor Products was recognized by the U.S. Sportmen's Alliance (USSA) with the 2013 Cabela Lifetime Business Achievement Award. Bushnell received the award last week during the 35th annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show
Retail Voodoo Hires Ron Menconi
Retail Voodoo, the brand, packaging and in-store creative agency for outdoor and sporting good manufactures and retailers based in Seattle, WA, has hired Ron Menconi as brand guide…
PHIT America Initiative Set to Launch
This month, leading sports and fitness industry companies and organizations will launch PHIT America, a year-round, educational, advocacy, and social media marketing campaign designed to reach millions of Americans. PHIT America will combat the obesity an
Outdoor Product Sales Reach $11.3 Billion in 2012
The SportsOneSource Group is reporting that outdoor product sales were up 3.7 percent to $11.3 billion for the 2012 calendar year as mid-single-digit increases in outdoor apparel and outdoor hardgoods were partially offset by a slight decline in outdoor f
REI Announces Vendor Partner Awards
REI announced its 2012 Vendor Partner of the Year award recipients during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. Brooks was presented with the annual “Vendor Partner of the Year” award, while Thule, PrAna and Osprey Packs were named di
Vibram Worldwide Names Antonio Dus As New CEO
Vibram announced the appointment of Antonio Dus to CEO Vibram Worldwide. Dus will take the reins from Marco Bramani, former CEO, president and grandson of founder Vitale Bramani. Dus previously served as advisor to Bramani. The promotion underscores Vib
Salomon and Ragnar Relay Series Launch World’s First Trail Relay Events
Salomon launched the world’s first overnight trail relay series – Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon…
Shoebuy.com Hires City Sports Exec to Boost Athletic/Outdoor
Shoebuy.com announced the addition of retail executive Sean Scales to its merchandising team. Scales joins Shoebuy from the leadership team at City Sports. He becomes SVP, merchandising and will lead the company's athletic/outdoor segment…
Rawlings Names Maryville University’s Sport Business Management Program
Rawlings Sporting Goods has placed its name atop Maryville University's signature, sport business management program, creating the first corporate-named sport business management program in the nation…
Canadian Tire Supports Canada’s Paralympians
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced that Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (CTC), the parent of Sports Check, signed on as a multi-year Premier partner supporting Paralympic athletes across Canada, through to 2016…
Keen Illuminates Salt Lake City with the Northern Lights
Alongside Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Keen will transform a downtown building in Salt Lake City into a 60-by-100-foot canvas and illuminate “with digital images of the mysterious and magical colors of the Northern Lights sky.” The illumination will ta
Hydrapak Wins Appellate Decision in Patent Infringement Case
Hydrapak announced that the United States Federal Appellate Court affirmed its victory over Source Vagabond Systems in a 2011 patent-infringement lawsuit…
REI to Present Major New York City Bicycling Events
REI will further attach its brand to New York's revitalized bicycling scene this May as presenting sponsor of the Bike Expo New York and the 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour, which are emerging as two of the nation's biggest celebrations of bike cult
RECALL: 75,600 Perfect Fitness Resistance Bands
Implus Footcare has recalled approximately 75,600 Perfect Fitness Resistance Bands sold at WalMart and online because they can detach from the mesh cloth loops posing an injury hazard to the user and those in the vicinity…
Hanesbrands Settles Lawsuit with Steelers Player
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion, has reached a settlement with Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall over an endorsement contract that was terminated by the company in 2011…
