Gander Outdoors To Open Locations In Onalaska, WI And Portage, MI
The Onalaska store is one of eleven Gander Outdoors locations planned in the state of Wisconsin while the Portage store is one of eight planned in the state of Michigan.
Rocky Brands Sees Profit Bounceback In Q4
Rocky Brands Inc. reporting earnings of $4.4 million, or 59 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, rebounding from a loss of $0.6 million, or 9 cents, a year ago. Sales were flat as declines in military sales offset gains in wholesale and retail sales. A focus on full-price selling for its branded work, western and outdoor footwear businesses contributed to better top and bottom line results.
E.dye Waterless Color System Hires Color Director
Simon Thayil’s previous experience includes serving as director of color at Under Armour, and color management responsibilities at JCPenney and Target.
Mystery Ranch Names Polar Explorer John Huston To Ambassador Team
Mystery Ranch, the pack company, named polar explorer John Huston to the brand’s ambassador team. Huston is the first artic explorer to join the team.
Yakima Partners With QBP As Exclusive US Bike Distributor
Yakima Products, Inc., a leader in vehicle racks and cargo solutions, has formed an exclusive partnership with Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), naming them as the brand’s specialty bike dealers’ US distributor.
CrankTank Adds Chad Battistone To Impact Sponsorship Sales Team
CrankTank, a consulting agency founded by Scott Montgomery, has announced the addition of Chad Battistone to the Impact Sun Valley Media Summit sales team.
Vibram Announces Dates For 2018 Sole Factor Tour
Driving Vibram’s Sole Factor program is a customized, 38-foot mobile cobbler unit outfitted with a cobbler repair shop and outsole showroom. The tour kicks off this week in North Carolina visiting Dean’s Shoe Repair.
Occupancy And Bookings Slide, Revenues Hanging On At Western Mountain Ski Resorts
Meager snowfall at most western ski resorts during January has led to a drop off in bookings for the remainder of the ski season as lodging properties maintain a tenuous hold on revenues.
Eagle Creek Announces Carlos Arango As Creeker Of The Year
Eagle Creek announced their employees have chosen Carlos Arango as 2017 Creeker of the Year.
United By Blue Hosts Coastal Waterway-Cleanups
United By Blue (UBB), the sustainable outdoors brand with a mission to remove a pound of trash from the world’s oceans and waterways for every product sold, and Luke’s Lobster (Luke’s), the Maine-bred seafood restaurant group, are co-hosting waterway-cleanups in Philadelphia, New York City, and Maine.
Polygiene Appoints New Directors of Commercial Operations In Europe And North America
Polygiene appointed Chiara Galimberti as director of commercial operations in Europe and Hans Bergman as director of commercial operations in North America to strengthen the sales activities in these key regions.
W. L. Gore Expands Silicon Valley Complex
W. L. Gore & Associates recently unveiled its expansion in Silicon Valley with an 11,000-square-foot co-innovation space and lab.
Cabela’s Headquarters Employees Receive Buyouts
The remaining employees at Cabela’s former headquarters in western Nebraska have received buyout offers, according to a report from World-Herald. The report indicated it’s not clear how many positions in Sidney, NE will be eliminated.
CPSC Sues Britax Over Hazardous Jogging Strollers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) filed an administrative complaint against Britax Child Safety, Inc., alleging that certain models of their B.O.B. jogging strollers contain defects in their design which present a substantial product hazard.
Safilo Group Appoints New CEO
Safilo Group S.p.A. reported that its Chief Executive Officer Luisa Delgado would retire from the company at the end of this month for personal reasons.
