Sherpa Adventure Gear To Open First U.S. Flagship
Sherpa Adventure Gear announced its plans to open its first U.S. flagship store in Seattle, WA in November 2017.
Academy Sports Opens Sixth Central Florida Location
Academy Sports + Outdoors opened its newest store in Orlando.
Crocs’ Shares Slide On Conservative Outlook
Shares of Crocs on Tuesday slid 88 cents, or 9.1 percent, to $8.76 on Tuesday after the company reported that third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street’s targets but provided weak guidance.
Black Diamond Parent Sees 16 Percent Q3 Revenue Growth
The increase for Clarus Corp. was partially attributed to $3.5 million in sales generated by Sierra Bullets, L.L.C., which the company acquired on August 21, 2017, and continued strong growth in the climb and ski categories.
Toad&Co Appoints Mid-Atlantic Reps
Toad&Co, the outdoor lifestyle apparel company, added Mountain Lake Marketing to their sales force with responsibilities for the Mid-Atlantic territory.
Nester Hosiery Appoints Chris Nitzsche As VP Of Sales
Nitzsche joins Nester Hosiery from Quagga Accessories. Prior to Quagga he had held National Sales Manager positions at Woolrich and Elan-Polo.
TREW Hires VP Of Design and Development
Brittany Crook most recently led Women’s Snow & Bike design at Dakine.
Christy Sports Acquires BootDoctors
Christy Sports LLC announced its most recent acquisition of BootDoctors, a specialty retailer of ski, snowboard and bike products and services, which currently operates out of three locations in Telluride, CO and two locations in Taos, NM.
REI Hires Chief Technology Officer
REI has named the former CIO and executive VP of Coach as its chief information officer and EVP, according to Geekwire. Christine Putur spent four years at Coach, from February 2013 to May 2017. Prior to that, she served as the CIO and senior VP of Staples Corp. Before Staples, she worked for Compaq Computer […]
Kitsbow Donates To Redwood Credit Community Fund
The Sonoma County-based manufacturer of cycling clothing and accessories is donating 50 percent of its total sales from Friday, November 3 to the Redwood Credit Community Fund.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 30
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
VF Doubles Down On Merino Wool With Icebreaker Acquisition
VF Corp. looks to secure a dominant position in the fast-growing natural fiber category while Icebreaker believes it’s found a partner to help it become a $1 billion brand.
Dorel Sports Revenues Plunge In Q3, Eyes Bounce Back In Q4
Dorel Sports’ 18 percent drop in sales in the third quarter was blamed on disruption in the mass channel, rainy weather and the bankruptcy of Toys”R”Us.
Newell’s Play Segment Sees Strong Earnings Uptick
On a conference call with analysts, Michael Polk, Newell’s CEO, highlighted mid-single-digit growth from the Fishing and Team Sports segments although the improved earnings largely reflects the absence of year-ago inventory writeoffs post-acquisition.
VF Agrees To Acquire Icebreaker
VF Corporation signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Icebreaker, the Merino-wool specialist based in Auckland, New Zealand. Terms were not disclosed.
