Octane Awarded $1.8 Million in Patent Infringement Case
Octane Fitness LLC has been awarded $1.8 million in attorneys’ fees and expenses for its defense in a patent infringement case brought by Icon Health & Fitness Inc…
CamelBak Helps Festival Goers Forego 1.5MM Disposable Bottles
CamelBak has poured more than 1.5 million disposable bottles of water at music festivals so far in 2015, the fifth year of its #DitchDisposable campaign…
Greenpeace Expedition Finds PFCs in Remote Snowpack
Greenpeace again called on technical outdoor apparel brands to phase out use of poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) by 2020 after releasing research showing traces of the persistent chemicals were found in snow and some water samples taken from remote mount
Shimano to Develop Leisure Complex in Netherlands
Shimano Europe has signed a letter of intent to develop a cycling, fishing and rowing complex in Valkenburg, Netherlands that is due for completion in 2017…
Mountaineer Helps Kick Off European Week of Sports
Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was on hand in Brussels Monday morning to represent the European Outdoor Group at the kick off of the first European Week of Sport (EWOS), an initiative by the European Commission to promote sport and physical a
Haibike Dramatically Expanding US E-bike Offering
Haibike USA will debut 44 new e-bike models next week at Interbike, including most of its SDURO line, a more moderately priced line that uses a Yamaha motor…
Timberland Publishes Q2 Sustiainability Report
Timberland reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter despite using less renewable energy due to lower energy usage overseas and less corporate travel, according to its Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) for the second quarter.
Crocs CFO Departs for West Marine
Crocs Inc. Senior Vice President and CFO Jeff Lasher is leaving the company to take the CFO position at West Marine Inc., Crocs reported Tuesday…
Report: Quiksilver Preparing for Bankruptcy
Quiksilver Inc., the parent of Quiksilver as well as Roxy and DC Shoes, is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as Tuesday evening, sources told Bloomberg…
Macy’s Announces Plans for 35 to 40 Store Closings
Macy’s, Inc. announced plans to close 35 to 40 underperforming Macy’s stores – representing approximately 1 percent of the total Macy’s, Inc. sales – in early 2016…
Pacific Sunwear Posts 2Q Profit
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported second-quarter earnings improved slightly, to $8.3 million, or 11 cents a share, from $7.5 million, or 10 cents, in the same period a year ago. Comparable-store sales declined 6 percent…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Hold Grand Opening in Flagstaff, AZ
Sportsman's Warehouse set grand opening festivities for a new retail location in Flagstaff, AZ…
DAK Americas to Expand Polyester Fiber Capacity
DAK Americas LLC will increase its Polyester Staple Fiber capacity at its facility in Bay St. Louis, MS to meet growing demand in the Americas starting in the second half of 2016…
Quiksilver U.S. Launches Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 Restructuring
Quiksilver Inc. filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Tuesday that calls for a $175 million restructuring that would result in Oaktree Capital – the largest shareholder of Billabong International – emerging as Quiksilver's new owner. While a big maj
Adidas Extends Sponsorship Agreement with Bucknell
Bucknell Athletics and Adidas have again extended their product and sponsorship agreement, which maintains Adidas as the exclusive supplier of footwear, uniforms, apparel and accessories for all 27 Bison varsity athletics teams…
