<p>Outdoor industry leaders hailed an order issued by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Thursday that will ensure the Bureau of Land Management considers the value of protecting backcountry areas used for recreation when determining how to manage its vas</p>
<p>A chairlift accident that injured six Tuesday morning muted the snowsports industry's celebration of 20 inches of fresh snow across much of New England. The victims were injured after a cable derailed from a chairlift at Sugarloaf Mountain and sent f</p>
<p>Amer Sports appointed Victor Duran, it SVP over marketing and business-to-consumer, to its executive board effective Jan. 1, 2011. Amer Sports brands include Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc'teryx, Precor, Suunto and Mavic…</p>
<p>The Nielsen Company, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, said its Chief Human Resources Officer Roberto (“Bob”) Llamas will leave the company at the end of the first quarter 2011…</p>
<p>Timberland has 110 stores in China but sees the potential to more than double that figure within three years. In a Q&A in the Wall Street Journal, CEO Jeffrey Swartz discussed China's growing appetite for the outdoor lifestyle and gear…</p>
<p>Kwik Goal hired Richard Hartis as the company's technical director. The maker of soccer goals, bench shields, and training equipment said Hartis will be the senior advisor to management regarding the latest trends in soccer coaching, and will consult</p>
<p>Gillette become the latest company to end its multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods…</p>
<p>Ektio, which claims to be the world's first physician-designed basketball shoe designed to prevent sprained ankles and endorsed by former NY Knick John Starks, was launched. The line will be sold at becomes available for the first time at top athleti</p>
<p>MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse reported that during the holiday season – Oct. 31 to Dec. 24 – U.S. consumers spent an estimated $36.4 billion, a 15.4% year-on-year increase over the 2009 holiday season. App</p>
<p>Mammut Sports Group AG secured worldwide and perpetual rights to use the German Ortovox patent and the associated international patent family. The agreement allows Mammut to resume selling its Mammut Pulse Barryvox avalanche beacon in Germany after a judg</p>
<p>JJB Sports Plc, the struggling U.K. sporting-goods chain, plans to raise at least 31.5 million pounds ($48.7 million) in equity financing in a bid to resolve liquidity issues. New investors under the plan include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trus</p>
<p>Orange 21 raised another $2 million with the issuance of a $7 million promissary note to its principal shareholder. The new 9% note supercedes prior notes totaling $5 million. Orange 21 is now positioned to focus on growing its four optical brands, includ</p>
<p>Combat Sports Group announced the hiring of Jamie Webster as lacrosse development manager for the newly formed lacrosse division…</p>
<p>The International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs announced that their joint holiday consumer tracking survey indicates roughly 15 percent of shoppers ages 16 and older – a total of 23 million consumers – plan to shop on the day before Chris</p>
<p>L.L. Bean told USA Today that it has broken a number of records already this year, including the biggest sales day in its history on Dec. 19 and the biggest day for website traffic on Dec. 13. The newspaper has been following Bean as part of its “Cautiou</p>
