<p>The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $378.7 billion, an increase of 0.8%</p>
<p>Outdoor Retailer named the five students who will be competing in the sixth edition of “Project OR,” the industry's original 48-hour concept-to-prototype apparel design competition, held during Outdoor Retailer…</p>
<p>Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Zweibrûder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KB, the manufacturer of LED Lenser flashlights. The German company employs 1,000 worldwide and will continue to manufacture i</p>
<p>At an investor meeting held Wednesday, VF Corp's The North Face brand team indicated it is targeting a five-year compounded annual growth rate in revenues of 16% to reach $3 billion by 2015. That goal will result in the business doubling in five year</p>
<p>The North Face Canada will be donating $1 to the David Suzuki Foundation for every new member to join their Facebook page with a maximum donation of $20,000…</p>
<p>Prana has released the women's Soul T, its first Fair Trade Certified garment…</p>
<p>Osprey Packs, Inc., a manufacturer of packs, announced the addition of Katie Koppenhafer and Chris Horton to the Osprey customer service team…</p>
<p>Teva said it plans to launch its first-ever mountain bike shoe in Fall 2011. The brand collaborated with Teva athlete and professional mountain biker Jeff Lenosky to design the Links, a freeride mountain bike shoe with technical features…</p>
<p>A unit of Platinum Equity LLC, one of the largest private-equity firms in the country, will make an opening bid of about $25 million for almost all the assets of football-helmet maker Schutt Sports Inc., according to a report in Bloomberg News. The auctio</p>
<p>Outdoor Industry Association has secured Mountaineer Reinhold Messner as the keynote speaker for the first annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards being presented by Adidas Outdoor at this year's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market… </p>
<p>Navigating the cavernous Salt Lake Palace could be easier at this year Outdoor Retailer Winter Market – at least for people with smart phones. The trade show released an upgraded edition of a mobile app it deployed at the OR Summer Market this year with n</p>
<p>The Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has made five key appointments to its National Advisory Council…</p>
<p>Tifosi Optics has named mountain biker and snowboarder Matt Conto as inside sales manager. Conto joined the company nearly five years ago as customer service lead…</p>
<p>Maloof Skateboarding announced the launch of the Maloof Skateboarding Global Initiative to promote skateboarding as a positive, active lifestyle for youth, contribute to education and build healthy communities. The initiative kicks off in December with “S</p>
<p>RCG Corporation has launched the first Australian flagship store for the Merrell brand. The group, which operates The Athlete's Foot chain of footwear stores in the country, became the Australian distributor for Merrell on January 1 this year…</p>
