Dutch bike maker Accell Group has formed teams to scout acquisition candidates in North America and Southern Europe, according to a Dutch press report cited by the Bike Europe newsletter…
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Triathlon America Conference Registration Opens
Triathlon America, an industry organization dedicated to promoting the sport and the business of triathlon, has opened registration for its second annual conference. The Triathlon America Conference will take place in San Diego, Feb. 19-21, 2012 at the lu
Gap to Close About 200 stores in North America
The Gap Inc. plans to open its first Piperlime storefront in the next year and also reiterated its plans to aggressively expand its new Athleta activewear chain with more storefronts. The Gap revealed those plans while noting at its annual analyst meeting
Amer Sports Americas Centralizes Marketing Structure
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas (ASWO) has centralized its marketing management structure across all three of its brands in a bid to focus on retailers and consumers rather than products. Courtney Vermaas, previously Suunto USA marketing coordinat
Study: Almost Half of Americans Active Outdoors
Nearly 50 percent of all Americans ages six and older participated in outdoor recreation last year, according to a new study released today by The Outdoor Foundation. That equates to 137.9 million Americans. The findings are part of the 2011 Outdoor Recre
Sessions Separates from Samsung America
After two years of working together, snow sports outerwear company Sessions LLC has separated from the multi conglomerate company, Samsung Clothing & Textile America, Inc., Sessions President Cindi Busenhart said…
Amer Sports CEO to Ring The NASDAQ Opening Bell
Amer Sports will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to ring the opening bell on Sept. 8…
Bill to Require DOD to Procure American-Made Athletic Footwear
Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine said he will introduce a bill requiring the Department of Defense to procure American-made athletic footwear for servicemen and women. The congressman issued his statement while touring a New Balance plant…
Amer Sports Launches Stock Buyback Program
Amer Sports' board said it decided to utilize the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting held on March 10, 2011 to repurchase Amer
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New Balance Opens First North American Experience Store
New Balance on Thursday opened its first North American Experience Store in New York City's Flatiron District. The store, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 20th Street, features a Mondo running track and a unique Demonstration Area where New
American Rec Names Gorder as Isis VP
American Recreation hired former Smartwool manager Kelly Gorder as brand vice president for Isis, the women's activewear line it just relocated from Vermont to Boulder, CO, where it will operate alongside American Rec's other outdoor brands…
Amer Sports Q2 Sales Rise 6 Percent in Local Currency
Amer Sports’ net sales slipped 1 percent to €315.6 million ($454 mm) in the usually soft second quarter ended June 30 compared to sales of €317.5 ($405 mm) in the same quarter of 2010. The Finnish maker of sporting goods said that transl
Arc’Teryx Announces New National Sales Managers for North America
Arc'teryx announced two new national sales managers for North America – Ryan Letchford for Canada and Brandon Carlile for the United States. Avid skiers, cyclists, climbers, and veterans of the Arc'teryx sales team, Letchford and Carlile have pl
Puma Selected as Official Sportswear Partner for the 34th America’s Cup
Puma has signed on as the America's Cup sponsor. Puma will provide America's Cup-branded merchandise starting during the America's Cup World Series in Cascais, Portugal this month…
Garmont to Move North American HQ to Portland
Garmont North America is moving its its North American headquarters across the country to Portland, OR from Williston, VT to take advantage of the West Coast city's deep pool of outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel design, sourcing, marketing an