Jarden Outdoor Q2 Earnings Fall on Flat Sales
Jarden Corp. reported sales in its Outdoor Solutions group, which includes Coleman, Rawlings, K2 and several fishing brands, dipped 0.2 percent to $753.3 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Segment ea
Adidas Partners with the Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference and Adidas announced a three-year partnership that makes Adidas the Official Athletic Apparel and Athletic Footwear partner of the Conference and all Pac-12 Championship events…
OIA to Offer 40+ Free Educational Sessions at OR
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), in partnership with Outdoor Retailer, will offer more than 40 free education sessions as part of Outdoor University at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City…
Gildan Releases 2014 Update of Corporate Social Responsibility Website
Gildan Activewear Inc., the parent of Gildan, Gold Toe and Anvil, (GIL.TO)(GIL.TO) announced it has released the 2014 update of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website, genuinegildan.com, following the GRI-G4 guidelines…
Real Madrid Opens Store on Alibaba’s Tmall
Real Madrid became the second major pro soccer club to launch an official online store on Alibaba's Tmall site for consumers in China…
Boys Scouts of America Drops Ban of Openly Gay Adult Leaders
The Boys Scouts of America has removed its national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees in a move that could make it more a more palatable…
Fleet Feet Sports Launches The Power of Running
Fleet Feet Sports announced the launch of its “The Power of Running” campaign. The national marketing initiative, a celebration of all that running together, running for good, running to inspire, and running for fun, does in local communities,
Ultimate Direction Signs Three European Distributors
Ultimate Direction has reached agreements with three distributors of outdoor gear in Europe…
BioLite Raises $5M in Series B Round
BioLite, which plows profits earned on sales from its cooking stoves and other outdoor gear into energy solutions for impoverished families, raised $5 million in a Series B funding round…
Deloitte Study: BTS Spending Expected to Decline
Deloitte found 38 percent of surveyed parents shopping for children in grades K-12 said the back-to-school shopping season is less important to their families because…
Caleres Announces Results of Tender Offer
Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe Co., announced that the previous cash tender offer for any and all of its $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7⅛ percent senior notes due 2019…
Backcountry.com Invests in Mobile Bike Shop Franchiser
Backcountry.com led a group that invested $2.6 million in Beeline Bikes, which plans to expand its mobile bike shop franchise nationwide…
Vibram Names Two Reps for Finished Goods Business
Vibram named Jeff Laney as a brand representative for the Rocky Mountain territory and Jonah Salloway as representative in the South Central territory…
ExOfficio Moving to Direct Distribution in Canada
ExOfficio is moving to a direct sales and fulfillment model in Canada to better support growing demand for its adventure travel apparel and other products…
Under Armour Extends Partnership with Austria Ski Federation OESV
Under Armour extended its sponsorship of the Austria Ski Team as its official apparel supplier for an additional two years, until May 31, 2017…
