RYU Apparel Announces Private Placement
RYU Apparel Inc. announced a private placement consisting of 6 million units at a price of $0.25 each for gross proceeds of $1.5 million…
Quiksilver Financing Package Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
Quiksilver Inc. announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the full amount of its $175 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing package provided by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Bank of
MidwayUSA Owners Match Donations to Support Youth Shooting Sports
MidwayUSA Owners Larry and Brenda Potterfield donated $184,045 to the MidwayUSA Foundation to benefit youth shooting sports. The donation stems from the matching program offered by the MidwayUSA Foundation…
Skip Yowell Remembered For Shaping Industry’s Heart and Soul
Skip Yowell's passing last week triggered a stream of eulogies crediting the JanSport co-founder as one of the most enduring and endearing figures in the industry. Praise streamed in from everyone from VF Corp. CEO Eric Wiseman to Yowell's forme
Keen’s RV Wraps Summer Tour, Plans for 2016
Keen Inc collected more than 30,000 petition signatures and rallied support from more than 40 local businesses this summer during a 7,500-mile road trip that culminated in a reception on Capitol Hill to rally support for…
Nikwax Hires Revolution House Media for PR
Nikwax hired Revolution House Media for its strategic communications and public relations…
Outdoor Coalition Flexes Muscles in Utah Coal Debate
A coalition of more than 100 winter sports athletes, outdoor recreation businesses and brands from Utah urged the EPA Thursday to reject the state's proposal to reduce emissions from coal fired plants…
New Balance Sponsors USRowing
New Balance Athletics, Inc. entered a sponsorship with USRowing, which will include providing footwear to athletes as the “Official Training Shoe of the USRowing National Team”…
Telluride Venture Accelerator Hosts Panel for Outdoor Business Minds
The Telluride Venture Accelerator, a program of the Telluride Foundation (a 501(c)(3) community foundation, had its entrepreneur, Kristin Carpenter-Ogden, lead a panel of active outdoor lifestyle leaders…
WFSGI Names New Chair of CISO
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announced that Marc Pinsard, deputy senior general manager global brand marketing division, Asics, has been appointed new chairperson for the WFSGI CISO (Committee on International Sports Organiz
White Sierra Adopts CenterStone’s B2B Platform
White Sierra, the family-owned, fashion, performance and adventure clothing brand, and CenterStone Technologies, the leader in B2B e-commerce sales tools for the active, outdoor markets, announce their collaboration making White Sierra available on the Ce
Puma Signs Pierre-Ambroise Bosse
Puma signed a new contract with rising track & field star, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. The French Olympian…
SIA Releases Annual Intelligence Report
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) released its 2015 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a wide-ranging report on sales, participation, product and other trends in the snow sports market during the 2014/2015 season…
Report: Quiksilver May Merge with Billabong
Oaktree Capital Management LP is exploring merging Quiksilver Inc. with Billabong International Ltd., an investment banker told a judge overseeing Quiksilver's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding Wednesday, according to a report by Bloomberg…
Osprey Packs Renews Support of Medicines Global Youth Programs
Osprey Packs has renewed its support of Medicines Global Outdoor Youth Ambassador (MGOYA) programs that will enhance kids' participation in the Friends of Joshua Tree's Climb Smart 2015 event…
