GoLite Enters Liquidation
GoLite LLC began liquidating Friday after no bidders emerged to buy the company as a going concern. Hilco Merchant Resources LLC, which served as the company's stalking horse bidder, kicked off going-out-of-business sales at GoLite's six remaini
GearUp to Distribute Figo Bike Rack
GearUp, Inc. has obtained the exclusive marketing and distribution rights to the new Cool Bike Rack bicycle storage system for the US marketplace through an agreement with Peruzzo s.r.l. of Rossano Veneto, Italy…
Backcountry.com Releases New App for iOS Devices
Backcountry.com released a new mobile app for iOS devices that enables users to access wish lists, deals, promotions, and credits that are exclusive to the app, and 24/7 click-to-call Gearheads who can answer questions around the clock. Users can also see
Alpargatas Rides Havaianas, Mizuno and Timberland to Q3 Growth
Alpargatas reported revenues from its U.S. subsidiary and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent in the third quarter as its Havaianas and Dupé brands expanded their toehold. In the company'
Bern Unlimited Joins The Bike Cooperative
Bern Unlimited has joined The Bike Cooperative, which means co-op retailers can earn rebates on their purchases of Bern's bike, snow, skate and water sports helmets…
Fishpond Names Reps to Cover Western US and Canada
Fishpond, Inc. has hired Jamie Lyle and Alex Ramirez as sales reps to cover four western states and Ruben Breitkreutz, Stéphane Pelchat and Bob McKenzie to serve Canada…
Navigant Forecasts e-Bike Sales to Hit 40M in 2023
Navigant Research expects global annual sales of e-bikes to grow from nearly 32 million e-bicycles in 2014 to over 40 million in 2023, according to a just released research report on the category…
Leatt Corp. Cuts Losses on Strong US Demand
Leatt Corporation, a South African developer and marketer of protective equipment for high-velocity sports, reported revenue grew to $3.5 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30, versus $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2013…
Yue Yuen Sees 7 Percent Revenue Gain in Nine Months
Yue Yuen reported sales in the nine months rose 6.8 percent to $5.94 billion…
America Product Showcase Returning to Outdoor Retailer
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Outdoor Retailer will partner for a second time to present the Made in America Product Showcase at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015, held on January 21-24, 2015 in Salt Lake City…
Skechers Opens 1,000th Retail Store
Skechers achieved a new milestone: the opening of the one thousandth Skechers retail store…
Outdoor Research Names 2014 Sales Rep of the Year
Outdoor Research this month named Mountain Stuff, its sales agency in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana, as 2014 Sales Rep of the Year. Outdoor Research also named…
Repreve Kicks off National Recycling Challenge in Charlotte
Unifi Inc. said school kids in Charlotte, NC collected nearly 200,000 plastic bottles during a 10-day recycling challenge to create enough Repreve yarn to make 8,000 Repreve-based Patagonia Jackets, 100,000 t-shirts or 25,000 pairs of pants.
The challenge
SAF Supports CA Dealer Lawsuit
The Second Amendment Foundation has joined the Calguns Foundation and California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees in support of a lawsuit filed yesterday by four California gun dealers against State Attorney General Kamala Harris, alleging a viol
AAI Partners with AirTrack Factor
American Athletic, Inc. (AAI), the leading U.S. manufacturer of gymnastics apparatus, announced a U.S. distribution partnership with AirTrack Factory, which specializes in air tight, inflatable products specifically designed for the world of elite sports
