Colorado Ski Country USA Members Skier Visits off 4.2 Percent Through February
Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA) 21 member resorts saw total skier visits increase 1.3 percent from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, but remained 4.2 percent below the level seen during the comparable year-to-date period ended Feb. 28, 2012…
Phoenix Footwear Returns to Profitability in 2012
Phoenix Footwear reported operating income for 2012 totaled $513,000 compared to an operating loss of $1.0 million for the prior year. Sales rose 5.2 percent to $16.7 million from $15.9 million…
Sole Technology Appoints COO
Sole Technology, manufacturer of Etnies, Emerica, Altamont and ThirtyTwo, promoted Diem Culley as its new COO. In her role as COO, Diem will be responsible for the overall operations of the company…
Balega’s Veterans in Need Project Lends Assistance to US Veterans
Balega, the manufacturer of technical performance socks, said proceeds from sales of Balega’s Enduro Military sock will go toward the company’s Veterans in Need project. The program provides assistance for those who have served in the U.S. mil
L.L.Bean Ranks Highest in J.D.Power’s Customer Satisfaction Ranking
The website for outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, http://www.llbean.com, achieved the highest overall score among online apparel retailer brands in a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates. The report focused on customer satisfaction for online apparel retai
The Conservation Alliance Kicks Off 2013 Backyard Collective in Ventura, CA
The Conservation Alliance and member companies Deckers Outdoor, Horny Toad, Patagonia, REI and Vapur, will kick off the 2013 Backyard Collective this week by planting trees at a Venture, CA conservancy area…
Tilly’s Q4 Comps Dip Slightly
Tilly’s Inc. reported adjusted net income rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter. Revenues grew 14.5 percent while comps dipped 0.9 percent…
RecoFit Compression Gear Includes Samples from Fellow Boulder Companies in Shipments
RecoFit Compression Gear, a Boulder-based manufacturer of athletic compression products, has begun including samples from fellow Boulder based outdoor companies in its shipments to retailers in a bid to promote its authenticty…
Zoot Sports Appoints VP and General Manager
Zoot Sports, the maker of performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories, named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet, who has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss and most recently as chief marketi
NEMO Equipment Launches New Website
NEMO Equipment, Inc. has launched the first phase of a new website that will offering customers a better shopping experience, dealers a centralized area to access brand documents and images, and a new outlet for the company’s military product line,
Cervélo Co-Founder to Spur Innovation Across Pon Bicycle Group
Cervélo Co-founder and CEO Phil White has been appointed chairman of the Canadian bike maker and and innovation officer for the Pon Bicycle Group, which acquired Cervélo in 2012…
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Launches First National “Footwear Cares” Community Service Week
Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that 60 footwear organizations have united in the industry’s first-ever National Footwear Community Service Week, Apr. 21-27, which coincides with National Volunteer Week. Footwear companies around the nation ch
Skullcandy Names Hoby Darling President and CEO
Skullcandy, Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Hoby Darling as president and CEO effective immediately. Darling joins Skullcandy from Nike, Inc., where he most recently held the role of general manager, Nike+ Digital Sport…
Revitalized Nielsen Expositions Goes on the Block
Nielsen Holdings NV has hired Credit Suisse Group AG to scout potential buyers for Nielsen Expositions, the trade show company that owns Outdoor Retailer, Interbike, the Health + Fitness Business Expo and the Imprinted Sportswear Shows…
Hibbett Sports Reports 4.9 Percent Comp Growth in Fourth Quarter
Hibbett Sports, Inc., which operates sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized U.S. markets, reported net sales for increased 14.0 percent to $217.4 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2, 2013, which included an additional week of sales compared wi
