OIA Hires Corporate Responsibility Coordinator
Outdoor Industry Association has hired Meghan Clough as corporate responsibility coordinator. She began her new position at the end of July. This brings the corporate responsibility department to two full-time employees, reflecting OIA’s commitment
Icebreaker to Open Maryland Store in March
Icebreaker will open its ninth TouchLab store in North America in Bethesda, MD next March. The new 1,200-square-foot store will open in Bethesda Row, a premium mixed-use shopping and dining destination just eight miles from downtown Washington, DC…
Sixty Percent of Showroomers Will Buy Online to Save 5 Percent
Forty-five percent of customers shopping in-store at brick and mortar locations will walk out and complete their purchase online for a discount as low as 2.5 percent, new research from GroupM Next examining the showrooming trend reveals. This number jumps
Nike Sets New Guidelines for Launches
Nike Inc has come up with new rules for retailers to help better manage unruly crowds outside stores around its shoe launches, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to a company memo, Nike told sporting-goods stores that they will not be allowed to
Nordstrom Introduces iPad App
Nordstrom, Inc. has launched a new iPad app to give customers a convenient and fun way to shop from Nordstrom using the device. The Nordstrom app is now available for free through the Apple iTunes store…
Charlotte Ljungquist Joins DPS as Managing Director of Europe
DPS Skis announced that Charlotte Ljungquist will join the company as managing director of Europe, reporting to DPS President Stephan Drake. Ljungquist comes to DPS from EF Education First…
Vapur Deploys Refill Stations at Glacier National Park
Vapur Inc. has partnered with a company that makes water coolers and drinking fountains to deploy refill stations at Glacier National Park for its foldable and reusable “Anti-Bottle…
Drift Innovation Sponsors Two Vail Valley Foundation Events
Drift Innovation is sponsoring two upcoming events at Beaver Creek in Vail, CO in a bid to bolster its ties to the core outdoor community. The company will be the official POV camera sponsor of the Audi Birds of Prey World Cup Race Week in Beaver Creek, C
Texas Judge Rejects Armstrong’s Motion in Anti-Doping Case
A federal judge in Texas dismissed Monday Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Anti-doping Agency’s (USADA) right to pursue its case against the legendary cyclist. Armstrong must now decided whether to fight USADA doping allegations
RECALL: 119,000 Gerber Bear Grylls Machetes
Gerber is recalling about 119,000 Bear Grylls machetes because a weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause either to break during use, posing a laceration hazard…
Golf Shines for Perry Elllis in Q2
Perry Ellis International reported its golf segment revenues increased 20 percent in the second quarter, with gains across most channels and brands. Margin expansion was also found in the golf business…
China’s Exceed Co. Adheres to Expansion Plans Despite Sharp Sales Decline
The company that owns one of China’s most popular domestic sporting goods brands will continue to open up new stores and remains on track to triple footwear production by next year despite rapidly declining sales…
Easton-Bell Project Qualifies for up to $2.3 Million in State Incentives
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will award Easton-Bell Sports Inc. up to $3.4 million in tax credits, job training grants and other incentives if it hits employment and other targets at a massive new distribution, assembly
Optic Nerve Supports Colorado High School MTB League
Optic Nerve is kicking off its support of the Colorado High School Cycling League with an online sale designed to raise funds for the statewide mountain bike racing organization. Optic Nerve is also offering a free pair of sunglasses to the first 75 stude
Three Industry Leaders to be Inducted into the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee announced that it has elected three industry leaders to join the 2013 Class of the Hall of Fame. The inductees are Randy Hooper, retired president of Sports Distributors of Canada Ltd.; John Parish, Sr.,
