RG Barry Shrinks Q4 Loss on 42 Percent Higher Sales
R.G. Barry Corporation reported that net sales for its fourth quarter increased by 42 percent and its quarterly loss declined by nearly 50 percent as compared to a year ago, primarily as a result of two recent acquisitions…
Evo to Hold Gala for 10th Anniversary
Seattle-based Evolución Innovations, Inc., the outdoor and action sports website doing business as evo.com, plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary with an industry party in Seattle. Sponsors of the event will include The North Face, Ride, Oakley, Bonfire
Patagonia Hires VP of Global E-Commerce
Patagonia, Inc. hired Dmitri Siegel as the company's new vice president of global e-commerce, effective Sept. 12, 2011. Siegel was most recently Urban Outfitters' executive director of marketing…
Peter Glenn and National Ski Patrol Partner to Sell First Aid Kits
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports stores partnered with the National Ski Patrol (NSP) to provide NSP First Aid Kits to the public, beginning after Labor Day weekend…
OIA VantagePoint: August Sales of Outdoor Product Rise 7.6 Percent
News of economic weakness and the destructive power of Hurricane Irene did little to slow retail sales of outdoor products in the fiscal month of August. Outdoor product sales for the four-week month ending Aug. 27, 2011 grew 7.6 percent to $900.8 million
Nike Admits to False Advertising in China
Nike China released a statement on Thursday admitting to false advertising, Caixin.com reported. The advertisement was for Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011, which has been on sale since the end of July…
Spyder Launches New Website
Spyder launches a new website that brings product and athletes to the forefront to highlight how the personality and style of each team member reflects the collection they represent and guides consumers to the right product for themselves…
Big City Mountaineers Announces Application Process for 2012 Summit For Someone Climbs
Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-served urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, announced the eighth season of its Summit for Someone (SFS) fundraising climb series. To kick off the 2012
Nemo Equipment Names New Reps
Nemo Equipment, Inc. has partnered with Waypoint Outdoor for representation in the Pacific Northwest and Groupe 7 1/2 & Co. in Ontario and the Maritimes…
Nike Releases Famed Back to the Future Shoe
Nike has created a limited-edition shoe based on the model audiences saw in the 1989 movie “Back to the Future II.” Nike will release 1,500 pairs of the 2011 Nike Mag sneaker. It will auction them on eBay and donate proceeds to the Michael J. Fox Foundat
Performance Bicycle Appoints SVP of Merchandising
Performance Bicycle appointed Mark Leydecker as senior vice president of merchandising. Leydecker, who served in various capacities with the brand from 1995 to 2005, will be responsible for all brand merchandising activities, leading a team focused on dev
Lindsey Vonn To Help Nationwide Sports Equipment Drive
Lindsey Vonn has signed on as spokesperson for the DoSomething.org and Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help drive donations of team equipment. Beginning this week and continuing through October 10th, young people around the country will set up collection
NBA to Open New York City Pop-Up Store
The NBA Store will reopen this fall in a temporary location, close to its former spot on New York's Fifth Avenue. The league said that partner Adidas will run the temporary 6,000-square-foot store between 47th and 48th streets, incurring all expenses
Patagonia Will Promote Used Clothes on EBay
To help customers put back in circulation used clothes, Patagonia Inc. and eBay Inc. have joined forces to launch a new marketplace for customers to buy and sell used Patagonia gear. Patagonia's Common Threads Initiative store on eBay marks the first
SpendingPulse: Back-to-School Spending up 3.0 Percent Through August
Continued growth in Apparel, eCommerce, Grocery, and Luxury were joined by the return to positive territory of the Hardware, Restaurant, and Automotive Repair sectors in August, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, a macroeconomic report tracki
