Intersport Austria, which provides buying, marketing, supply chain and other services to all Intersport branded stores operating in Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, reported sales increased 6.5 percent in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30,
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Nautilus Opens Holiday Pop-Up Stores
Nautilus, Inc. opened its first-ever pop-up stores to accommodate the holiday shopping season…
Filson to Expand Seattle Manufacturing at Store Opening
Filson will open the doors Tuesday to its brand new flagship store and announce expansion of its manufacturing capability in Seattle's SODO industrial district…
America’s State Parks Join REI’s Black Friday Campaign
America’s State Parks joined REI's campaign to promote the outdoors as a healthy, carefree, natural alternative to the massive Black Friday crowds of holiday shoppers…
Sierra Designs Seeks New Brand Manager After Glavin Departs
Sierra Designs and its brand manager Mike Glavin have parted ways. The specialty outdoor brand, now owned by Exxel Outdoors, is seeking a new leader…
ITC Sides With Johnson to Bar Patent-Infringing Garmin SideVu Sonars
The International Trade Commission voted to bar the importation of Garmin SideVu sonars after finding they infringe on a patent owned by Johnson Outdoors Inc. and used in its popular Humminbird fishfinders…
OIWC Awards Nominations Due Dec. 1
The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition’s issued its last call for nominations for leadership awards that will be announced in January 2016 and honored at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and Snowsport Industries Snow Show…
Adidas Signs Louisiana Tech
Adidas signed a five-year deal to sponsor Louisiana Tech across its 16 sports….
Forest Service Approves Breckenridge Summer Expansions
The U.S. Forest Service has given Vail Resorts Inc. a final approval to expand summer activities at its Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, including zip lines, obstacle courses and more mountain biking and hiking trails…
Modell’s to Open Two New York Locations
Modell’s Sporting Goods is scheduled to open two new locations this week, bringing their total number of stores to 155 in 10 states…

Chaco Gets New President
Wolverine Worldwide has named Seth Cobb as the new president of Chaco. Cobb has over 15 years of sales and brand leadership with Wolverine, most recently as vice president global consumer direct at Merrell…
Pertex to Debut Tougher Fabrics for 2016
Pertex will debut a new fabric at this year's winter trade shows that utilizes interlocking, diamond-shaped filaments for more abrasion resistance and improved water-beading properties…

BioLite Sees Carbon Neutral Future
BioLite committed to a carbon neutral future after an analysis of its operations showed it its cook stoves and other products reduced 16 tons of carbon emissions for every ton the company generated from 2012 to 2014…
Thule Invests $2.3 Million in Improvements to Testing Center
Thule Group, best known for its automobile accessory solutions for bike, equipment and storage attachments, said that it had invested $2.3 million in improvements to its global testing center in Hillerstorp, Sweden.
BDO Survey Shows Major Retailers Spreading Out Holiday Promotions
Significantly more retailers plan to spread their holiday promotions throughout the holiday shopping season, as opposed to focusing on a specific day, according to the tenth annual BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs…