Asics America Corp. has partnered with beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings to launch the Kerri Clubä collection, an apparel and footwear line designed for high-school indoor volleyball clubs…
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OIWC Sets Application Deadline for Mentorship Program
OIWC is seeking applications for its 2016 Professional Mentoring Program, which pairs qualified women working in the outdoor, bike, snow and run industries with mentors who can help them set and achieve career goals…
Total Hockey to Release New Commercial Spots for NHL Season
Total Hockey, Inc. will debut three TV commercials for the upcoming 2015-16 hockey season, set to air during the week of Oct. 5, the first week of the NHL season…
New Era Opens London Flagship
New Era opened its U.K. flagship location at 40 Carnaby Street in London. The 1,540 square foot store, split across two floors, opened on Sept. 30 ahead of a National Football League game between the Jets and the Dolphins…
Adidas Outdoor Appoints Key Accounts Manager
Adidas Outdoor named Loren Gwartney-Gibbs its key accounts manager for the U.S. Gwartney-Gibbs has more than 10 years of experience…
Summit Sales Partners Buy Out Founder
Summit Sales NW, a leading outdoor industry sales agency in the Pacific Northwest, has been sold by founder Dave Fitzgerald to partners Kris Stahl and Rob Birzell…
Newton Running Appoints Joe O’Neil as New CEO
Newton Running has hired athletic footwear industry veteran Joe O’Neil as its new CEO. O’Neil most recently was senior vice president of Quiksilver Inc.-owned footwear brand DC Shoes. He replaces Newton co-founder Jerry Lee as CEO, who will re
BIG Adventures Hustles to Dial in Synergies
When a 40-foot container headed for the Netherlands landed at the loading dock of BIG Adventures rotational molding, or rotomolding, factory in Fletcher, NC last week, it was all hands on deck…
McDavid and Shock Doctor Partner in Australia NBL Sponsorship
McDavid and Shock Doctor formed a partnership with Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) as major sponsors. McDavid will be the league’s “Official Protective Compression Partner” and Shock Doctor will be its “Official
OIA Says Intense Lobbying Needed to Save LWCF
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) – the single largest source of funding for parks, trails and other public recreational infrastructure in the United States – ceased to exist Sept. 26 after Congress failed to reauthorize it for the first time si
Nine Organizations Join Let’s Move! Active Schools
Let's Move! Active Schools, a sub-initiative of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, announced nine new organizations have joined its national collaborative, which is aimed at ensuring 60 minutes of physical activity a day is t
Kohl’s Launches Madden Girl Outdoors Collection
Kohl’s announced the launch of the Madden Girl fashion, cold weather boots, accessories and outerwear this fall…
STX Signs Three-Time National Champion Duke
STX, LLC has signed a multi-year agreement with Duke University to be the official equipment supplier of the men’s lacrosse program…
Gander Mountain Sets Georgia Opening
Gander Mountain set grand opening events for its new store in Snellville, GA…
LWCF Set to Expire at Midnight
Outdoor Industry Association urged its members to lobby Congress to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is expected to expire at midnight Wednesday (Sept. 30), because its lapse will cut off access to millions of dollars in funding fo
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