Big Agnes has teamed up with Goal Zero to offer a line of Solar Ready tents that will be on display at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market next week…
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CamelBak and Osprey Settle Patent Dispute
CamelBak Products Inc. and Osprey Packs Inc. have settled a patent infringement dispute with a confidential agreement, the two companies announced Tuesday…
Mountain Khakis to Offer Fair Trade Certified Collections
Mountain Khakis will offer Fair Trade Certified apparel beginning with its Spring 2016 collections…
Outdoor Research Hires Erika Canfield as Director of Marketing
Seattle's Outdoor Research hired Erika Canfield as its new director of marketing…
Sympatex Names New North American VP
Sympatex Technologies, which develops, manufactures and sells membranes, laminates and textiles used in outdoor apparel and footwear, has appointed Derek Spingler vice president for North America…
Deloitte Study: BTS Spending Expected to Decline
Deloitte found 38 percent of surveyed parents shopping for children in grades K-12 said the back-to-school shopping season is less important to their families because…
Vista Outdoor Pays Hefty Multiple to Enter SUP Market
With determination to diversify beyond shooting sports, Vista Outdoor Inc. paid a rich multiple to acquire SUP supplier Jimmy Styks LLC…
NRF Lowers 2015 Forecast
The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2015 because of unexpected slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, similar to the industry’s experience in 2014…
Downlite Survey Shows US Consumers Embracing Hydrophobic Down
Downlite, which supplies down to many outdoor apparel and sleeping bag companies, said a survey it sponsored shows Americans consumers are rapidly embracing hydrophobic down…
ABEO Footwear Hires President of Wholesale Segment
ABEO biomechanical footwear appointed Mephisto President and CEO Rusty Hall as president of the ABEO wholesale division, and former Dansko EVP of Sales and Marketing David Murphy as chairman of advisory committee…
LCI Brands Signs on as Bronze Sponsor of Outsiders Ball
LCI Brands is reaffirming its support for youth-centered programs that cultivate a love for nature by becoming a Bronze Sponsor of this year's Outsiders Ball…

NOAA Study Finds Bait and Tackle Retailers Generate $2.3 Billion for U.S. Economy
Bait and tackle retail stores contributed approximately $2.3 billion across the broader U.S. economy in 2013, including $796 million in income, according to a study from the NOAA…
Timbuk2 Hires Rep to Serve Western IBDs
Timbuk2 has hired a specialty cycling sales representatives to serve the brand in Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain States, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma…
HumanX Signs CrossFit Athlete Lindsey Valenzuela
Elite level CrossFitter, Lindsey Valenzuela brings strength, power and spirit to HumanX by Harbinger…
Fitbit Nets Bullish Initiation Reports from Wall Street
With the quiet period following its June IPO lifted, a number of Wall Street firms sent out bullish reports on Fitbit, which has already more than doubled since going public on June 18. Four of the nine investment banks – Deutsche Bank, Stifel, SunTrust R