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Octane Fitness Named a Top 150 Workplace
For the second consecutive year, Octane Fitness, LLC, the maker of zero-impact cardiovascular equipment, was named by the Star Tribune newspaper as one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota…
Riddell Urges Smarter Football Commitment
Riddell called on players, coaches, parents and fans to take an active role in advancing the game through the Smarter Football Commitment. The initiative invites members of the football community at all levels of play to join in a movement to create a bet
Hillsound Outsources Retailer Fulfillment
Hillsound Equipment is outsourcing retailer fulfillment to a 550,000-square-foot warehouse and fulfillment center operated by CDEC Inc. in Quebec…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth Store in Alaska
Sportsman's Warehouse is expanding its operations to include a new retail location in Juneau, Alaska to open late spring of 2016. It will be the company's fifth in Alaska and…
Wren Sports Lands Kozo Shimano as Investor
Kozo Shimano, who once ran Shimano's North American operations, has invested in Wren Sports, according to Founder Kevin Wren…
Resort Industry Expert Bob Craycraft Joins Extreme Engineering
Extreme Engineering, the world’s largest supplier of patented zip lines, climbing walls and adventure products for the amusement and resort industries, has named Resort Industry expert Bob Craycraft to the newly created position of EVP of Resorts…
Modell’s Opens Location in Clark, NJ
Modell’s Sporting Goods opened its second location of 2015 in New Jersey with the grand opening of its newest location at 1255 Raritan Rd. in Clark, NJ, bringing its total to 154 storefronts…
Onitsuka Tiger Collaborates with Japanese Textile Brand Makumo
Lifestyle brand Onitsuka Tiger has partnered with Japanese textile brand Makumo on a first-of-its-kind collaboration that will feature a capsule collection of three shoes to be released this summer with options for both men and women…
Shoe Carnival to Launch Small-Market Concept
Shoe Carnival, Inc. announced the launch of a new, complementary, small-market store concept. The new store will be approximately 5,000 square feet, or half the size of a current Shoe Carnival store…
Orvis Appoints New President
Orvis Company Inc. selected William McLaughlin, a former PepsiCo executive and CEO of Select Comfort Corporation, as its new president. McLaughlin will assume the post July 27 and will succeed Raymond G. McCready, who is retiring…
Deckers Looks to Elevate Ugg Brand Experience
Speaking last week at Piper Jaffray’s Consumer Conference, Angel Martinez, Deckers Brands’ CEO, said that over the last four to five years, consumers have grown to want either a “brand experience” or they’re buying on price..
AMA Adopts Policies to Mitigate Concussion Risk Among Young Athletes
The American Medical Association (AMA) voted June 9 to adopt policies aimed at reducing the risk of concussions in young athletes. The new policy addresses the need for…
EORA Summer Shows Start Next Week
The Eastern Outdoor Res Association (EORA) reports good vendor participation at all four of its upcoming summer trade shows, which are open to specialty outdoor retailers interested in lifestyle, specialty run, bike, resort, paddle sports, and other categ
Tasc Performance Partners with Ragnar Relay for Two 2015 Races
Tasc Performance has been named the official apparel partner for this year’s Ragnar Relay at Wasatch Back, taking place on June 19th through 20th, and the Ragnar Relay at Napa Valley (October 23-24)…
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