Pacific Northwest native and founder of UCO Corporation — inventor of the Original Candle Lantern and other iconic outdoor products — passed away September 14.
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Performance Sports Group Q1 Results Decline As Expected
Performance Sports Group reported profits declined sharply in its fiscal first quarter on an 11 percent drop in sales due to the timing off product launches and foreign currency exchange headwinds…
Black Diamond Pivots Again
Black Diamond Inc. sent investors another curve ball October 8 when it hinted it may use proceeds from the sale of its POC brand to get back in the acquisition game…
Boathouse Partners with Mike Napoli To Sell American Flag Shorts for Charity
Boathouse Sports, the Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom team athletic apparel, launched a “Limited Edition Store” with Mike Napoli of the Texas Rangers. Proceeds will got to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Brady’s Bunch L
Adidas Launches 3D-Printed Customizable Footwear
Adidas unveiled its Futurecraft 3D performance footwear in Portland, OR. The 3D-printed running shoe midsole is completely customized for each unique, individual consumer and athlete…
AAFA Wants TaoBao Labeled ‘Notorious Market’
The American Apparel & Footwear Association called on the U.S. Trade Representative to reinstate Alibaba's TaoBao e-commerce site as a 'Notorious Market,' for failing to curb the sale of counterfeit clothing, shoes, and handbags…
Nike Chairman Phil Knight to Pen Memoir
Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., has written a memoir. Simon & Schuster Inc. told the Associated Press the book, currently untitled, is scheduled for Spring 2016…
ShopKeep Survey Outlines Small Merchants’ Concerns
Mom and pop retailers' top concerns headed into the 2015 holiday shopping season are competing with other small merchants, changing EMV requirements and the overall economy, according to the latest ShopKeep Small Business Index…
Moots Cycles Announces Change in Ownership
Moots Cycles announced that longtime owner Chris Miller has sold the premium titanium bicycle and component manufacturer to Brent Whittington, a former executive officer for a Fortune 500 telecommunications company…
Foot Locker Supports Fred Jordan Mission
Foot Locker Inc. on Oct. 1 will supply to more than More than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls at Fred Jordan Missions' 27th Annual “Caring For Kids” Back-To-School Giveaway…
Mammut Sports Cuts Sales and Manufacturing Jobs
Mammut Sports Group cut 25 sales jobs at its corporate headquarters in Switzerland and will outsourcing rope manufacturing in a bid to cut costs amid declining sales and margin pressures created by adverse currency effects…
Petzl Taps Verde Brand Communications as North American Agency
Petzl named Verde Brand Communications as its North American agency of record for brand communications. Petzl tapped Verde to grow its Sport and Professional brand divisions and increase product awareness in trade, endemic, and broad markets…
Landlords Expected to Start Adjusting Rents for In-Store Pickups
Landlords will develop new formulas for calculating rent in the next five years that could take into account the number of online orders picked up in a store, according to a report released by the International Council of Shopping Centers…
Mountainsmith and Itochu Reviving Cyclesmith Brand in Japan
Mountainsmith is reviving Cyclesmith, the brand’s 1990’s bike touring pack line, exclusively in Japan in response to a growing demand for Mountainsmith products and a steady increase in sales over the past three years…
Arc’teryx Opens Stores in London and Shanghai
Arc'teryx opened its first stores in Shanghai and London…
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