Tag: Trade

For the third consecutive year, Timberland been selected as one of the “World’s 20 Top Sustainable Business Stocks” as recognized by SustainableBusiness.com. The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness

For the second year in a row, Big City Mountaineers will be raising more than $20,000 through the sale of co-branded Mountain Hardwear apparel. Thanks to Polartec®, Mountain Hardwear, Northern Mountain Supply, and National Geographic Adventure magazine al

With 9,900 acres of fresh water atop the Great Salt Lake flood plain, Willard Bay State Park will act as the official backdrop to OR’s annual Open Air Demo on Wednesday, August 10th. OAD attendees will discover smooth sandy beachfront, ample parking, shel

Highgear appointed new representation in the New England and Southwest territories. Handling New England will be the Allison Sales group, lead by Kristel Hayes. The Southwest territory will be managed by Sportsgear Plus, an agency founded by long-time ind

PUMA AG has signed a shareholders’ agreement with its current licensees for China and Hong Kong to set up a joint venture with Puma as the majority shareholder. The company has also agreed in principle to form joint ventures with its Taiwan licensee, and

The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association last week reached an agreement to settle the 300+ day lockout imposed by NHL owners nearly 10 months ago. The question on the mind of many in the sporting goods industry

GlobalGiving is the emerging marketplace for international aid. It directly connects social entrepreneurs in the developing world with individuals, corporations and institutions that have an interest in funding social, environmental and economic developme

Flow, the San Clemente based distributor of snowboard bindings, boots, and boards, has tapped Johnny West as the new Vice President of Sales. In his new position, West will be the driving force behind sales for the US distributorship of all Flow products.

After nine months under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Huffy Corp. last week provided some guidance on its plans for reorganization. HUF filed papers with the SEC pertaining to an “agreement in principle” between Huffy and a group of creditors includ

Infinity Sports Group of Vancouver has signed a licensing agreement with Asolo SpA to design, market, and distribute Asolo branded backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags for the North American market. The Infinity Sports Group, currently distributes Asolo fo

Techtrail, the European division of U.S. based Highgear, announced two international changes. Ryan Hamsho has been appointed to head up International Sales from Techtrail's Asheville, North Carolina home office. Across the pond, Techtrail has appoint

Nike, Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues increased 7% to $3.7 billion from $3.5 billion for the same period last year. FX rate changess account for three percentage points of the growth. Fourth quarter net income was up 15% to $349.5 million, or

The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition will host outdoor industry women at the Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge for relaxation, rest, revival and networking. The retreat will take place August 14-16, 2005, and will begin immediately after the close of the Ou

While many Outdoor companies were able to capitalize on the growth of the military business the last few years, the adventure travel industry has felt the opposite effects since 9/11. Recently, this trend seems to be reversing itself, leaving many milita