The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is cautioning Canadian consumers about ambush marketing by The North Face and some of its Canadian retailers…
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NOCSAE Approves Revised Football Helmet Standard
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors has approved the development of a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to limit certain concussion causing forces…
REI Names Kühl as 2013 Vendor Partner of the Year
REI selected Utah-based apparel company Kühl from among 1,300 vendors as its 2013 Vendor Partner of the Year during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. Osprey Packs, Rossignol and Darn Tough Vermont were named divisional winners…
Oeko-Tex Expects to Release Online Tool This Summer
OEKO-TEX revealed it is developing an online platform that enables brand providers, manufacturers, and retailers to transparently track and optimally manage the sustainability of their entire supply chain based on relevant performance features…
Unifi Reports Strengthening Domestic Business in Q2
Unifi, Inc. reported higher income on lower sales in its fiscal second quarter as higher sales of premium fibers to its North American customers helped offset difficult conditions in China and Brazil…
Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. Acquires BOGgear
Battenfeld Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and gun cleaning supplies has purchased BOGear…
Callis Adds Account Coordinator
Callis Integrated Marketing recently announced that Hannah Rhoad has joined the marketing agency as an Account Coordinator…
Kristi Rummel Forms Own Media Company
Long time Sierra Magazine national advertising director and outdoor industry professional, Kristi Rummel has formed a new advertising media company…
2013 SHOT Business/NSSF Awards
Every year at the SHOT show a number of SHOT Business magazine and National Shoots Sports Foundation awards are presented…
Surftech Announces California Sales Team
After an extensive search, Surftech announced the hiring of three new California sales representatives…
RECALL: 144 Mammut RescYou Devices
Mammut Sports Group Inc. has recalled 144 units of its RescYou crevasse rescue device because the small toothed cam blocking the pull-cord may not lock securely causing reduced efficiency and possibly delaying a rescue…
Freewaters, Cascade Design Partner on Water Education
Freewaters, makers of casual shoes and sandals, has partnered with Therm-a-Rest and Cascade Designs to provide hands-on, real-world lessons on water science and purification for high school students in Ventura County, CA starting this spring…
REI, Gore and Zappos Earn Work Place Accolades
REI, W. L. Gore & Associates and Zappos.com all again landed on Fortune's “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.
Zappos for 2014…
Puma Unveils evoPOWER Boot at Barcelona Event
Puma kicked off its 2014 Nature of Believing campaign, with the launch of the new evoPOWER football boot at a live event in Barcelona last Friday…
Yeti Coolers Joins Grassroots Buying Group
Yeti Coolers has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner…
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