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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Adds New Retailer
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance named Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters, which owns Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters in Cincinnati, OH and Benchmark Outdoor Outfitters, formerly Phillip Gall’s Outdoor & Ski in Lexington, KY, as its newest retail member…
Deadline Nearing for Telluride Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
Outdoor startups have until Thursday, Nov. 15 to submit applications for the Telluride Venture Accelerator’s (TVA) entrepreneur in-residence program, which awards $30,000 in seed capital and $8,000 toward transportation and lodging needed to partici
Peak Sports Discontinues 1,000 Chinese Dealers
Peak Sport Products Co., Ltd has slashed its number of distributors in China by 1,076, or nearly 14 percent, since last year as it tries to rein in an inventory glut…
Great Outdoor Provision Co. Feeds Content to Online Recreation Guide
Great Outdoor Provision Company, a proud member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, has partnered with RootsRated, a new, retail-sourced recreation guide to connect locals and visitors to the top outdoor recreational opportunities in each of its seven markets
OIA Asks Outdoor Companies to Donate Sandy Relief Items to AmeriCares
AmeriCares is ready to accept a variety of outdoor products for disaster relief efforts now underway in areas devastated by Tropical Storm Sandy, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) reports…
OBIT: Greg Hind
Greg Hind, founder of Hind Performance and GH Sports, died Wednesday after a short illness. Hind, 66, founded Hind Performance in the early 1970s…
Germany’s 21sportgroup Names Burk Managing Director
Germany's 21sportsgroup, which combines the online and in-store retail activities of L&S Lauf- & Sport Shop GmbH and VR bike GmbH, named Michael Burk as managing director. Burk, now leader of retail for key-account sales at Google, will join the mult
Bass Pro Shop Coming to Tallahassee
Bass Pro Shops will open a 70,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outpost store in Tallahassee, FL. The new store will be located in the Fallschase Development at the intersection of Mahan and Buck Lake Roads in Tallahassee and is targeted to open in 2013…
Finish Line Youth Foundation Launches Holiday Drive
The Finish Line Youth Foundation has officially launched its 2012 Holiday Drive in more than 640 Finish Line stores across the U.S. and online at finishline.com This year’s goal for the Holiday Drive is $2 million as Finish Line customers are encour
Ross Names Tiemco Ltd. Japanese Distributor
Ross has awarded the distribution of their complete product line to Tiemco Ltd of Japan…
FDRA Names VP of Communications and Marketing
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) announced the new hire of Andy Polk as its Vice President. Polk will oversee FDRA’s communications, marketing and member outreach. He succeeds FDRA’s former Vice President Stephanie W
Dick’s SG Debuts Adventure Packages
Dick's Sporting Goods announced the details of its first-ever “Adventures of a Lifetime” promotion, which offers customers the opportunity to purchase exclusive, one-of-a-kind adventure packages featuring gear from Burton, KÖPPEN, Marmot,
OIA Lecture Series to Feature The North Face’s Aaron Carpenter
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced that The North Face Vice President of Marketing Aaron Carpenter is coming to the University of Colorado Boulder campus on Monday, Nov. 12, to give a presentation about the company’s unique approach to…
Liberty Interactive’s E-Commerce Margins Halved in Third Quarter
Liberty Interactive Group said income as a percentage of revenue dropped by more than half in the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30 at its e-commerce segment, which includes Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com and several other businesses…
Reebok-CCM Hockey Clashes with Bauer Over Hockey Helmet
Reebok-CCM Hockey in a press release said “stray comments” from Bauer’s CEO, Kevin Davis, and misinterpretations by some news outlets have created a misimpression that Bauer’s RE-AKT helmet is the only helmet that reduces rotational accelerati
