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FHB Sales Hires Former Deputy, SandR Pro
FHB Sales, representing a number of outdoor sporting goods brands, has hired former North Lake Tahoe Sheriff's Deputy and search and rescue professional Dan Ingalls as a new member of the sales force for the Southwest region…
Mountainsmith Retains Active Outdoors Group
Active Outdoors Group, owned and operated by Bill Cochrane, has been retained by Mountainsmith to oversee their efforts in the Great Lakes states of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana…
MIPS AB Targets NFL, NHL with Helmet Technology
MIPS AB, a venture-capital backed Swedish company that has developed helmet safety technology for action sports and other applications, has created a North American advisory board, which will focus on opportunities to improve helmet safety standards in th
Quiksilver Narrows Fiscal Q2 Loss
Quiksilver, Inc., which also owns DC Shoes and Roxy, reported revenues grew 3 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended April 30, to $492.2 million compared the second quarter of fiscal 2011, or a 5 percent increase in currency-neutral terms. The net los
Filson Acquired by Bedrock Manufacturing
Brentwood Associates has completed the sale of Filson Holdings, Inc., the maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, to Bedrock Manufacturing Co. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed…
Rack Room Hires Mark Lardie as CEO
Mark Lardie, footwear industry veteran, has been appointed to president and CEO of Rack Room Shoes, effective June 15. In this role, Lardie will be responsible for leading the Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse retail brands…
Deckers Outdoor Opens First Ugg for Men Store in New York
Deckers Outdoor Corporation opened an UGG for Men flagship store Wednesday in New York City. The store will be the first dedicated UGG for Men location in the world, housing footwear, outerwear, accessories and small leather goods, all geared towards men.
Colorado Ski Country USA Reports 11.4 Percent Decline in Ski Visits
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today at its 49th Annual Meeting, that its 22 member resorts hosted an estimated 6.16 million skier visits during the 2011-12 ski season. This represents a decrease of 11.4 percent, or approximately 790,000 skie
G-III Apparel 1st-Quarter Loss Widens
G-III Apparel said for the first quarter ended April 30, increased by 16.5 percent to $229.4 million, a record for its first fiscal quarter, from $196.9 million in the year-ago period. The company’s net loss for the first quarter was $847,000, or 4
Fischer Skis US Restructures Alpine Division
Fischer Skis US, LLC has restructured its Alpine division in the wake of the departure of National Sales Manager Erik Anderson, who joined the company in 2007….
Headsweats to Sponsor Women’s Running and Cycling Sponsorships
Headsweats continues their commitment to women’s athletics through sponsoring all four events of the Lady Speed Stick Women’s Half Marathon Series for 2012 and with a renewed sponsorship of the Team Colavita/espnW Women’s Pro Cycling Tea
NRF: Organized Gangs Target Goods in Transit
Growing in severity, number and type, retailers are reporting organized retail crime (ORC) has become more troublesome than ever before. Of the 125 retail companies surveyed for National Retail Federation’s eighth annual Organized Retail Crime Surve
Germany’s Hessnatur Acquired by Swiss PE Firm
A Swiss private equity firm has acquired Hessnatur, $101-million-a-year German company that has pioneered natural clothing in German-speaking Europe since before the creation of the Green Party. Neither the buyer Capvis, nor the seller Primondo Specialty
Schoeller and Eschler Merge Production Facility
Schoeller Textil AG is taking over Eschler Textil GmbH's production and R&D facility in Balingen Germany as part of a cooperative agreement between the two Swiss textile companies that will leave the Eschler brand intact…
Snocru Release Facebook Compatible Version of App
Snocru released an upgraded version of its free mobile app, which allows skiers, snowboarders, cyclists, bikers, runners, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to see and connect with each other in real time via Facebook. The company plans to eventually se
