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MasterCard Reaches MOU to Settle Merchant Swipe Fee Litigation
MasterCard has reached an agreement in principle to settle all claims brought by the individual merchant plaintiffs over its interchange fees. U.S. merchant class members will receive a 10 basis points reduction in credit interchange rates for eight month
BodyArmour SuperDrink Refutes Under Armour’s Trademark Lawsuit
BodyArmour SuperDrink filed an answer with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in response to a complaint filed by Under Armour that claims “inaccurately and unfairly” alleged trademark infringement…
Sierra Club Promotes Bare to Director Post at Mission Outdoors
Sierra Club named Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Stacy Bare as the new director of Mission Outdoors, its initiative to connect people with the outdoors. With this promotion, Bare will lead the Sierra Club’s effort to connect all people with the out
Demand for Western Mountain Vacations Remains High
The average on-the-books occupancy for the month of June among major mountain destinations participating in the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) was up 17 percent compared to the same month last year, while the average daily rate (ADR) climbed 3.9
Lowa Establishes Demo Center at Joe Dodge Lodge
Lowa Boots has partnered with the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) to open a Demo Center at the Joe Dodge Lodge in Pinkham Notch, NH. Hikers will be able to enjoy a day in Lowa boots at no charge and asked to fill out a questionnaire at the end of their hi
Wolverine Worldwide Q2 Impacted by European Weakness, Affirms FY Guidance
Wolverine Worldwide reported a profit decline in the second quarter on a meager sales gain as weakness in Europe offset a “solid” performance in the U.S. Though conditions remained challenging in Europe, the company affirmed its earning guidance for the y
TeamSnap Says Mobile Devices Now Generate Half its Traffic
TeamSnap, a mobile and web service used by almost a million and a half players, parents and coaches to manage sports teams and leagues, announced that mobile device users now generate over 50 percent of its daily visits…
The Bike Cooperative Launches Site to Help IBDs Win Online
The Bike Cooperative has launched the e-commerce site BikeStoreGuys.com to help independent bike dealers, or IBDs, combat growing marketshare by Amazon and other pure play Internet dealers…
Exxel Outdoors Names Eastern Sales Manager
Exxel Outdoors has hired John Tullock as its eastern regional sales manager. Tullock reports directly to Exxel’s National Sales Director Tory Upham…
REI to Enter Kansas City Market in Fall 2013
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will open its first store in Kansas in the fall of 2013 in the Overland Park suburb of Kansas City. The retail cooperative said 3,700 of its members reside within 15 miles of the new store, which will be located less tha
PrimaLoft Names CFO
PrimaLoft, Inc., announced it has named Tom Seaver, chief financial officer…
Sazzi Footwear Appoints Industry Veteran as General Manager
Sazzi Footwear, created by Teva founder Mark Thatcher and based in Newport Beach, CA, is adding to its team. Sazzi is pleased to announce the addition of footwear and outdoor industry veteran Brian Walton as the company’s general manager…
Arc’teryx Supports 24 Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge
Deliberate Dynamics and Arc’teryx LEAF have teamed up to support this year’s 24 Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge, presented by Competition Dynamics and Thunder Beast Arms Corporation. The Challenge is a two- day mastermind of physical, mental a
DC Releases Gymkhana FIVE
DC and Ken Block released Gymkhana FIVE, the 5th installment of the award winning, record-breaking viral video franchise, via the DC Shoes YouTube channel…
Gerber Names Joe Mattson Senior Brand Manager
Gerber Legendary Blades announced the promotion of Joe Mattson to the position of senior brand manager. Mattson assumes the role immediately and will be responsible for leading Gerber’s brand marketing team and corresponding activities within the c
