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Columbia Buys Building to House Canadian Headquarters

Columbia Sportswear Co. confirmed it is buying a building in London, Ontario to house a new Canadian headquarters in a signal of renewed commitment to the Great White North, where its sales are already about 20 percent higher per capita than in the United

Furor Prompts Petzl America To Disavow Online Piracy Act

Petzl America issued a statement last week saying it does not support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA; H.R. 3261) after it was targeted for a boycott along with more than a dozen other sporting goods companies by opponents of…

Lowe Alpine Names Founder as Honorary President

Lowe Alpine Ltd. has named mountaineer Jeff Lowe to the non-executive role as Honorary President in a move aimed at restoring the once iconic mountain brand’s luster…

Snow Shortfall Cuts into Sales at Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc. rental/retail sales slipped 0.7 percent as its skier visits dropped 15.3 percent during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012, as many of its six western resorts experience the warmest and driest winter in decades. Still, the company di

Level Now Working Directly with U.S. Sales Rep

Level said it is now working directly with a U.S. rep to service U.S. dealers in an arrangement that will provide retail margins of up to 60 percent on its premium gloves. The Italian company specializes in gloves for snowboarders but also offers a line o

DC Shoes Launches New Campaign

DC Shoes released its new campaign, REDISCOVER DC, which features the newest additions to the skate team – Nyjah Huston and Mike Mo Capaldi. For its Rediscover DC campaign. DC created a video presenting the skate team, and for the first time in nearly a d

RECALL: O-Grill Portable Gas Grills

About 5, 000 O-Grill Portable Gas Grills are being recalled because the regulator on the grill can leak gas which can ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Uni-O has received 10 reports of grills catching fire. No injuries or property damage

Lids Sports Partners with Super Baskets of Hope

Riley Children’s Foundation, Basket of Hope and former Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy have kicked off the first-ever Super Bowl host city service project that reaches across the nation. The Super Baskets of Hope project is made possible thanks

Jakson Kayak Names McBeath as Director of Marketing

Jackson Kayak has named James McBeath, who co-founded World Kayak with Eric Jackson, as its new director of marketing. A former software entrepreneur, McBeath is also a co-founder of Breathe Productions, Liquid Skills Kayak School and Kayak Futaleu and w

DeLorme Names Preus Director of Consumer Sales

DeLorme has appointed Chris Preus effective immediately as its director of consumer sales. Preus, who has been the driving force in taking two companies public and worked extensively on overseas sourcing, brings 28 years of experience in sales and marketi

Blacks Leisure Expects to Announce Buyers Soon

Blacks Leisure expects to announce a sale of substantially all of its stores, assets and brands within the next few days. The UK company confirmed that some of the investors bidding on its assets have offered to acquire substantially all its assets, which