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Isis Finalizes Product and Design Team
Isis appointed a director of design and development, a product manager, a product developer and a product designer at its new home in Boulder, CO. The appointments follows parent company American Rec's decision last spring to move the women’s a
Bicycle Leadership Conference Registration Opens
Registration has opened for the 2012 Bicycle Leadership Conference taking place April 17-19 in Monterey, CA. The conference will examine the rising importance of cities in bicycle advocacy, digital marketing strategies, and means of raising capital in a r
Washington State Parks Girds for Budget Shortfall
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is preparing to dramatically cut costs, change short-term service levels and become more self sufficient as part of a strategy to prepare for a budget gap as high as $30 million. The changes comes as th
ComScore: Black Friday Online Spending Up 26 Percent
ComScore reported U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 25 days of the November – December 2011 holiday season increased 15 percent to $12.7 billion. Black Friday (November 25) saw $816 million in online sales, making it the heaviest online spendi

Gellert Named Brand President at Black Diamond Equipment
Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. promoted Ryan Gellert to the newly established position of Black Diamond Equipment brand president. Peter Metcalf will remain president and CEO of Black Diamond, Inc…
Salomon Names Full U.S. Alpine Category Manager
Salomon has appointed Jake Fuller to the position of Salomon USA Alpine product category manager…
U.S.S.A. Names Ski, Snowboarding and Freeskiing Team Vendors
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named 60 different brands as suppliers to the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing…
City Sports Raises $10K for Breast Cancer Research
City Sports raised $10,000 to benefit the Tufts Medical Center Breast Cancer Research Fund, the result of a successful October social media campaign which generated awareness for the cause via the brand's official Facebook page…
Li Ning Sees Q2 Momentum Slow
Li Ning Company Limited said order volume for its second quarter were flat on a year-on-year basis. Both the average retail selling price and order volume for apparel posted low-single digit percentage declines; whereas for footwear products, the average
Rife Putters Sold to Innovex
Innovex Golf announced that it has acquired Rife Putters. Terms were not disclosed…
DSW Sees Q3 Comps Climb 5.3 Percent
DSW Inc. reported sales increased 8.5 percent in the third quarter to $530.7 million from $489.3 million for the third quarter of 2010. Comparable sales for the third quarter increased 5.2 percent. This follows a 10.1 percent increase in comparable sales
Bern Unlimited Hires VP to Enhance Fulfillment
Bern Unlimited, a maker of helmets for action and snow sports enthusiasts, has hired John Morgan as a vice president in a bid to improve fulfillment…
Jake Anderson Named As U.S. Sales Manager For Line Skis/Full Tilt
Line Skis & Full Tilt Boots appointed Jake Anderson as its new U.S. Sales Manager. Anderson has been involved with Line in one way or another for over a decade, starting as one of Line’s first sales reps and later becoming a retailer of Line and Ful
RECALL: 220 Omni-Heat Batteries by Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear has recalled about 220 Omni-Heat Lithium-Polymer rechargeable batteries sold with three of its jackets due to a defect that can cause them to overheat and pose a fire hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Icebreaker Launches E-commerce in Canada
Icebreaker, the maker of merino wool apparel, unveiled its first e-commerce-enabled website in Canada. The debut of Icebreaker's e-commerce site in Canada comes with a complete redesign of the existing Icebreaker.com website, which first launched in