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Payless Honors Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month this February, Payless ShoeSource will continue its successful Payless Inspiring Possibilities Scholarship program by joining together with its shoppers and the National Urban League (NUL) to raise money to support th

Mad River Canoe Kicks Off 40th Year with New Website, Products

Mad River Canoe, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, debuted a brand-new website this month featuring interactive, educational tools and a bounty of new content. The new website is one result of two years of work aimed at strengthening the bu

Light and Motion Taps BoisD’Enghien as Investor and VP of Sales

Light & Motion has brought on former Gregory sales executive Jim BoisD’Enghien as a business partner and VP of sales. BoisD’Enghien, pronounced “Boy-di-gan,” started at the company by flying into Salt Lake City Thursday to help man the company

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Moves Summer Show to Ogden

The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is moving its its 2011 Summer Show from Snowbasin to the Ogden/Weber Convention & Visitors Bureau, according to a report by Utah Business. While the show has outgrown facilities at Snowbasin, it also further validates the C

NRF: Store Expansion Back on the Agenda for 2011

According to the ninth annual Retail Horizons, Benchmarks for 2010 from the National Retail Federation and KPMG LLP, 41% of retailers intend to increase domestic store expansions in 2011, up from 25% in 2010. Additionally, 25% will expand overseas, up fr

Canada to Lower Exercise Guidelines

Recommendations for the amount of time Canadians spend exercising are about to be simplified and, in some cases, reduced, according to The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology, the central Canadian body for fitness research…

Early Snow Boosts Traffic at Colorado Resorts

Early season skier visitation at 22 Colorado resorts surpassed last year’s level by 10%, thanks largely to some of the earliest opening days in years, the Colorado Ski Country USA confirmed last week…

NOCSAE Pledges to Adopt New Helmet Standards

At the conclusion of a meeting of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) on Monday in Phoenix, a panel of national experts said the organization would take further measures to help prevent concussions in sports…

Oklahoma State Student Wins Project OR

Outdoor Retailer (OR) named Melaney Stevens of Oklahoma State University the winner of its sixth cycle of Project OR held at OR Winter Market 2011. Stevens designed a stretchable, water resistant ice climbing pant…