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Delta Apparel to License Salt Life

Delta Apparel, Inc. entered into a new licensing agreement as an exclusive marketer of Salt Life, maker of beach lifestyle apparel and accessories…

EMS to Outfit Mt Washington Observatory

Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. has become the official outfitter of Mount Washington Observatory. Under the agreement, EMS will provide gear and apparel for the Observatory's mountaintop weather observers…

Crocs CFO Joins Orbitz

Crocs Inc.'s chief financial officer Russ Hammer has joined travel site Orbitz Worldwide Inc. as its CFO. On Dec. 22, Crocs said Hammer would resign effective Dec. 31, to join an unidentified Chicago-based publicly traded company…

Asics Rolls Out Largest Advertising Campaign Ever in 2011

Asics largest marketing initiative to date, entitled “Sport Releases More Than Just Sweat,” launches globally this month. In the United States the campaign can be seen on networks such as ESPN and Comedy Central and in print publications such as Men'

Leki USA to Hand Off Canadian Business to Montreal Rep

LEKI USA will officially turn over management of the company’s Canadian business to independent distributor AMH Sports, Inc. of Montreal beginning Jan. 1, 2011. AMH Sports, led by long-standing LEKI sales rep Michel Hébert, will handle all aspects o

Powell Joins Mossberg Team

Effective immediately, Linda Powell has been appointed as Director of Media Relations at Mossberg…

Groupon Raises $500 Million

Groupon, the group shopping service that just spurned a $6 billion offer from Google, raised $500 million in a stock offering, including approximately $334 million that will be used to reimburse the company for buying stock of its founder Andrew Mason and

Denver Launches Battle of the Brands on Eve of Snow Show

Metro Denver Sports Commission is recruiting teams representing ski and snowboard manufacturers to compete at a “Battle of the Brands” Jan. 25 at Denver Big Air, a new festival expected to draw thousands downtown on the eve of Snowsports Industries Americ

Customer Satisfaction Slips with Top E-Tailers

ForeSee Results released its annual holiday survey showing customer satisfaction with the top 40 online retailers overall has fallen since last year. The sixth annual ForeSee Results E-Retail Satisfaction Index slipped 1% to 78 on the study’s 100-po

Nielsen HR Chief to Depart

The Nielsen Company, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, said its Chief Human Resources Officer Roberto (“Bob”) Llamas will leave the company at the end of the first quarter 2011…

Timberland Looks to Double Store Count in China

Timberland has 110 stores in China but sees the potential to more than double that figure within three years. In a Q&A in the Wall Street Journal, CEO Jeffrey Swartz discussed China's growing appetite for the outdoor lifestyle and gear…

Interbike Expo Adds More Exhibition Space

Interbike is adding 140,000 square feet of additional exhibition space for the 2011 edition of its International Bicycle Expo, to better integrate the concurrent Health+Fitness Business show…