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Dick’s SG Donates $50,000 to Team Fox

The first-ever Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month marked the recent finish of its successful, month-long celebration with a donation of $50,000 to its charity partner, Team Fox…

Clarus Corp. Execs to Preside at NASDAQ Monday

Clarus Corporation said its senior managers and board of directors will preside over the NASDAQ closing bell ceremony on Monday, June 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the company's recent listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Clarus expects to renam

K2 Appoints Snowboard Global Marketing Manager

K2 Sports promoted Hunter Waldron to the position of Global Marketing Manager for K2 Snowboarding while Bill Hall was promoted to K2 Sports Category Manager for Snowboard Boots…

Record Breaking Numbers for National Trail Day

American Hiking Society said its 18th annual National Trails Day (NTD) 2010, the national kick-off event for Great Outdoors Month in June, was a huge success. On Saturday, June 5, tens of thousands of volunteers and trail enthusiasts in all 50 states cele

Aspen Skiing Co. Reports 4.3% Rise in Visits for Season

Aspen Skiing Company skier visits rose up 4.3% above the 2008-2009 season thanks to consistent snowfall throughout the season, a strong January, a late surge in visits at the end of March and into April and strong pass use…

Memorial Day Visits Jump 17% at N.Y. Parks

New Yorkers poured into the state's parks over the Memorial Day Weekend even as lawmakers narrowly averted shutting down many to close a yawning budget deficit. State parks attracted more than 1.7 million visitors over the weekend, a 17% increase ove

Football Legend to Run New York Marathon for Timex

New York Giants great Amani Toomer, a Timex sponsor, will become the first former NFL player to run the ING New York City Marathon in 17 years. Timex is a principal sponsor and the exclusive Official Timing Partner of the ING New York City Marathon and th

Danner Opens New Portland Store

Danner on June 17 will open its new Portland retail location, The Danner Factory Store, at 12021 NE Airport Way…

Hi-Tec Canada Names CEO

Hi-Tec Canada appointed David Battler as CEO. Battler brings with him over 25 years of footwear industry know how from leading outdoor footwear brands…

Morsel Munk Sponsors Outdoor Nation Youth Ambassador

Online retailer Morsel Munk LLC of Winsted, CT has become the latest outdoor business to sponsor a “Youth Ambassador” to this weekend's Outdoor Nation Youth Summit & Festival in New York City. The company said it has selected Claudia Szerakowski for

OR, ASR, Interbike Parent Plans for IPO

Nielsen Holdings BV, the television ratings and consumer research company that also owns Outdoor Retailer, ASR and Interbike trade shows, plans to raise up to $1.75 billion in an initial public offering, the company said in a securities filing…

Lululemon Triples Q1 Net Income on Strong Across the Board Results

Lululemon Athletica's first quarter earnings tripled from a year earlier and came in well ahead of company projections, leading to a stronger outlook for its current year. On a conference call with analysts, company CEO Christine Day said the quarte

FFANY: It Wasn’t All About Toning, but Close

While FFANY, held last week at the Hilton in New York City, primarily addresses the dress to casual footwear marketplace, a few other athletic guys worked the trade show. Here, a roundup of a few attending:

Merrell Enters the Barefoot Market through Vibram Partnership

Through a partnership with Vibram, Merrell will enter the barefoot category for Spring 2011. “It's a great opportunity for us,” said Jim Zwiers, president of Wolverine World Wide's Outdoor Group, at Wolverine's showroom in Manhattan as par