SGB Update Outdoor
Teva Confirms Exit from Bike Market
Just three years after entering the mountain biking market, Teva last week confirmed it will exit the segment with existing models in production running through the end of 2014…
Macy’s Q3 Earnings Climb 31 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported that its third quarter earnings per share rose by 31 percent to 47 cents in the third quarter of 2013, ended Nov. 2, 2013. This compares with 36 cents per share in last year’s third quarter…
Reebok Named as CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Reebok announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Reebok Checklight. Products entered in this program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independe
RECALL: 800 Sets of L.L.Bean Girl’s Pajamas
L.L. Bean has recalled about 800 girl’s pajama sets that fail to meet the federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries…
Surf Expo To Host Endless Summer Commemoration
Surf Expo will kick off the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Bruce Brown’s iconic film The Endless Summer at their upcoming show Jan. 9-11, 2014 in Orlando…
The North Face Releases Anthem For Exploration
The North Face released an anthem for explorers everywhere featuring legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin and his thoughts on what drives humans to seek out the unknown. The two-minute piece, titled “The Explorer,” centers on the idea
Jack Wolfskin Terminated 5 Factories in 2012 for Non-compliance
Jack Wolfskin stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India in 2012 because they failed to meet various quality criteria or social standards stipulated in the company’s code of conduct, according to the company's
ORCA Names Baggett VP of Marketing
Outdoor Recreation Company of America (ORCA) Coolers named Jason Baggett their new V.P. of Marketing…
Lew Horton’s to Distribute Mossberg Products
Lew Horton Distributing announces its new association with Mossberg®…
Retail Imports Grew In October Despite Government Shutdown
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports grew 6.5 percent in October over the same month last year despite the government shutdown, and year-over-year increases are expected to continue for the remainder of the year, according to t
Descente Adds Hampshire as US Sales Rep
Descente, the Japanese ski wear company and distributor of more than a dozen outdoor brands has hired Hope Hampshire as a sales rep in the United States.
FIFA Completes First Phase of Ticket Sales for 2014 World Cup
Soccer fans snapped up the remaining 210,000 tickets available in the first phase of ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup in seven hours, according to FIFA…
International Sports Organizations Generate Billions for Switzerland
International sports organizations in Switzerland generated a total gross value added of around CHF 1.46 billion and about 8,000 full-time equivalent jobs, according to a study commissioned by FIFA, the governing body of international soccer…
GSI Outdoors Brings Back Gauss to Head RandD
GSI Outdoors, a leading supplier of outdoor cook- and tableware, has hired Kurt Gauss as director of research and development…
BrandBlack Signs Jamal Crawford as First Endorser
Brandblack, a new basketball sneaker line started by footwear veteran David Raysse, has signed NBA guard Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers as its first endorser. With the brand’s mantra “A Different Way to Fly”, Brandblack is de
