SGB Update Outdoor
Wolverine Sets New Stock Buyback Program, Raises Dividend
Wolverine World Wide announced a number of actions that reflect its continuing commitment to enhance shareholder value. These include a new share repurchase program, a substantial increase in the company’s quarterly dividend, and further details on the recent amendment to its credit agreement and improved capital structure.
LifeSaver Announces Exclusive Research Partnership With National Graphene Institute
LifeSaver, a UK-based manufacturer of portable and reusable water filtration systems, is thrilled to announce an exclusive contract with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester.

Paddlesports Retailer Opens Registration For 2019 Show
Paddlesports Retailer, the official national trade show of the paddlesports industry, has opened registration for the 2019 show, welcoming exhibitors, retailers, working media, independent reps and nonprofits. The show will take place from August 26 through August 29, 2019, at Oklahoma City’s Riversport Rapids and Cox Convention Center.

Vail Resorts Announces Sale Of Future River Run Base Area Development Site
Vail Resorts announced today that the sale of a parcel of land at the base of the River Run Gondola in Keystone to Colorado-based One River Run Acquisition, LLC (ORRA) has closed.

Hydro Flask Expands Global Presence With Distribution In Korea
Hydro Flask, maker of insulated stainless steel flasks and soft good innovations and a Helen of Troy Ltd. company, announced it will expand its growing global presence within the Asia-Pacific market this winter.
USA BMX Foundation And Mongoose Partner On Youth Educational Programs
USA BMX, the world’s largest BMX racing organization, has partnered with Mongoose to bring their educational programming into schools across the country. Each one of these programs focuses on STEM education through hands-on, project-based learning concepts.

Running Industry Standouts Honored At 2019 Running USA Industry Conference
BolderBOULDER’s Cliff Bosley and Boilermaker’s Jim Stasaitis were inducted to Hall of Champions and Amy Frostick honored with Women’s Leadership Award at Running USA’s Industry Conference held in Puerto Rico.

Performance Bicycle To Shutter Stores By Early March
Performance Bicycle will close all 60 of the remaining stores by March 2, according to Bicycle Retailer.
Big Rock Sports Recognizes Vendors In Nashville
Big Rock Sports recognized its vendor partners during January’s Nashville Outdoor Expo to spotlight those who went above and beyond in 2019. Specifically, the company spotlighted Pure Fishing, Leupold and Pradco Fishing.
The Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC Hires Kaylee Larkin as Network Manager
The Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina (OGB) – a collective of 30+ outdoor brands based in WNC – welcomes the first paid position to their ranks, Kaylee Larkin.
Bissell ABG Giant Unveils New Sponsorship Strategy
After nearly two decades in road racing, Bissell ABG Giant announced a new sponsorship strategy that will see its men’s amateur team expand into gravel and mountain bike races.
Minnesota Unveils ‘Find Your True North’ Marketing Campaign
At the state’s annual tourism conference in St. Paul, Explore Minnesota announced a new “Find Your True North” tourism marketing campaign.
Dow Renews Partnership With USA Luge Team
Dow and USA Luge have announced the renewal of Dow as the Official Technical Partner of the USA Luge team through 2022.
The Evans Group Launches Outdoor Sporting Goods Online Resource
The Evans Group – an award-winning sales force team of top outdoor sporting, shooting and hunting goods – announced the launch of theevansgroup.net that will serve as an innovative resource to better connect the top manufacturers and quality dealers in the hunting, outdoor, shooting and law enforcement industries throughout North America. “For more than 28 years, The Evans […]

Columbia Sportswear Beats Estimates On Record Q4, Full Year 2018
Columbia Sportswear Co. on Thursday announced net sales of $917.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 18 percent (19 percent constant-currency), compared with net sales of $776 million for fourth quarter 2017 and ahead of Wall Street estimates by $69.6 million.