SGB Update Outdoor
Wiley X Appoints VP Of Retail Sales
Wiley X, the maker protective eyewear, hired Ray T. Hill IV as the company’s vice president of retail sales.
DPS Skis Adds VP Of Global Marketing
DPS Skis recently named Jamie Starr vice president of global marketing.
Vail Resorts CEO To Donate $31 Million From SAR Exercise
Vail Resorts Inc. announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz has exercised stock appreciation rights (SARs) that were expiring over the next two years and will be donating 100 percent of the shares and proceeds received to his family charitable foundation and donor advised charitable fund.
Canadian Tire Prices Aggregate C$650 Million Notes Offering
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd. announced the pricing of a private placement offering of C$650 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured medium term notes.
Cascade Mountain Skier Grace Winkelmann Wins Leki’s Ski Camp Scholarship
Leki announced that Grace Winklemann of Wisconsin is the winner of the 2018 Leki full-ride scholarship to the Ligety-Weibrecht Ski Camp. Grace, who grew up skiing in Winter Park, CO, recently moved to Wisconsin to be closer to family, and soon joined the Cascade Mountain Ski Team.
Grassroots Connect Returns To Knoxville
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization dedicated to the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, returns to the Knoxville Convention Center with the four-day Connect spring buying show, June 14-17, 2018.
Smartwool Partners With GoPro Mountain Games
Smartwool has signed on as the official sock of the GoPro Mountain Games. The annual event is taking place from June 7 to 10, 2018, in Vail, CO.
Newell Brands Announces $2.5 Billion Expansion of Share Repurchase Authorization
Newell Brands Inc. announced that the company’s board of directors has approved an expansion to the company’s stock repurchase authorization.
Eddie Bauer, PacSun Combined Under New Operating Company
Golden Gate Capital announced that the company has established a new operating company, PSEB Group. PSEB will be composed of two Golden Gate portfolio companies: Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California. In connection with the establishment of PSEB, Golden Gate will invest additional equity in PSEB to support the company’s growth.
Winnebago Acquires Chris-Craft
Winnebago Industries Inc. acquired Chris-Craft, the recreational boat builder, from Stellican Ltd., which has owned Chris-Craft since 2001. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
OIA Elects Two Returning And Four First-Term Board Members
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced two returning board members and four new incoming members to the board.
Sherpa Adventure Gear Bolsters Mid-Atlantic Sales Team
Sherpa Adventure Gear announced the company’s newest sales member, Kurt Schumann, for the Mid-Atlantic region.
NRF: Retail Imports To Hit Record Numbers This Summer
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to set record numbers this summer and fall even as the debate over trade and tariffs continues in Washington, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Vail Resorts Q3 Fights Off Tough Winter In Western States
Vail Resorts Inc. reported a modest gain in operating earnings in the company’s third quarter ended April 30 as the company found ways to offset challenging weather conditions across the western U.S. for much of the season. The ski resort giant also said season pass sales for the 2018/2019 North American ski season are off to a strong start.
Proposition 68 Approved In California
Proposition 68 was approved in California. The measure will authorize the state to borrow $4.1 billion for investments in outdoor recreation, land conservation and water projects.
