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Columbia Sportswear May Close Downtown Office Over Safety Concerns
Columbia Sportswear may close its offices in downtown Portland that house Sorel’s headquarters and relocate 50 jobs due to unsafe conditions in the area.
Slowtide Partners With Acacia
The Magnolia towel is inspired by the tree found in Hawaii – where Acacia and Slowtide are rooted.
Smartwool Announces 2017 Agency And Rep Awards
Smartwool awarded High Plains Outdoor Group as the 2017 Agency of the Year, Patrick Manzer as 2017 Rep of the Year and Lynsey Cole as Key Account Rep of the Year.
Maloja Expands Sales Agency Teams In North America
Maloja, a performance apparel brand specializing in products for mountain sports enthusiasts, has expanded its rep team across the country.
Salomon Athlete Cat Bradley Sets FKT For Grand Canyon Rim-To-Rim-To-Rim
Bradley completed the 42-mile out-and-back route in 7:52:20, beating out the previous women’s record set by Bethany Lewis in 2011 by more than 20 minutes.
Pendleton Opens Stores In Spokane And Boise
Pendleton Woolen Mills, headquartered in Portland, OR, announced the opening of two new stores, Pendleton River Park Square in Spokane, WA and Pendleton Boise Towne Square in Boise, ID.
Perfect Storm Boot Appoints Northwest Rep
Perfect Storm Boot Corp. announced the addition of the Summit Sales NW team, effective immediately.
Sego Athlete’s Film Selected For Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
Mark Ortiz’s film, Idaho 12ver Project, chronicles his attempt to climb, ski and film all nine of Idaho’s 12,000-plus foot peaks.
Grassroots Connect’s 2017 Fall Show Sees 13 Percent Attendance Increase
Organizers confirmed 982 total attendees including Grassroots member retailers and vendor partners, invited retailers and vendors, independent sales representatives, business services and media.Pre-booked appointments increased 8 percent to a total of 6,366.
Granite Gear’s Grounds Keepers Remove Over 10,000 Pounds Of Trash
Additionally, over 8,500 pounds of trash has been removed from public lands and waterways thanks to Granite Gear employees and partners Packing It Out and Adventure Stewardship Alliance.
October Retail Sales Up 4.3 Percent Over Last Year
Retail sales in October increased 0.1 percent over September on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 4.3 percent year-over-year unadjusted.
Blundstone Unveils New Branding And Website
In addition, the Australian boot brand expanded distribution into premium retailers such as Nordstrom, Todd Snyder, Steven Alan, American Rag, REI and Abercrombie & Fitch.
TSG Consumer Partners Completes Investment In Nuun
TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer sector, has acquired a minority stake in Nuun and Company.
Merrell Makes Key Leadership Appointments
Merrell announced the appointment of Strick Walker to the position of chief marketing officer and Johanna Koeberle to senior product director, Active Lifestyle. Walker was formerly at Patagonia and Koeberle worked for Keen.
Unifi Announces Goal to Recycle 20 Billion by 2020
In honor of America Recycles Day, Unifi Inc., the specialist in branded recycled performance fibers, announced the company has recycled more than 10 billion plastic bottles. Building from that momentum, Unifi is targeting 20 billion bottles recycled by 2020 and 30 billion bottles by 2022.
