SGB Update Outdoor
OIA Names Five New Board Members
Outdoor Industry Association named executives from REI, NEMO Equipment Inc., Pacific Market International, CamelBak and W.L. Gore & Associates to its board Tuesday. The following directors will take their seats officially at the upcoming board meeting preceding the Summer Outdoor Retailer Summer Market: Eric Artz, EVP/COO – REI Cam Brensinger, Founder and CEO – NEMO […]
HippyTree Names Mid-Atlantic Rep
HippyTree has hired Boardslides Inc. to represent the “surf and stone apparel company” in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania…
Duluth Trading Logs Another Record Quarter
Duluth Holdings Inc. reported net sales increased 20.8 percent to $68.6 million in the fiscal first quarter ended May 1 and affirmed its plans to continue opening stores across the Midwest. The Belleville, Wis. company, which does business as Duluth Trading Co., said net sales increase was driven by 17.5 percent growth in direct net […]
OIA Webinar to Review New Duty Relief Process
Outdoor Industry Association will hold a webinar June 22 to explain how companies can take advantage of the recently reformed Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process to reduce or eliminate duties on qualified imports…
OIA Signs MOU with Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Outdoor Industry Association and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition signed an MOU outlining their mutual obligations to broaden adoption of the Higgs Index, which…
Mountain Hardwear Inks Title Sponsorship of Psicobloc Masters at OR
Mountain Hardwear signed a multi-year partnership to title sponsor the Psicobloc Masters a three-day climbing event, held annually at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.
Garneau Supports IBD With New HUB Program
Garneau released a new HUB Dealer Program that strengthens its IBD relationships through a unique formula for the new market landscape.
Powdr Corp. Acquires Eldora Mountain Resort
Powdr Corp. has acquired Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado, where it already owns Copper Mountain, according to local media reports…
Club Ride Shifts to Factory Reps in Some Territories
Club Ride Apparel (CRA) has restructured its sales force from independent to factory reps in many areas of the country in a bid to get its everyday cycling apparel in front of more consumers and retailers…
EDCO Engineering Partners with Lew to Open US HQ
EDCO Engineering BV announced that Paul Lew has joined the Swiss company as a partner and will establish and run its U.S. subsidiary in Phoenix.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Sets Grand Opening for Union Gap, WA
Dick’s Sporting Goods will be opening its eighth store in Washington and 649th store nationwide on Friday, June 24.
U.S. Physical Activity Plan Removes Term “Exercise”
The U.S. Government, ACE and other health organizations updated the National Physical Activity Plan to exclude the term “exercise.”
Earth Brand Shoes Partners with CenterStone
CenterStone Technologies, the provider of B2B wholesale e-commerce platform for consumer brands in the footwear and apparel industries, announced that Earth Shoes.
Leki Signs on as GoPro Mountain Games Official Camp Chair Provider
Leki, a leading manufacturer of skiing, trekking and nordic walking poles and gloves, and most recently folding chairs and tables, has signed on as the Official Camp Chair Provider of the 2016 GoPro Mountain Games.
Birkenstock USA Hires Scott Radcliffe to Lead Americas Marketing
Birkenstock USA announced the addition of Scott Radcliffe as vice president of marketing, Americas.
