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Mizuno USA Partners with Cardio Sport
Mizuno USA Inc. and Cardio Sport entered an exclusive partnership with the goal of enhancing the athletic experience for current and future fitness enthusiasts…
Phoenix Footwear’s Q3 Sales Dip
Phoenix Footwear, the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales decreased 4 percent in the third quarter…
Utah’s Departing Outdoor Rec Director Set Precedence for Other States
After 2.5 years on the job, Brad Petersen, Utah’s first-ever director of Office of Outdoor Recreation, is resigning to work in the private sector…
Snow Peak Opens Brand Store in NYC’s SoHo Neighborhood
Snow Peak, a Japanese outdoor brand best known for its lightweight camp stoves and lighting, is opening of its second North American retail location in New York’s SoHo neighborhood…
Canada Goose Releases First-Ever Global Campaign
Canada Goose released “Out There,” a short film directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker and director, Paul Haggis. The focus of its first-ever global brand campaign, the film chronicles the stories and triumphs of explorers and everyday adventurers…
Avalanche Safety Groups Merge
The Avalanche Project is the new name combining Project Zero and Backcountry Starts Here, two innovative programs launched in prior seasons to engage and educate backcountry wintersports enthusiasts on safety and best practices traveling in avalanche terr
SKLZ Supports Military and First Responders
SKLZ, the maker of sport training equipment and programs, announced that a portion of proceeds from every Pro Mini Hoop Rebound sold will be donated to the Challenged Athletes Foundation's Operation Rebound program.
Field and Stream Launches First-Ever E-commerce Website
Field & Stream stores, owned by Dick's Sporting Goods, has launched its first e-commerce site…
Macy’s Q3 Misses Plan
Macy's Inc. said its third-quarter earnings per share slid 8.2 percent excluding impairment charges of $111 million, or 20 cents per share, primarily related to previously-announced plans to close 35 to 40 stores in early 2016…
Genesco Appoints Board Members
Genesco Inc. announced that Kevin P. McDermott and David M. Tehle have been appointed to its board of directors, effective Feb. 1, 2016…
United States Rugby Launches Professional League
The Professional Rugby Organization (PRO Rugby) announced the formation of the first professional rugby league. Exclusively sanctioned by USA Rugby and World Rugby, competition will begin in April 2016 with six teams…
Edelrid North America Hires Sales and Marketing, Operations Team
Edelrid North America, the newly established North American distributorship for the global Edelrid brand, has hired Blair Williams as director of sales and marketing and Paul Nanawa as director of operations…
Utah’s First Outdoor Recreation Director Stepping Down
Brad Petersen, director of Utah's Office of Outdoor Recreation, is resigning to work in the private sector. His replacement has not yet been named. Petersen was appointed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert during the August 2013 Summer Outdoor Retailer Show in
Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners Announced
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, unveiled the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners for both the American League and the National League during a live, hour-long “Baseball Tonight – The 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Aw
Boot Barn Logs Fiscal Third Quarter Loss
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. reported a loss of $3.3 million, or 13 cents a share, against earnings of $944,000, or 5 cents, a year ago. Adjusted operating income 24.6 percent. The core Boot Barn business achieved its 24th consecutive quarter of positive same-
