
Giro Hosts The Poacher’s Pipe At Mammoth Mountain
The Poacher’s Pipe concept invites riders to “poach” a pro-team photoshoot set-up built exclusively for Giro.

Puma Partners With Right To Play
As part of this cooperation, Puma has donated 9,000 footballs for Right To Play programs in nine countries including Ghana, Pakistan and Thailand.

361 Degrees USA Growing Momentum In Q1
The U.S. arm of the publicly-traded Chinese footwear and apparel giant said it plans to increase its marketing spend by 50 percent in 2017 with a focus on both trade and consumer media.

Scarpa Names Rep Group Of The Year
All Mountain Group “has done a great job, in a very challenging market climate, of proactively finding ways to grow sales,” said Mark Mathews, vice president of sales.

LifeStraw Partners With American Red Cross
Through the partnership, people will be able to use the co-branded LifeStraw products for safe water consumption in case of an emergency or disaster.

Outdoor Industry Execs Gather For Climate Leadership Summit
The event precedes Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, themed as “The New Normal,” engaging in the work to actively battle climate change.

Darn Tough Vermont Debuts Pro Ambassador Program
Joining Team DTV are Allie Rood, Brooke Froelich, Coree Woltering, Eric Sensemen, Fawn Dorr, Jeremy Wolf, Josh Ferenc, Megan McJames, Neely Fortune, Noah Tautfest, Ralph Kucharek, Sasha Yakovleff, Stevie Anna, Vasu Sojitra and Zeb Blais.

DSW Slides On 3 Percent Comp Decline
DSW Inc. reported earnings excluding special charges reached $25.7 million, or 32 cents per share, a decline of 14.3 percent versus a year ago.

Merrell Appoints Sue Rechner President
Rechner has been the CEO and president of Confluence Outdoor, and was formerly president of Victorinox Swiss Army.

Dagger Continues Sponsorship Of Events
Dagger has continued its sponsorship of whitewater competitions, multi-sport events and women’s/cause-specific initiatives for 2017.

Lacoste Teams Up With Novak Djokovic
For Djokovic, the brand has developed an eponymous clothing line specially designed to kit out the champion during the Grand Slam tournaments as well as dress him for other tournaments throughout the season.

Astral Appoints In-Sport Fashions As Canadian Distributor
Previously handled directly from Astral’s facilities in Asheville, NC, Canadian retailers will now have the opportunity to order Astral footwear directly in Canada.
Nordstrom Adds TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot To Board
Nordstrom Inc. announced he reelection of eleven existing members of the board of directors, and the appointment of Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit, as a new director.
PVH Signs License For DKNY Menswear
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. entered into a multi-year license agreement with PVH Corp., under which PVH will design and distribute menswear for the DKNY brand in the United States and Canada.
Former Tilly’s CEO To Lead Gymboree
The Gymboree Corp. appointed Daniel Griesemer as the company’s new president and chief executive officer, effective May 22, 2017.