Outdoor Groups Join Forces To Lobby Recreation Industry Agenda
Thirteen outdoor industry associations, coalitions and nonprofits have joined forces to create the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable, pledging to strategically work together for the benefit of American outdoor recreation as a whole.
Reebok Stands Behind Ronda Rousey
Reebok offered a vote of confidence to Ronda Rousey following her shocking loss in just 48 seconds on Friday to bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
SquadLocker Sets Aggressive Expansion Plans
The provider of customized team apparel is actively recruiting to fill multiple shifts and is quadrupling its investment in production equipment to keep up with record demand.
Thermore Ecodown Gains Bluesign Certification
The insulation is 100-percent made out of recycled plastic bottles (approximately 10 for a single jacket).
PXG Signs Top Women’s Golfer Lydia Ko
PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) signed Lydia Ko, the top-ranking women’s golfer, to an endorsement deal.
Obituary: Boxercraft’s Tod Rastello, 54
The vice president of sales at Boxercraft Inc. passed away on December 3, 2016, of pancreatic cancer at age 54.
Vuarnet Founder Passes Away At 83
Vuarnet’s Paris offices released a statement on January 3, 2017 that the sunglass company’s founder Jean Vuarnet passed away at the age of 83.
Pensole Kicks Off Fusion Of Footwear Design Competition
The top 20 designs will be featured in Footwear News and at FN Platform in Las Vegas.
Warm Weather Impacts Sales In Last Week Of December
Warmth was focused in the interior, as the East South Central and West South Central regions had their warmest end to December since 1996.
Sentry Products Group Opens New Production Facility
As part of the expansion to Boise, ID, Sid Gray joined the company’s executive team from ATK/Vista Outdoor.
ICSC Sees 16-Percent Holiday Gain
Of those who bought items online from a retailer with a physical store and picked up in-store, 61 percent made an additional purchase in-person (75 percent of Millennials).
Brooks Running Athlete Nick Symmonds Announces Retirement
Nick Symmonds will retire from track & field after his 2017 season.
Vans Kicks Off Eighth Annual Custom Culture Art Competition
High school art teachers can register their classes to compete for the grand prize of $50,000 towards its art program by creating their most artistic and inventive designs using blank Vans shoes as their canvas.
Srixon, Cleveland And XXIO Golf Unveil 2017 Player Signings
New and re-signed players for 2017 tours.
CEP Appoints Former Fleet Feet Executive As SVP
The compression brand said the former executive at Fleet Feet Sports was hired to further grow the CEP brand in the U.S.
