Southern Utah University Crowned National Outdoor Champion
Southern Utah University won the the title of National Outdoor Champion following the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, presented by REI and The North Face, which ended Saturday after six weeks…
Amer Sports Appoints Chief Digital Officer
Amer Sports Corp. has appointed Heikki Norta its chief digital officer to lead the acceleration of the group's Connected Devices and Services. He previously worked for Nokia and Microsoft…
Oboz Moves to New Headquarters
Oboz, the outdoor footwear company, moved to new, larger headquarters in Bozeman, MT…
Saucony Launches Everun Campaign for NYC Marathon
Saucony will launch Everun, its new cushioning technology, with the brand’s biggest marketing launch to date. The introduction will coincide with the retail launch of the Triumph ISO 2 and Guide 9 at the New York City Marathon…
Petzl Taps Block to Head North American Sports Division
Petzl named Brian Block, formerly sales director for Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra Outdoor, as manager of its sport division in North America…
EORA Extends Lower Membership Fee Another Year
EORA's (Eastern Outdoor Rep Association) board of directors voted to keep their annual membership fee at $250 in 2016 in an effort to continue attracting independent sales reps from the bicycle industry…
Newton Running Undergoes Restructuring
Newton Running has let go of 14 people from its Boulder, CO headquarters and its sales and tech rep force across the country, according to a report on competitor.com…
Dick’s SG Sets Grand Openings for Five Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods set grand opening festivities for the opening of five stores. The store will open in: Muskogee, OK; Sevierville, TN; Las Vegas, NV; Cerritos, CA and Glendale, CA…
Adidas Adds Activity Tracking Capability to FIT SMART
Adidas announced an update to its FIT SMART fitness band, adding activity tracking for the first time…
Fedarko to Speak at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast
Author Kevin Fedarko will recount his record-setting run through the Grand Canyon in a small wooden dory as the featured speaker at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016…
Wolverine Worldwide Reduces Full-Year Guidance
Wolverine Worldwide reported third-quarter results were down on softer-than-expected sales, but were in line with guidance. Still, the maker of Keds, Merrell, Saucony, Sperry and other popular footwear lowered its guidance for the year due to special char
ShopperTrak Ranks Top 10 Shopping Days
ShopperTrak released its rankings of the top 10 sales days and the top 10 busiest days of the 2015 holiday season; Black Friday is anticipated to take the top spot in both categories…
TomTom Says New Sports Watch Boosted Q3 Results
TomTom reported that its Consumer products revenue increased by 5 percent in the third quarter, thanks in part to the launch of its new Spark Sports Watch, which integrates a music player, built-in…
Technical Knockout Signs License for Cold Weather Accessories
Technical Knockout Inc., the maker of health and fitness equipment, signed a license with Gertex covering headwear, and cold weather accessories…
Adidas Expects to Establish US Speedfactories by 2020
Adidas AG expects to begin using 3D printers to manufacture custom footwear at “Speedfactories” in Europe and the United States by 2020 under a partnership announced Tuesday with the German automation company Manz AG…
