Sports Authority to Hire 3,500 for Holidays
Sports Authority plans to hire 3,500 temporary employees across the country to meet consumer demand during the 2015 holiday season…
Hawley and Lambert Merge Leadership
Hawley and Lambert are combining under a single leadership team after five years of partnering closely…
MEC’s Launch Resort Apparel Collection
MEC confirmed it began selling alpine ski and snowboarding gear last week, including its own line of apparel, for the first time, on Oct. 15…
Prana Holds Grand Opening for Palo Alto Store
Prana celebrated their newest location in Palo Alto with the local community, brand executives and ambassadors at Town & Country Village on Saturday, Oct. 10th…
Fjällräven to Open Seven U.S. Stores in 2015
Fjällräven USA, which moved into its new headquarters in Colorado this summer, expects to open another seven retail stores in by the end of the year…
Club Ride Founder Takes Back CEO Role
Club Ride founder Mike Herlinger has taken back the CEO title following the departure of Scott Montgomery, who had fulfilled the role since mid-2011…
Fox Factory to Acquire Marzocchi Assets
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Marzocchi's mountain bike product lines…
Reebok to Sponsor UFC Middleweight Champion
Reebok announced its newest partnership with undefeated UFC(R) Middleweight champion, Chris “The All American” Weidman…

Flip Flop Shops Acquired by Cherokee Global Brands
Cherokee Global Brands has acquired Flip Flop Shops, a leading franchise retail chain selling a wide range of flip flops, casual footwear and accessories…
Sports Authority to Hire 3,500 Associates this Holiday Season
Sports Authority will hire 3,500 temporary associates for the 2015 holiday season. All Sports Authority locations will begin hiring in mid-October…

Laird Hamilton Launches Surf Line
Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer, launched Laird Apparel LLC, a business venture between three core partners: Chief Creative Officer William Cawley, President Tim Garrett and Hamilton…
Coleman Partners with National Park Foundation
Coleman announced its continued commitment to drive youth and families outdoors through a multi-year partnership with the National Park Foundation for the Find Your Park movement…
Coghlan’s Acquires McNett Corp.
Coghlan's Ltd acquired McNett Corp. in a deal that combines leading suppliers of gear maintenance and repair products and other outdoor recreation accessories from Canada and the United States. Transaction terms were not disclosed…
Li Ning’s Futures Orders Climb
Li Ning Company Ltd. reported orders for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 are up high teens overall compared to last year. The growth was driven by mid-teens increase in footwear as well as low-twenties increase in apparel…
National Park Service Is On Pace to Break it’s Last Year’s Visitation Record
Mild spring weather, cheap gas prices and Hollywood could help the National Park Service (NPS) set visitation records for the second consecutive year, according to preliminary data from the agency…