Vail Resorts Sees Healthy Ski Visits
Vail Resorts reported season-to-date total lift ticket revenue at the company's nine mountain resorts, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 9.3 percent compared to the prior year season-to-date peri
Lululemon Upgrades Fourth Quarter Guidance
Lululemon Athletica Inc. upgraded their revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter in a complete reversal from a year ago. LULU's share price spiked on the news as did the spirits of company executives presenting at the annual ICR XChange i
Retail Holiday Sales Increase 4 Percent
Total holiday retail sales, which include November and December sales, increased 4 percent to $616.1 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The results were just shy of the National Retail Federation's projected forecast of 4.1 percent g
Canada Goose Acquires Toronto Manufacturing Facility
Canada Goose acquired a factory from one of its primary outerwear suppliers and will retrofit it to manufacture its fast growing line of HyBridge Lite jackets, which offer stretch panels and a trimmer fit favored by many outdoor athletes and enthusiasts..
Hydro Flask Names Senior Hires
Hydro Flask announced that Joe Smith joined the company as director of product Jan. 5 and that Leanne Champion started as director of marketing Dec. 18, 2014…
CPSC Commissioner to Keynote 2015 SFIA Risk Management Summit
Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will be the featured speaker at the 2015 SFIA Litigation Risk & Management Summit on February 2-3, 2015 in Las Vegas…
Orvis Names New Director of Rod Shop Manufacturing
Orvis has named Don Swanson to replace its long-time director of rod shop manufacturing Jim Logan…
Good Vibrations Shoes Executes Reverse Stock Split
Good Vibrations Shoes Inc. announced a ten for one reverse split, which was approved by FINRA. The change in share structure marks the completion of the goals the company set for itself in 2014, which it views as its organizational year, making 2015 its “
GU Energy Taps Blair Clark as New VP of Sales
GU Energy Labs’ has named former Smith Optics executive Blair Clark as its new vice president of sales and announced several other changes to its sales organization, including…
Salewa NA Names Sales and PLM Leaders
Salewa North America has named Steve Kropf as director of sales for the Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Country, and Pomoca brands and hired Dan Fiore as product line manager for apparel. The duo will work with Salewa in Italy to ensure…
Ski Visits Dip at Intrawest’s Eastern Resorts
Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc. said challenging weather at its eastern resorts caused an 0.8 percent decline in season-to-date skier visits through Jan. 4 compared with a year ago. However, a return of cold weather has enabled those resorts to increase t
Two Deals in Two Days Point to SUP Industry’s Capital Needs
Consolidation in the stand-up paddle boarding, or SUP, industry took a couple of big strokes forward at the Surf Expo last week when two better-known companies announced they had been acquired.
Adidas to Ramp Up NFL and MLB Endorsements
Adidas AG plans to ramp up sharply its endorsements of NFL and MLB players in the next few years, Adidas North American President Mark King said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. The report stated Adidas will sign as many as 250 NFL players an
Brooks Running Launches the Brooks Booster Club
Brooks Running Company will double down on its commitment to the future of the sport by launching the Brooks Booster Club. This needs-based grant program will provide gear and funds to 25 under resourced high school cross country and track teams across th
Pearl Izumi Hires PR Agency of Record
Pearl Izumi has hired Verde Brand Communications as its public relations and brand communications agency of record…
