Bill Hicks and Co., Ltd. Stocking Ruger TALO Exclusives
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting sports industries, is now offering TALO Exclusive Ruger Pistols, Revolvers, and Rifles.
Toms to Open NYC Flagship
Toms plans to open a flagship store in lower Manhattan at 264 Elizabeth St., between Houston and Prince streets, later this year. The 1,000 square foot store will represent its third location…
Boardworks Picks European Distributor for SUP Brands
Boardworks Surf has partnered with System X Distribution of the United Kingdom as to distribute Boardworks Inflatable SUP’s and Badfish SUP products to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway and Finland, marking the first time Badfish SUP wi
NICS Reports Problem-Free Weekend
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has reported on Monday that the system has been up since Friday and operated through the weekend with no known outages…
Alite Designs Opens Store In Mission District
Alite Designs, an outdoor gear company based in San Francisco, opened its new retail and art gallery space in San Francisco’s Mission District…
J.R. Keller Joins Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff
J.R. Keller of Delta, Colorado has joined the full time Hunter's Specialties Pro Staff Team…
Louisville Slugger Developing Omnichannel Platform
Louisville Slugger has partnered with Onestop, an e-commerce solution provider, to manage its back-end e-commerce system and execute a detailed multichannel marketing campaign. The new platform will launch complete with mobile optimization and omnichannel
Brooks Beasts Track Clubs Adds Two Members
Brooks Running welcomed Amanda Mergaert and Megan Malasarte to the Brooks Beasts Track Club, the middle distance track team based in Seattle…
Dick’s SG to Open in Burlington, WA
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 5th store in Washington and 582nd store nationwide on Friday, Sept. 26th at 200 S. Burlington Blvd. in Burlington, WA…
Gaiam Launches Yoga Rising Series, Exclusively On iTunes
Gaiam announced the release of its Yoga Rising Series available exclusively on iTunes. Yoga Rising is an innovative instructional yoga series, created specifically for the digital marketplace. The first three releases in the Yoga Rising Series feature thr
Gear Co-op Welcomes Todd Klasky as VP of Merchandising
Gear Co-op, the climbing shop located in Costa Mesa, CA that operates gearcoop.com, hired Todd Klasky as its vice president of merchandising. Klasky oversaw the outdoors division at Sport Chalet as senior buyer/divisional merchandising manager…
Notogroup Executive Search Honored on B Lab’s ‘Best for Workers’ List
Notogroup Executive Search was recognized for creating the highest quality jobs by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for Workers’ list. This analysis includes metrics regarding compensation and benefits, hea

361 Readies for U.S. Launch
361, the second largest athletic brand in China, announced its expansion into the United States with 361° USA. To launch the brand, 361 has hired Jim Monahan, former vice president of footwear for Asics America, as president of 361° USA. Rich Bourne, past
Icebreaker Hires Kiwi Firm to Spearhead Global Branding Campaign
Icebreaker is partnering with DDB New Zealand to expand the merino wool brand’s presence worldwide, beginning with two campaigns timed for release during 2015…
Humphries Appointed NWTF Chief Conservation Officer
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has appointed Becky Humphries its new chief conservation officer…