Keen Hires Michael Minter as VP of Creative
Keen, Inc. hired its first in-house VP of creative, Michael Minter. It also announced the launch of its new Innovation Lab based in Portland, OR. He was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk…
Adidas Outdoor Expands DryDye Collection for Spring 14
Adidas Outdoor has extended its DryDye apparel collection, which consists of shirts dyed using an innovative waterless techology, for Spring 2015…
PeopleForBikes, IMBA Extend Agreement
PeopleForBikes reaffirmed its commitment to the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) with an agreement to support IMBA’s work developing mountain biking nationwide…
Primaloft Bringing Performance Down to Spring Garments
PrimaLoft Inc. is working with several outdoor brands to bring its Performance Down Blends to lightweight garments specifically designed for spring and summer activities…
AAFA Delegation Wraps up DC Blitz
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) brought more than two dozen apparel, footwear, and retail executives to Capitol Hill last week to lobby for…
Columbia’s European Footwear Sales Drive Impressive Q2 Growth
Columbia Sportswear Co. reported its once struggling European business generated nearly half its revenue growth in the second quarter, led by growth in sales of Columbia-branded lightweight hiking footwear, a category that is playing a key role in establi
Newell Rubbermaid to Pay Rich Multiple for Contigo and Avex Brands
North Castle Partners has agreed to sell Ignite USA LLC for nearly 2.5 times projected 2014 sales to Newell Rubbermaid just 17 months after investing in the company alongside its owner and CEO Sami El-Saden…
Amer Sports Narrows Q2 Loss, Begins Restructuring Wilson
Amer Sports missed its second quarter sales and profit goals, in part due to charges taken at its Wilson/Ball Sports segment, where it embarked on an 18-to-24 month restructuring that is expected to significantly affect results in the back half…
Camping and Softgoods Help Cabela’s Offset Plummeting Guns Sales in Q2
Cabela's Inc. was able to partially offset a steep drop in gun and ammo sales and report record operating margins in the second quarter by growing sales of camping gear, apparel and footwear to 60.8 percent of merchandise sales…
Sierra Designs Hires Head of Global Sales
Sierra Designs has hired outdoor industry veteran Bill Conradt to the head of global sales position…
Xpress Boats Signs Marketing Agreement with Lew’s Reels
Xpress Boats of Hot Springs, Arkansas has announced a collaborative marketing agreement with Lews Reels, makers of the Lews Speed Spool, which launched the low-profile craze more than 40 years ago…
Luxottica’s North American Sunglasses Sales Pick Up in Q2
Luxottica Group reported growth accelerated at its premium sunglass businesses in North America in the second quarter…
Larson Boat Group Partnering With Gekko Boats
Larson Boat Group has entered into an agreement to manufacture Gekko Sport's 4-models of tow-boats from their Little Falls, MN manufacturing facility…
Accell Says E-bikes Offset Lower Unit Sales in Q2
Accell Group N.V., which sells Raleigh, Diamondback, Lapierre and ebikes in the United States, recorded net profit increased 13 percent in the second quarter compared to a year earlier as rising sales of ebikes continued to offset a decline in traditional
Raleigh’s Shift Away From Mass Costs Accell North America Millions in Q2
Accell Group decision to stop selling Raleigh bikes to mass merchants in North America cost it millions of dollars in the six months ended June 30…
