Onitsuka Tiger Launches 2012 Brand Campaign
Asics announced the launch of the Onitsuka Tiger 2012 global brand campaign. The campaign will span one year from January 2012 and will be featured at a number of events, including music concerts, art exhibits, and festivals…
Dickies Inks Gloves Deal with Cordova
Dickies reached a new licensing agreement with Cordova, a manufacturer and marketer of personal protective equipment. The first line of Dickies-branded gloves from Cordova is expected to appear…
Skier Visits Off 15.2 Percent At Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. its retail sales and rental income slipped 0.7 percent on a 15.2 percent decline in skier visits to its western mountain resorts during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, which ended Jan. 3, 20
Snow Shortfall Cuts into Sales at Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. rental/retail sales slipped 0.7 percent as its skier visits dropped 15.3 percent during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012, as many of its six western resorts experience the warmest and driest winter in decades. Still, the company di
NICA Ramps up Training for High School MTB Coaches
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) expects to triple the number of high school mountain bike coaches it has licensed in 2012 by working with people who want to start independent clubs outside the six states where it has sanctioned lea
Free Shipping, M-commerce Fuel 15 Percent Rise in Holiday e-Commerce Sales
Daily online sales broke the $1 billion mark ten times during the just concluded holiday season for the first time, propelled in part by a big gain in m-commerce as iPhone and iPad users tried out their gifts on Christmas Day, according to estimates relea
Columbia Buys Building to House Canadian Headquarters
Columbia Sportswear Co. confirmed it is buying a building in London, Ontario to house a new Canadian headquarters in a signal of renewed commitment to the Great White North, where its sales are already about 20 percent higher per capita than in the United
Patagonia Register As Benefits Corporation
Patagonia became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status, an increasingly population form on incorporation with socially conscious businesses. Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard led a dozen businesseson Tuesday, which marked the
SSL Ads A Dozen Retailers to Snow Sports Buying Group
Sports Specialists Ltd. (SSL) has added a dozen new members to its snow sports retail buying group…
Exxel Outdoors Gets Reprieve from Bangladeshi Imports
The Obama Administration ruled that certain non-down sleeping bags should be removed from eligibility for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) because of complaints from U.S.-based Exxel Outdoors, which makes sleeping bags
Furor Prompts Petzl America To Disavow Online Piracy Act
Petzl America issued a statement last week saying it does not support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA; H.R. 3261) after it was targeted for a boycott along with more than a dozen other sporting goods companies by opponents of…
Scott Sports Acquires Components Supplier Syncros with Plans for Expansion
Scott Sports has taken over its components supplier Syncros from Ritchie Designs and will expand the company’s product line beyond mountain biking to include parts for road and cross country bikes…
Igloo Sees Robust Growth
Igloo Products Corporation reported that since its October 2008 acquisition by J.H. Whitney, the company's three-year performance set records in all categories…
New York City Marathon to Be Shown Live Nationally
The New York City marathon will be broadcast live across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two decades as part of a five-year deal, the New York Times reported…
Jakson Kayak Names McBeath as Director of Marketing
Jackson Kayak has named James McBeath, who co-founded World Kayak with Eric Jackson, as its new director of marketing. A former software entrepreneur, McBeath is also a co-founder of Breathe Productions, Liquid Skills Kayak School and Kayak Futaleu and w
