Jackson Kayak Partners with Mexico to Promote Adventure Travel
Jackson Kayak has partnered with the Mexico Tourism Board and the Tourism Department of the State of Veracruz to promote the region as an adventure travel destination and generate marketing collateral…
Jackson Kayak Adds to Product Design Team
Jackson Kayak has added Ken “Hobie” Hoeve to its product design and marketing team…
Neve Design Hires Operational Chief
Neve Designs has hired Andy Burgess as executive vice president to oversee operational management with special attention to product design, development and production. Burgess will also direct Neve’s private label manufacturing business as well as
Salewa and Dynafit N.A. Complete HQ Move
Salewa and Dynafit North America, the wholly owned subsidiary of Salewa International, completed their cross-town move into a new headquarters building…
Congress Approves Ski Area Recreation Act
A bill authorizing summer and year-round activities such as mountain biking and zip lines at 121 ski areas on Forest System lands has passed Congress and is expected to be signed into law soon by President Barack Obama…
U.S. Olympic Committee to Help Disabled Vets with V.A. Grant
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $7.5 million to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to provide recreation and sport activities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces…
US Senate Targets Claims of Concussion-Limiting Equipment
Sports are an important part of youth culture, but the risks of concussions need to be addressed, former athletes, neurologists and a representative from the Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) told members of the Senate Commerce Commit
NRF: October Retail Container Traffic To Be Up 2.6 Percent
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.6 percent in October over the same month last year and should reach its highest level of the year as retailers stock up for the holiday season, according to t
CLI Agrees To Licensing Agreement With COMP-X For Sims
Collective Licensing International LLC, which owns the snowboard company Sims, has agreed to a licensing agreement with COMP-X to create a collection of boards with Sims through 2016…
Anta Sports Sees Slower Growth Road Ahead for China Retail
Anta Sports, one of China’s largest sporting goods brands, expects a slowdown in the same-store-sales growth of its retail partner stores for the third quarter of 2011 when compared with that of the last quarter. The company said the guidance was ba
Johnson Outdoors Tech4o Renews Adventure Race Sponsorship
Johnson Outdoors’ Tech4o (Technology for Outdoors) brand will once again sponsor the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Championship to take place in Land Between the Lakes, KY on Oct. 21, 2011…
September Sport Footwear Sales Dip on Early Hurricane, Declining Toning Impact
The Sport Footwear business at retail got off to a rocky start retail fiscal month of September but steadily improved week-by-week throughout the month. According to weekly point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo, Sport Footwear sales declined in th
Easton Foundations Open New Archery Center in Van Nuys
The Easton Foundations has opened its latest archery center, located in Van Nuys, CA on 15026 Oxnard Street, just minutes from its corporate office. It is part of a system of archery centers that the Foundation is funding, including one in Florida and Sou
U.S. Renews Funding for Fair Labor Efforts in Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs has awarded $1.5 million to extend a program designed to improve Vietnam's labor law enforcement and labor inspection workers ability to engage in collective bargaining and oth
Snow Sports Enthusiasts Ignore Headlines, Book Resort Vacations
Year-over-year occupancy at western U.S. mountain resorts for the next six months (October-March) is up overall 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year with January up 18 percent and February up 10.3 percent, according to the most recent data re
