Nike Signs Lease to Expand Beaverton Headquarters
Nike signed a five-year lease for 26,000 square feet at a Beaverton property adjacent to its world headquarters, the property manager announced Tuesday…
June Occupancy Rose 10.5 Percent at Western Mountain Resorts
Actual occupancy in June 2011 was up 10.5 percent at western Mountain resorts compared to June 2010, while the Average Daily Rate (ADR) was up only 1.6 percent, the most recent data compiled by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) show. From Janu
Big Rock Sports Finalizes Inland Pacific Distributors Acquisition
Big Rock Sports, LLC, finalized the acquisition of Inland Pacific Distributors, Ltd. Inland Pacific, which is based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, operates out of three regional distribution centers across Canada, and has been servicing the indepen
Timberland Enters Kids Apparel Licensing Agreement
The Timberland Company entered into a licensing agreement with Parigi Group. Beginning with the Fall 2011 line, Parigi Group will design, source and market Timberland branded kids apparel in the United States and its territories…
VF Names Millenacker VP of Sales at The North Face
The North Face appointed Michael Millenacker as vice president of sales. Millenacker will be responsible for leading the sales strategy and execution of long term growth plans for The North Face Americas…
Big Rock Sports Finalizes Inland Pacific Acquisition
Big Rock Sports, LLC, has finalized the acquisition of Inland Pacific Distributors, Ltd. Inland Pacific, which is based in British Columbia, operates out of three regional distribution centers across Canada, and has been servicing the independent sportin
Rollerblade Honors Sales Rep for 25 Years of Service
Rollerblade honored Dane Stephenson of Leading Edge Sports in the Pacific Northwest and Rick Gignac of Gignac Sales in Michigan for 25 years of service to the brand. The two were honored last weekend at the Rollerblade summer sales meeting in Vail, CO…
OIA VantagePoint: Despite Subpar June, Specialty Channel Shows Robust Growth
Outdoor product sales notched a smaller-than-anticipated 2.7 percent sales increase for the 5-week fiscal month of June to $1.23 billion, according to OIA VantagePoint, the official POS data platform developed by SportScanInfo™ for Outdoor Industry Associ
Cybex’s Q2 Sales Climb 17.7 Percent
Cybex International, Inc. reported that its losses widened in its second quarter ended June 25, to $555,000, or 3 cents a share, from $356,000, or 2 cents, a year ago. Sales rose 17.7 percent to $32.6 million compared to $27.7 million for the correspondin
VF Licensed Sports Group Taps VPs of Sales
VF Licensed Sports Group has promoted both Ken Wood and Mike Pardini to the roles of vice president, sales (LSG)…
Obituary: Under Armour’s Bill Hampton
Bill Hampton, Under Armour's senior director of professional leagues, died unexpectedly on his way to the airport after the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The cause of death is undetermined…
The Return of the Blockbuster Deal
With the economy's steady recovery encouraging buyers to pull out their wallets, the floodgates have opened for mergers & acquisition deals…
Sport Chalet Founder Norbert Olberz Passes Away
Snow sports and outdoor industry icon Norbert Olberz, founder of Sport Chalet Inc., passed away from natural causes on Friday, July 15, 2011. He was 86…
Wolverine World Wide Sees Double-Digit Growth Across All Segments in Fiscal Q2…
Wolverine World Wide exceeded Wall Street earnings estimates for the fiscal second quarter ended June 18 but WWW shares still fell nearly 8 percent for the week as investors punished the company for maintaining previous guidance. Some analysts were expec
Equip Outdoor Technologies Acquires Lowe Alpine; Sees Re-launch of Apparel Line
Equip Outdoor Technologies of the United Kingdom has acquired the assets of Lowe Alpine and plans to reintroduce its apparel line in the United States, possibly as early as Fall/Winter 2015 after establishing an apparel design center at its U.S. headquart
