Recreation on Federal Lands Supports 388,000 Jobs
The 437 million recreational visits to lands managed by the U.S. Department of Interior in 2010 supported more than 388,000 jobs nationwide and contributed over $44 billion in economic activity, according to an annual report released this week by the depa
Vans Opens Chinese Online Store
VF Corp. will launch a pilot online store to sell its Vans line on tmall.com, a retail website run by Taobao, China's largest online shopping operator…
Incrediwear Names National Sales Director
Star Nutrition, Inc., a California-based diversified health and wellness firm, has appointed Matt Itamura as the national sales director for its Incrediwear division. Itamura brings years of retail apparel and marketing experience to the Incrediwear brand
Gore-Tex Antitrust Probes Proceed
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, The European Commission is set to begin preliminary inquiries into complaints by other waterproof-material makers and major outdoor brands that it's abusing its dominant position in the market for wat
Reebok Ad Banned Over Oxygen Claims
The Advertising Standards Authority, the U.K. watchdog group, has banned a 'potentially misleading' Reebok ad for Reezig Zigtech trainers over its advertising claims. It also ruled that Reebok had not provided sufficient evidence for the technol
Trail Project Unites Salt Lake City’s Outdoor Brands
The Conservation Alliance is heading to Utah for their first Backyard Collective in the region. On Thursday (June 23), it will work with employees from several members companies, Save Our Canyons and the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance for a day of trail rest
Rapid Media to Produce Paddle Zone at OR Summer Market
Rapid Media beat out three other companies to win a contract with Nielsen Expositions to design, produce and manage the Paddle Zone at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in August…
Bass Pro Plans First Store in New Jersey
Bass Pro has signed a lease to open a 200,000-square-foot store in Sayreville, NJ. The planned location will be the company's largest in the Northeast and second biggest overall…
Callaway Golf Names Creative Agency of Record
Factory Design Labs announced that it has been named creative agency of record for Callaway Golf Company…
Travel Spending Lagged GDP Growth in First Quarter
Real spending on travel and tourism lagged overall GDP growth in the first quarter, growing at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, following an increase of 2.6 percent (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2010. The slowdown reflected a downturn in both domestic
Sources: ATF Director to Resign Following Gun-Running Operation
Kenneth Melson, the acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is expected to step down because of a controversial gun-running investigation that allegedly allowed for weapons to be sold to suspected agents of
NBS Adds Eight New Members
Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) – the nation's largest sporting goods buying group in North America by volume – has added eight new members this year…
Ibex Opens Office to Oversee Bay Area Production
Reinforcing its commitment to domestic manufacturing, Ibex Outdoor Clothing has opened a West Coast office in Emeryville, CA to oversee production and manufacturing at the company’s factories in and around the Bay Area.
Two Ten Footwear Foundation President Steps Down
Two Ten Footwear Foundation President Peggy Kim Meill has stepped down, effective Aug. 1. A search committee has been formed, headed by Jim Salzano, president of The Clarks Companies NA and Vice Chair of Two Ten…
Nike T-Shirts Draws Ire of Boston Mayor
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is demanding that Niketown remove a display from its Newbury Street storefront, which includes T-shirts with pill bottles and the words “Get High” and “Dope” along with its “Just Do It” slogan. The T-shirts are part of marketing
