Keen and Grassroots Retailers Partner to Aid Red Cross
Keen and 31 retailers from the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance have partnered to raise at least $5,000 for the American Red Cross to support Spring Storms disaster relief efforts in the Southeast and Midwest. KEEN will donate $5 for every pair of its shoes so
RECALL: Singing Rock Climbing Harnesses
Singing Rock has announced a preventative recall of the Singing Rock harnesses, Crux, Nara and Nemo. There are less than 95 of these harnesses remaining in the hands of US consumers after the recovery efforts of Liberty Mountain, the US Distributor of Si
JD Sports Outlook Remains Cautious
JD Sports Fashion, which operates 350 JD Sports and Size? outlets in the UK, said like-for-like sales for the first 18 weeks of the financial year declined 2.8 percent, compared to a 1.2 percent decline in the first eight weeks. The retailer said results
WoodLink Merges with Kay Home Products
WoodLink Ltd., West Des Moines, IA, has merged with Kay Home Products of Antioch, IL. Kay Home Products manufactures barbeque grills and camping equipment together with various outdoor products including Heritage brand metal bird and squirrel-resistance f
Lululemon’s Shareholders Approve Two-for-One Stock Split
Lululemon Athletica Inc. announced that its stockholders approved a two-for-one split of the company's stock at its annual meeting held on June 8, 2011…
PPR S.A. Extends Cash Tender Offer for Volcom
PPR S.A. announced that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Volcom, Inc. for $24.50 per share in cash has been extended to allow additional time to obtain necessary foreign antitrust approvals and
Sport Chalet Sees No Store Openings in Current Year
Sport Chalet is not planning to open any stores in its fiscal year ended March 20112, according to its just-released annual report. It hasn't opened any stores since fiscal 2009…
Teva Adds Action Sports Marketing Experts
Teva, which is owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp., has hired former Red Bull athlete manager Toshi Corbet as sports marketing manager and Mickel Tingley as new business development manager for action outdoor. The appointments follow Deckers Outdoor's ann
Outdoor University Announces June Webinars
Outdoor Industry Association will offer four webinars this month through its Outdoor University® education program to help its members minimize legal risks and prepare for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in August…
Greenrep.org Adds Teko and Life Factory Accounts
Greenrep.org has added Boulder, CO-based Teko Socks and San Francisco-based Life Factory water bottles to its line of environmentally conscious brands…
Fatal Shooting at Big 5
Police shot and killed a man who stole a shotgun from a display case at a Big 5 store in Watsonville, CA and fired the weapon multiple times…
Modell’s Opens Second Store in Washington DC
Modell's Sporting Goods announced the grand opening of its new store in Washington, DC. The 7,500-square-foot store located in the DC USA retail complex in the Columbia Heights neighborhood will be holding grand opening celebration events starting Th
Puma and Ferrari Extend Partnership
Puma and Ferrari will extend their six-year deal that makes Puma the official licensing partner and racewear supplier for Ferrari…
Slidepad Technologies Lands Taiwanese OEM Partner
Bike Brake start-up Slidepad Technologies has reached an agreement with an established Taiwanese manufacturer to build its braking systems for OEM distribution…
Nike to Title Sponsor US Open of Surfing
Nike Inc. will become title sponsor of the US Open of Surfing. With more than 500,000 people in attendance along a 14-acre stretch of sand on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier, the Nike US Open of Surfing promises to showcase the best in surf, skate
