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Academy Sports to Open First Doors in Indiana and Kentucky

Academy Sports + Outdoors announced its continued Midwestern expansion with plans to open four new stores across Indiana and Kentucky later this fall. The first two locations – Evansville, Indiana and Owensboro, Kentucky will mark Academy's entry int

Outdoor Brands Dominate Adweek List

Outdoor specialty brands took a third of the spots in a short list of brands that still offer lifetime warranties. The short list was published as a sidebar to the cover story for the March 17 edition of the newspaper titled “For Some Retail Brands, Lifet

Bell Bike Helmets and IMBA Name Finalists for $100K in Grants

Bell Bike Helmets and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) have announced the 12 finalists for the 2014 Bell Built Grants: $100,000 in technical assistance money put up by Bell for three bike projects to be built in 2014 by IMBA Trail S

Trek Says 700 Dealers Have Joined Game Changers Advocacy Program

Trek Bicycle said that 700 Trek retailers have joined Trek's advocacy program as Game Changers, which means they will generously match the parent company’s $10 donation to IMBA's Trail Building Fund on every full-suspension bike sale. Trek

Ski Vermont Predicts Long Spring Season

Shred long and prosper. That’s what skiers and riders will do in Vermont after winter storm Vulcan dumped up to two feet of snow on the Green Mountains last week, according to Ski Vermont. Several resorts in the state say the snow may enable them to

Herschel Supply Co. Hires Design Director

Herschel Supply Company, the maker of backpacks, bags, travel goods and accessories, named Jon Warren as its design director. Warren is an accomplished designer, most recently serving as the head of design lifestyle for Vans…

La Sportiva to Co-Brand Shoes with Ortholite

OrthoLite, a provider of comfort insoles, announced its newest co-branded partnership with La Sportiva, an Italian shoe company and leader in outdoor footwear…

Shoe Carnival to Host VIP Spring Fashion Party

On Sunday, Mar. 23 from 12-5PM, participating Shoe Carnival stores will introduce their new and expanded assortment of ladies shoes, with new offerings from Anne Klein Sport, Bandolino, Calvin Klein, Madden Girl, Report, Nine West, Rampage, Steve Madden a

Georgia Economic Development Sponsors NSSF Industry Summit

The National Shooting Sports Foundation announces that the Georgia Department of Economic Development will commit $225,000 in support of the NSSF Industry Summit and also toward sponsorship messages on the NSSF.org website…

Respect Your Universe Retains Financial Advisor

Respect Your Universe, Inc. has hired Merriman Capital, Inc. for advice on effective strategies intended to appeal to a broader institutional shareholder base, choice of trading venue, and organization of their capital structure. Merriman's Capital M