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OIA Opens Registration for Capitol Summit
Outdoor Industry Association announced registration is now open for the 21st annual Capitol Summit on April 8-9, 2014. The event brings together outdoor industry executives in Washington, D.C. to represent their businesses and to lobby members of Congress
Howler Brothers Names Wittenbraker CMO
Howler Brothers, an outdoor apparel startup in Austin, Texas, has named former Yeti Cooler marketing chief Rick Wittenbraker as its chief marketing officer…
Nike’s Q3 Exceeds Street Targets, Futures Ahead 14 Percent
Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 3.5 percent in the third quarter, to $685 million, or 76 cents a share. Revenues advanced 12.7 percent to $6.97 billion. Both earnings and revenues surpassed Wall Street targets. Nike Brand revenues grew globally 14 percen
Lululemon Launches After-Workout Collection
Lululemon has launched a new line of casual clothes for outside the yoga studio that includes sundresses, pants and tank tops. The collection, called “&Go,” targets women who are “out the door at daybreak and moving until midnight,” Lululemon states on it
Wolverine Brand Appoints Lifestyle and Heritage Manager
Wolverine World Wide Inc. has hired Martin Shobo as the global product line manager for the Wolverine brand’s Lifestyle and Heritage product categories, where he will oversee development and strategic direction for the Wolverine 1000 Mile and No. 1
Cudas Footwear Expands Media Push
Cudas Footwear, the maker of water shoes and sandals, has expanded its media buys for spring and summer…
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
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding Appoint Brand Manager
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding hired Vicki Vasil as brand manager. Previously she served three years as Board Retailers Association’s director of marketing…
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
