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Fenix Names Von Ruden to Head Hanwag’s N.A. Sales
Fenix Outdoor North American named Steve Von Ruden as North American sales director for Hanwag, a German line of premium outdoor footwear. Von Ruden will be based in Portland, OR, where he will report directly to John Walbrecht, CEO of Hanwag’s pare
Vans Gears Up For US Open of Surfing
Vans is ramping up for its first year as title sponsor of the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA. The Vans US Open of Surfing will take place July 20-28, 2013…
Keen Parks its Newest Garage in Palo Alto
Keen Inc. opened its fourth Keen Garage retail location in downtown Palo Alto, CA, not far from Alameda where the company was founded in 2003. The store, the second in the United States, is opening as the company celebrates its 10th year in business…
Descente Cycling Division Building North American Rep Force
Descente North America has hired several independent sales reps in an ongoing effort to build a comprehensive rep force for its Cycling division…
Surftech LLC Sells Minority Stake to Long-Time OEM Partner in Thailand
Surftech LLC has agreed to sell a minority stake to Cobra International Co. Ltd, its long-time manufacturing partner in Thailand in a move that will provide it preferred access to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of composite watercraft amid
Vail Resorts’ Retail Margins Deteriorate in Third Quarter
Vail Resorts Inc. reported disappointing results at its retail/rental operations in the third quarter despite comp store growth of 7.4 percent due to a higher mix of sales from lower margin urban stores…
RSG Snaps Up Boulder Running Co.
Running Specialty Group (RSG), the joint partnership between The Finish Line and Gart Capital Partners, last week acquired one of the crown jewels of the U.S. run specialty channel, Boulder Running Company. Terms were not disclosed…
Quiksilver’s Losses Widen in Q2
Particularly hurt by soft sales in Europe and steep markdowns to clear DC Shoes’ inventory, Quiksilver Inc.’s losses swelled in the second quarter ended April 30…
Adidas DryDye Fabric Production Hits 1 Million Yards
Adidas Group has already produced 1 million yards of fabric using the DryDye technology it introduced in 2012, the company reported in a blog post about its global material summit…
Quiksilver’s Losses Expand in Q1
Quiksilver Inc., which also owns DC Shoes and Roxy, reported revenues in its second quarter ended April 30 were down 6.7 percent to $459 million, and were down 5 percent, or $25 million, in constant currencies. Americas net revenues increased 3 percent t
House Bill Would Pressure TSA to Speed up Airport Checkpoints
The U.S. Travel Association applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2217, which includes provisions require the Transportation Safety Administration to cut wait times at TSA checkpionts at U.S. airports…
Adidas Renews Contract with Kansas University
Kansas University officials announced that Kansas Athletics and Adidas have agreed to renew their footwear and apparel partnership through 2019…
Outdoor Foundation Topline Report Lists Fastest Growing and Shrinking Outdoor Sports
The Outdoor Foundation reports that more Americans participated in outdoor recreation in 2012 than in any year since it began measuring participation in 2006. Participation rates among younger generations remained steady but remained significantly below 2
Adidas Signs Novak Djokovic to Footwear Deal
Adidas revealed a new footwear partnership with the world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, who has already won all seven of his Grand Slam titles wearing the company's Barricade shoe…
NEMO Equipment Named Vendor Partner at Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
NEMO Equipment has become the company to join Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner…
