Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, June 3, 2016 thru Thursday, June 16, 2016
- New Website Helps Launch Outdoors Businesses 06/16/2016 gearjunkie.com - Saving outdoor spaces and providing more avenues to ‘get rad’ are the thrust behind Radify Development, a business-meets-average Joe website to promote sustainable ventures. The site is not just for industry professionals...
- Implus Acquires Operations in Africa 06/15/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Implus acquired the assets of MCN Solutions CC, based in Cape Town, South Africa. MCN previously operated as a distributor of Implus and other branded sporting goods products in the region.
- Trace and Surfline Partner to Revolutionize Surf Reporting with the Surfline Scout Report 06/14/2016 business.transworld.net - Trace, the world’s leader in surf tracking and Surfline, the world’s leader in surf forecasting, announce their collaboration and launch of the Surfline Scout Report, a program that will usher in a...
- Vaude Advances Former Mammut Product Leader 06/13/2016 sportsonesource.com - Vaude’s Division Manager, Uwe Gottschalk took charge as Head of Product at the company. He is now responsible for all Vaude product segments. Gottschalk previously held senior positions in the Product Division...
- GoPro Mountain Games Predicts Record Turnout 06/13/2016 sportsonesource.com - Participation and attendance at the 15th annual GoPro Mountain Games held in Vail, Colo. this past weekend are likely to set a record. Participant numbers jumped from 2,876 starts to more than...
- Burton Announces New U.S. General Manager 06/13/2016 outdoorindustry.org - Burton officially announced that it is promoting Elysa Walk to General Manager, U.S. Elysa joined Burton last fall as its Vice President of Sales, Specialty Accounts. In her new role, Elysa will...
- SnowSports Industries America to Move Headquarters to Utah 06/10/2016 utahbusiness.com - The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced that SnowSports Industries America (SIA) will move their headquarters to Utah. SIA will relocate a small number of its existing staff from McLean, Virginia,...
- Sanuk appoints new GM and director of marketing 06/09/2016 business.transworld.net - Sanuk is announcing two key appointments that will strengthen the brand’s growth and support sales globally. Anders Bergstrom, previously director of strategy development for Deckers Brands, has been promoted to director of...
- Textile Exchange Responds to PETA Allegations 06/09/2016 insideoutdoor.com - PETA has alleged that it has found shocking cruelty and disturbing evidence, referring to the footage of the shocking live plucking practices found in China. But according to Textile Exchange, PETA has...
- SIA Relocates to Park City 06/09/2016 insideoutdoor.com - SnowSports Industries America announced that Park City, Utah will be the location of its future headquarters. The relocation will bring the organization to one of North America’s snow sports hubs and within...
- Lands’ End Finally Hops Aboard the Activewear Train 06/08/2016 racked.com - Lands' End, home to casual, practical clothing and with origins as a sailing equipment business, is finally taking the plunge into athletic apparel. Making up for lost time, The company is launching...
- International Ski Federation appoints new marketing director 06/08/2016 insidethegames.biz - The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced the appointment of Juerg Capol to the position of marketing director as of July 1. For the past four years, Capol has worked as Nordic...
- OIA Names Five New Board Members 06/07/2016 sportsonesource.com - Outdoor Industry Association named new executives to its board: Eric Artz (REI), Cam Brensinger (NEMO Equipment, Inc.), Kelly Kraus (Pacific Market International), Layne Rigney (CamelBak) and Nora Stowell (W.L. Gore & Associates)....
- Copper Mountain Owner Acquires Eldora Resort 06/06/2016 gearjunkie.com - Eldora, the closest ski resort to Boulder, Colo., was acquired by Powdr, a Park City based company that also owns Copper Mountain, Killington Resort, Pico Mountain, Mt. Bachelor, Boreal Mountain Resort, Soda...
- Outdoor Industry Association Offers Live Speaker Series for Retailers 06/06/2016 outdoorindustry.org - Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the trade association and voice for the outdoor recreation industry, is offering a free educational speaker series on June 7, in collaboration with BrandLive to help specialty...
- National Parks Have a Noise Problem 06/05/2016 outsideonline.com - There are more than 200,000 sightseeing flights—including helicopters and small planes—over the parks every year. And while the views are spectacular, the noise isn’t. The National Park Service has been concerned about...
- Clinton Wants to Double Down on Parks 06/03/2016 adventure-journal.com - Hillary Clinton has unveiled a six-point plan for managing public lands and outdoor recreation, the pillar of which is the creation of the American Parks Trust Fund. The new fund would “replace,...
