Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, December 31, 2015 thru Wednesday, January 13, 2016
- Travel Gear Brand Lewis N. Clark Rebrands with a Fresh New Look 01/13/2016 wdrb.com - Lewis N. Clark® has a brand new look. Drawing inspiration from its foundation in travel, the new branding will be reflected in a new logo, new packaging, and an updated website.
- Marchon and Columbia Sportswear Sign Eyewear Licensing Deal 01/13/2016 wwd.com - Marchon Eyewear Inc. has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Columbia Sportswear to manufacture and distribute Columbia sun and optical eyewear. Product is slated to launch in September, at Columbia...
- Garmin acquires Bend tech developer PulsedLight 01/13/2016 ktvz.com - Garmin Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Garmin International, Inc., has completed its acquisition of PulsedLight, Inc., a privately held designer of optical distance measurement technology located in Bend.
- GoPro lays off 7 percent of its staff, warns of poor sales 01/13/2016 theverge.com - GoPro has laid off 7 percent of its workforce, and warned investors of poor sales of the company's action cameras. The news comes just a few weeks before GoPro is set to...
- The Grand Canyon’s Sexual Harassment Problem 01/13/2016 outsideonline.com - A report released by the Interior Department’s inspector general revealed a years-long pattern of sexual misconduct on Grand Canyon river trips conducted by National Park Service boatmen, contractors, and other federal employees....
- ‘Everest VR’ Lets You Climb from the Comfort of Your Living Room 01/13/2016 outsideonline.com - The “game,” a faithful recreation of an Everest ascent which one can play in the comforts of home, will be released this year when competing virtual reality consoles, like Oculus Rift and...
- PlumRiver Acquires Elastic Suite in Outdoor B2B E-commerce Space 01/12/2016 sportsonesource.com - PlumRiver LLC has acquired Elastic Suite Inc., widening its offerings for B2B e-commerce solutions and commercial sales planning for the outdoor, sporting goods, apparel and footwear industries.
- How the New Science of Freezing Can Save Your Life 01/12/2016 outsideonline.com - Amazing stories of animals and humans surviving extreme cold are fueling futuristic research that verges on sci-fi. The Outside Online team took a deep dive into the DNA of icy wood frogs,...
- Passenger ‘Drones’ To Carry People Thru The Sky 01/12/2016 gearjunkie.com - Chinese company EHang unveiled this autonomous aerial vehicle,the correct term for these self-flying passenger vehicles, known as AAVs, capable of carrying a human passenger, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas...
- Jansport Sues UNIF Claiming Trademark Violation 01/12/2016 odrmag.com - JanSport Apparel Corp. has filed a complaint against competitor UNIF Clothing, alleging the Los Angeles-based brand’s Badsport backpacks violate JanSport’s trademark.
- Skullcandy Tanks After Cutting Guidance, Shares Now -21% 01/12/2016 briefing.com - Skullcandy (SKUL 4.55) tanked after the close yesterday after reducing its fourth quarter guidance. Based on the sales shortfall attributable to disappointing holiday sales during the holiday season, the company lowered its...
- Bollé promotes Greg Kottenstette to national sales manager 01/12/2016 bicycleretailer.com - Bollé has promoted Greg Kottenstette to North American sales manager for outdoor & specialty business. Kottenstette has worked in various capacities for the brand for 31 years, most recently as national accounts...
- Roark Hires New President, Mark Tinkess 01/11/2016 business.transworld.net - Roark announced its first executive hire and newest partner, Mark Tinkess. Mark will take over Founder Ryan Hitzel’s duties as President and Hitzel will assume the role of CEO.
- REI Honors Top Vendor Partners 01/11/2016 insideoutdoor.com - To recognize their valued partners, REI named its 2015 Vendor Partner of the Year during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. Kühl was presented with the annual Vendor Partner of the...
- Leatherman Names New VP of Global Sales 01/11/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Leatherman Tool Group Inc. announced the appointment of Tim McCool as its Vice President of Global Sales. An Oregon native, McCool starts immediately and will be responsible for leading the Leatherman and...
- Downlite, Nikwax Exclude PFCs 01/11/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Downlite has signed an agreement with Nikwax whereby they will ensure that PFC (fluorocarbon water-repellents) are excluded form every part of the Downlite production process. This will mean that NHD from Downlite...
- REI Unveils Free Digital Guide to National Parks 01/11/2016 sportsonesource.com - REI announced that to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, it has focused its multi-million dollar partnership with the National Park Foundation on helping people to go deeper into...
- Coolcore LLC Acquires Assets of Bankrupt Tempnology 01/11/2016 sportsonesource.com - Coolcore LLC, an investment group led by Mark Stebbins, has acquired substantially all assets and intellectual property from Tempnology, which filed bankruptcy in September. Coolcore LLC will retain all existing Tempnology employees...
- Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition appoints new members to Its board 01/11/2016 bicycleretailer.com - The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition recently elected three new members to serve on its national board of directors. Incoming board members are Kent Ebersole, the vice president and general manager, Active Interest...
- Eddie Bauer to Shutter Third-Party Fulfillment Business 01/11/2016 sportsonesource.com - Eddie Bauer will permanently lay off more than 300 employees in Groveport, OH this year after deciding to exit a third-party distribution and call service business.
- Eddie Bauer cutting 315 Express jobs at its Groveport call center and distribution center 01/11/2016 cleveland.com - Outdoor apparel and outerwear retailer Eddie Bauer LLC has announced plans to cut 315 jobs at its Groveport call center and distribution center near Columbus, Ohio, by the end of May.
- ‘Best In Show’ Outdoor Retailer – Top Gear 2016 01/09/2016 gearjunkie.com - The Outdoor Retailer trade show is a venue for brands to display new gear for the upcoming year. From our time at the show in Utah this week, these to-be-released products for...
- Left Lane Sports Confirms Acquisition of TheClymb 01/08/2016 sportsonesource.com - TheClymb, a Portland-based members-only flash sales site that helps outdoor brands liquidate overstocks online, was acquired in September by Left Lane Sports. Left Lane Sports Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Erik Fialho...
- Mail Order Cabins Make a Comeback 01/08/2016 adventure-journal.com - From 1908-1940, Sears sold homes. You could order a house as easily as you could ring up for up pair of jeans, chose your favorite design, they shipped it out on a...
- Polartec Rethinks Wicking with Company’s First Cooling Platform 01/08/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Polartec, LLC announced the launch of its first cooling platform, Polartec Delta, a permanent mechanical wicking fabric for performance in warmer climates. The new fabric is constructed of an optimal base layer...
- Eating Right Can Save the World 01/07/2016 outsideonline.com - The endless cascade of nutritional information makes the simple goal of a healthy, sustainable diet seem hopelessly complex. Fueling up should be healthy for you—and the planet. But how do you figure...
- Outdoor Retailer to Take Brands to New York Editors 01/07/2016 sportsonesource.com - Outdoor Retailer will hold its first Get Outdoors–NYC in New York City this summer in a bid to help exhibitors reach consumer magazine editors not attending its biannual show. The first annual...
- Patagonia and Lululemon Score High in Social Media Buzz 01/07/2016 sportsonesource.com - Technology and data company Engagement Labs released its Total Social data rankings on the top fitness apparel brands both on social media and through word of mouth conversations in the U.S., as...
- 2015 Wildfire Season Sets a Scary Record 01/07/2016 adventure-journal.com - The U.S. as a whole may finally be feeling winter’s chill, but the newly released 2015 wildfire numbers serve as a reminder of how hot and smoky the past year was. The...
- EK Asserts IP Infringement by Chums 01/07/2016 insideoutdoor.com - A cease and desist demand letter by Logan, Utah-based EK Ekcessories claims lanyards manufactured by Chums are confusingly similar to lanyards for which EK owns substantial Intellectual Property rights. The cease and...
- Why the U.S. Should Never Host Another Olympics 01/06/2016 outsideonline.com - Hosting the Olympics is expensive, demanding, and, in the eyes of the many cities that have refused to throw their hats into the five-ring circus, a total scam - thus, more and...
- Nikon joins the action camera world, offers 360-degree 4K footage 01/06/2016 bikeradar.com - A first for the Japanese camera experts, Nikon has just announced its entry into the action camera market. In order to compete with the likes of GoPro and Sony, Nikon’s ‘KeyMission 360’...
- G-Form Names New Sales and Marketing Manager 01/06/2016 sportsonesource.com - G-Form, which makes impact protection products for athletes, added another veteran of Dorel Sports Group as to its leadership team by naming Bill Rudell as its new sales and marketing...
- Here Are the Winners of the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest 01/06/2016 gearpatrol.com - On a trip spent chasing storms in Colorado, James Smart of Melbourne, Australia, snapped the photo that won the newly announced grand prize in the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest, along with...
- Pat Loomis Retires, Keith Patterson Becomes President at Bergans USA 01/06/2016 odrmag.com - Pat Loomis, outdoor industry veteran and president of the North American subsidiary Bergans USA, has announced his retirement. Keith Patterson, current vice president of sales and marketing, will be his successor.
- Longtime CamelBak CEO Sally McCoy steps down 01/05/2016 bicycleretailer.com - CamelBak's longtime CEO Sally McCoy is stepping down after nine years in her role. Layne Rigney, currently the brand's senior vice president of global sales, will take over as president on Feb....
- VUARNET Appoints JAM Collective as PR Agency 01/05/2016 outdoorindustry.org - The legendary French sunglass brand Vuarnet, manufacturer of timeless, sport-elegant sunglasses and the finest mineral lenses with unparalleled protection, precision and durability, announced the appointment of JAM Collective as its PR agency...
- The Outdoor Industry Will Rule the World 01/05/2016 outsideonline.com - Not so long ago, the outdoor industry had essentially zero influence in state and national politics. Though individual companies played a role in conservation campaigns and other causes, there was little collective...
- Petra Hilleberg Named CEO of the Hilleberg Group 01/04/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Petra Hilleberg has been named CEO of the Hilleberg Group, taking over from her father Bo Hilleberg, who has been running the company ever since. Bo will continue to act as Chairman...
- Gore announces Nora Stowell as Global Sales Leader 01/04/2016 outdoorindustry.org - W. L. Gore & Associates, inventor of GORE-TEX® high performance fabric technologies, welcomes Nora Stowell to its team as global sales leader of footwear, gloves and accessories.
- Delta Galil Partners With Columbia Sportswear 01/04/2016 odrmag.com - Delta Galil has obtained a new exclusive global licensing agreement with Columbia Sportswear to develop, produce, and distribute performance-based underwear collections. The licensing agreement is effective through 2018 and includes a full...
- AAC President Doug Walker Dies 01/03/2016 climbing.com - Climber and conservationist Doug Walker, 65, died in an avalanche on Granite Mountain, near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, on December 31. Walker was snowshoeing with friends and became separated from the group. His...
- Zerogram Launches In U.S. Market 12/31/2015 gearjunkie.com - From backpacking tents to sleeping bags, Zerogram hopes to stir up the U.S. market when it launches stateside in 2016. Zerogram is a Korea-based brand specializing in backpacking equipment. The brand has...
- ExOfficio Earns drirelease Innovation Award 12/31/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Optimer Brands – the parent company of drirelease – has announced ExOfficio as the winner of its 2016 innovation award. Showcased at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market event in Salt Lake City,...
