Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, December 3, 2015 thru Wednesday, December 16, 2015
- SnowSports Industries America to Reinvent Snow Show and Shift Event Dates Beginning in 2017 12/16/2015 transworld.net - SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced that the SIA Snow Show will be reinvented with an updated format and timeframe. Beginning in 2017, the opening date will be shifted to the first Tuesday...
- Amer Sports Appoints National Sales Director 12/16/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Amer Sports announced the appointment of Matt Navarro as national sales director for Amer Sports’ Winter, Outdoor & Cycle USA sales organization.
- Eagle Creek Names Marketing Director 12/16/2015 sportsonesource.com - Eagle Creek has hired Lisa Buco, who has directed digital marketing efforts at Conde Nast and Adidas, as Marketing Director, effective immediately.
- Study: Freediving Could Cause Heart Failure 12/16/2015 outsideonline.com - Freedivers routinely hold their breath for over four minutes while diving to depths beyond 300 feet, where barometric pressure can reduce their lungs to the size of nectarines. Researchers at the University...
- Apex Ski Boots Overhauls C Suite 12/16/2015 sportsonesource.com - Apex Ski Boots appointed Kevin Tice as its new CEO and president, replacing Apex Founder and former president, Denny Hanson. Tice also sits on the board of directors for Apex Sports Group...
- NW Headwear Company Announces New CEO 12/16/2015 outdoorindustry.org - Technical and lifestyle headwear brand Sunday Afternoons today announced the recent appointment of Sarah Sameh as its Chief Executive Officer.
- Columbia Sportswear Co. Strengthens its Partnership With UTMB 12/16/2015 snowindustrynews.com - Columbia Sportswear Company is strengthening its partnership with the UTMB, Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, with its four brands – Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, OutDry and Montrail – in 2016.
- Outdoor Retailer and Adidas Outdoor Announce 2016 Outdoor Inspiration Awards Finalists 12/16/2015 outdoorretailer.com - Outdoor Retailer and adidas Outdoor announce the finalists for the sixth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards. The Outdoor Inspiration Awards recognize individuals, groups, and companies whose efforts go above and beyond in inspiring...
- Silverton Mountain Appoints Tim Petrick as Chief Operating Officer 12/15/2015 powder.com - Aaron Brill, Founder and CEO of Silverton Mountain Ski Area and Silverton Mountain Guides Alaska Heli, announced that Tim Petrick will be joining the company as COO. Petrick continues his long and...
- Sanfo Outdoor Raises $25 Million in IPO 12/15/2015 sportsonesource.com - Beijing Sanfo Outdoor Products Co Ltd, which has worked closely with U.S. and European outdoor brands to pioneer the multi-brand specialty outdoor retailing business in mainland China, raised $25 million in an...
- L.L. Bean provides $2.1 million in charitable contributions in 2015 12/15/2015 boston.com - L.L. Bean is giving $2.1 million to more than 80 organizations. The Board of Directors approved charitable gifts ranging from $5,000 to $225,000 at its December meeting.
- Outdoor PressCamp signs up brands for first event 12/14/2015 bicycleretailer.com - CamelBak, Five Ten and Lowa Boots are among the outdoor brands that will exhibit at the inaugural Outdoor PressCamp next June at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.
- Vista Outdoor Lures Johnson Outdoor Exec to Head Segment 12/14/2015 sportsonesource.com - Vista Outdoor Inc. named Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive at Johnson Outdoor Inc., as president of its Outdoor Products segment, which recently acquired CamelBak Products Inc. and SUP manufacturer and distributor...
- Newell Rubbermaid buys rival Jarden for $13 billion 12/14/2015 usatoday.com - U.S. stocks opened flat to slightly higher Monday on news of a consumer deal. Newell Rubbermaid is buying Jarden Corporation for about $13 billion. The combined company will generate a mammoth $16...
- INVISTA launches EMBRACE THE ELEMENTS global campaign, highlighting COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® brands as leaders in fiber technology 12/14/2015 invista.com - INVISTA will launch a new campaign for COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® brands, two leading fibers used within the company’s apparel and non-apparel segments.
- Marmot Sponsors College Football Bowl Game 12/13/2015 adventure-journal.com - Marmot, one of the staple brands of hardcore outdoor athletes and adventurers, is the new title sponsor of the Boca Raton Bowl, to be played December 22 at Florida Atlantic University when...
- Backcountry.com, CEO Jill Layfield Part Ways 12/12/2015 sportsonesource.com - Backcountry.com President and CEO Jill Layfield has parted ways with the outdoor online retailer. Layfield had led Salt Lake City-based Backcountry.com since early 2011, replacing co-founder Jim Holland in the role.
- Spy Inc. Deregisters Common Stock, Suspends Public Filings 12/11/2015 sportsonesource.com - Spy Inc. filed paper work Friday to with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to voluntarily deregister its shares of common stock, which means it no longer needs to file quarterly or...
- Jacket Integrates Avalanche Airbag System 12/11/2015 gearjunkie.com - A new company announced the “first ever” jacket with an integrated ABS Airbag system. SubQ Designs’ Jackson Airbag Jacket is a modular product that contains an avalanche airbag system in a harness...
- Backcountry.com, Other Retailers Fined for Falsely Labeling Rayon 12/11/2015 insideoutdoor.com - The Federal Trade Commission announced complaints and proposed court orders barring four national retailers from mislabeling and advertising rayon textiles as made of “bamboo,” and requiring them to pay civil penalties totaling...
- If You Ski With Friends, You Need This App 12/10/2015 outsideonline.com - A new app called SkiLynx aims to help maximize the GPS-enabled software which links up with a ski resort’s trail map, enabling the user to see exactly where his/her friends are in...
- New Report Indicates Glaciers on Everest Have Shrunk 28% in 40 Years 12/10/2015 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - According to a new study conducted by the Chinese Academy of Science, the glaciers on Mt. Everest have shrunk by more than 28% over the past 40 years. The report places...
- Grassroots, OIA Hope to Reach 100 Retailers With New OR Seminar 12/09/2015 sportsonesource.com - Outdoor Industry Association, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance and Outdoor Retailer expect 75-100 specialty retailers to attend their first collaborative educational event for retailers when it debuts at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market next month.
- National Park Service Hiring Next Ansel Adams 12/09/2015 adventure-journal.com - The Interior Department is searching for a photographer to capture large-format images and oversee photo assets for the feds. The position pays $63,722.00 to $99,296.00, is based in Washington, D.C., and requires...
- Merrell and Outdoor Nation Select College Ambassadors for 2016 12/09/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Merrell and Outdoor Nation announced that 13 college students were selected as the inaugural class of the newly created Campus Ambassador Program. The initiative is expected to engage 2,500 college students, especially...
- Dorel Sports hires Meredith, promotes Geran 12/09/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Morgan Meredith has joined Dorel Sports as global mountain bike marketing manager for Cannondale. The bike division of Dorel Industries has also promoted Jonathan Geran to global director, sports marketing, for Cannondale....
- REI Promotes Rowley, Names New VP Digital Retail 12/09/2015 sportsonesource.com - REI promoted Craig Rowley to vice president of Marketing and named Jed Paulson as vice president of Digital Retail as part of the outdoor specialty retailer’s continuing efforts to better engage its...
- Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies in kayak accident 12/09/2015 sfgate.com - Douglas Tompkins, an outdoorsman, environmental activist, conservationist and entrepreneur who co-founded the North Face clothing company in San Francisco, died Tuesday in a kayaking accident in southern Chile. He fell into the...
- Dorel Sports Strengthens Cannondale Global Marketing Team 12/08/2015 sportsonesource.com - Dorel Sports appointed Morgan Meredith as global mountain bike marketing manager, Cannondale. The company also promoted Jonathan Geran, to global director, Sports Marketing, Cannondale.
- Merrell and Outdoor Nation Select College Ambassadors 12/08/2015 sportsonesource.com - Merrell and Outdoor Nation announced that 13 college students were selected as the inaugural class of the newly created Campus Ambassador Program. The initiative is expected to engage 2,500 college students, especially...
- Jarden Corp. Shares Rise Again on Merger Report 12/08/2015 sportsonesource.com - Shares of Jarden Corp., whose brand portfolio includes 25 sporting goods brands including Coleman, K2 and Rawlings, closed up another 5 percent Tuesday after rising nearly 4 percent Monday on a report...
- New Balance Signs 10-Year Deal With New York Road Runners 12/08/2015 running.competitor.com - Following on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that ASICS was ending its 25-year association with the TCS New York City Marathon, officials of the New York Road Runners announced that they’ll be...
- ‘UberSki’ Taxi Service Launches In Salt Lake City 12/07/2015 gearjunkie.com - In conjunction with Backcountry.com, Uber launched uberSki. It will allow skiers to catch a ride to any resort on the Wasatch front, including hills around Ogden, Park City, and the Cottonwood Canyons.
- Atomic and Salomon Launch Online Snow Safety Curriculum 12/07/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Atomic and Salomon have partnered to create Mountain Academy. Developed in collaboration with WePowder, Mountain Academy brings together elite mountain experts to offer in-depth, online snow safety education through digital instruction.
- Summer Is the New Winter at Ski Resorts 12/07/2015 outsideonline.com - With shrinking visitor numbers and low-snow seasons afflicting ski areas around the West, resort owners are realizing that attracting wintertime guests alone isn’t enough to survive. The smart thing to do is...
- Johnson Outdoors recovers from loss 12/07/2015 biztimes.com - Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. today reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $1.2 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $786,000, or 8 cents lost per share,...
- Bell selects 6 ambassadors for Joy Ride women’s mountain bike program 12/07/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Bell Helmets has named six female mountain bike ambassadors for its new Joy Ride grass-roots women’s program. The Joy Ride ambassadors will work to inspire and enable female mountain bikers with structured...
- Osprey Names BP Associates as Sales Agency 12/03/2015 sportsonesource.com - Osprey Packs has named BP Associates as its new sales agency in the North Central region. The six person team of sales and marketing specialists will focus on enhancing Osprey brand awareness...
- NPS Proposes Grand Canyon Backcountry Permit 12/03/2015 outsideonline.com - The National Park Service is proposing a permit system at Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park. The permits would cut back on the 30,000-plus overnight campers, backpackers, rock climbers, and runners who venture...
- Rio 2016: ‘Chance of infection very likely’ after tests show extent of pollution 12/03/2015 theguardian.com - The number of viruses found over a kilometer from the shore in Guanabara Bay, where sailors compete at high speeds and get utterly drenched, are equal to those found along shorelines closer...
- Uncommon Communications announces dates for 2016 Vail Outlier, Breck Epic and Eagle Outside Festival 12/03/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Uncommon Communications, a PR/communications firm and event organizer, has announced 2016 dates for its three major Colorado events, the Vail Outlier festival, the Breck Epic offroad stage race and the Eagle Outside...
- North Face Early Adopter of New Gore-Tex Fabric 12/03/2015 adventure-journal.com - The North Face HyperAir GTX jacket, which goes on sale December 15, is one of the first products to hit stores with the new Active. The new Gore-Tex Activeis the lightest and...
- Borealis Underwrites Inaugural Fat Bike World Championships 12/03/2015 sportsonesource.com - Borealis Fat Bikes of Colorado Springs, CO has signed on as title-sponsor of the first-ever world championships for fat bikes, which will be held Jan. 27 – 31, 2016 in Crested...
