Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, November 19, 2015 thru Wednesday, December 2, 2015
- Online auction supports women’s outdoor industry group 12/02/2015 bicycleretailer.com - The Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition has opened its fourth annual fall online auction, which includes items from outdoor suppliers. Proceeds from the auction, which runs through Dec. 10, support the OIWC and...
- MSR Hires Patrick Diller to Lead its New Global Health Marketing Efforts 12/02/2015 sportsonesource.com - MSR (Mountain Safety Research) named a former Whole Foods regional executive, Patrick Diller, as its marketing manger for its recently created Global Health division. Diller will assist MSR Marketing Director Jane Mauser...
- Rossignol Names CEO for New Apparel Unit 12/02/2015 sportsonesource.com - Rossignol Group named Alessandro Locatelli as Chief Executive Officer of Rossignol Apparel, a new business unit created to expand the appeal of the 108-year-old French ski brand into the high-end sportswear...
- Rossignol in talks to buy Time Sport International 12/02/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Global ski powerhouse Rossignol is in exclusive talks to buy Time Sport International. Rossignol is looking to diversify to insulate itself from the effects of climate change, which is making the ski...
- Rock/Creek’s Mark McKnight to Join RootsRated Full-Time 12/01/2015 sportsonesource.com - Long-time Rock/Creek Marketing Director Mark McKnight will join RootsRated in January 2016. McKnight co-founded RootsRated in 2012, but continued working with Rock/Creek, where he has been in charge of the specialty retailer’s...
- 2016 American Made Outdoor Gear Awards Finalists Announced 11/30/2015 insideoutdoor.com - The American Made Outdoor Gear Award, which annually celebrates the best stories from companies with a commitment to American manufacturing and sourcing in the outdoor market, announces the finalists for the 2016...
- Are Mountain Bikers About to Get Their Day in the Wilderness? 11/30/2015 outsideonline.com - America’s Wilderness areas have been off limits to mountain bikes for decades, but a new draft bill seeks to change that.
- Duluth Trading Co. IPO Raises $85.6 Million 11/25/2015 sportsonesource.com - Duluth Holdings Inc. netted $85.6 million in its initial public offering after fees charged by underwriters, who exercised all their options to buy 1.0 million shares of the of the casual...
- Wolverine Adds Consumer Direct Exec 11/25/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Wolverine World Wide has appointed Scott Sincerbeaux as president of consumer direct. Sincerbeaux’s has been brought on to more fully align and accelerate the company’s consumer-direct operations and omnichannel transformation initiatives.
- Adventure Journal Is Coming to Print! 11/24/2015 adventure-journal.com - Adventure Journal is coming to print. It’s going to be a quarterly, with the first issue delivering next spring, will look like a coffee table book, where some of the world’s top...
- Winners of 2015 National Outdoor Book Awards Announced 11/24/2015 odrmag.com - The annual awards program that recognizes the best in outdoor writing and publishing has announced this year’s winners of the National Outdoor Books Awards. A highlight of this year’s contest was the...
- Sherpas Are Taking Control of Climbing in Nepal 11/20/2015 outsideonline.com - The country’s high-altitude workers have traditionally worked for paying clients and western guides. But a new generation is pushing the boundaries.
- Man To Attempt Atlantic Crossing On SUP Board 11/20/2015 gearjunkie.com - Jarossay Nicolas plans to depart the African coast some time in January aimed at the Americas. Given historic crossings of the Atlantic, he could arrive somewhere in the Caribbean 2,500 miles away....
