Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, September 24, 2015 thru Wednesday, October 7, 2015
- Columbia Sportswear Brings Back Gert Boyle 10/07/2015 fdra.org - Columbia Sportswear’s chairman Gert Boyle, 91, will return to star in the brand’s advertising campaign. Boyle was the focus of the “One Tough Mother” and “Mother Boyle” advertising campaigns in the past...
- OIWC Sets Application Deadline for Mentorship Program 10/07/2015 sportsonesource.com - OIWC has engaged some of the most influential executive-level women in the outdoor, bike, snow, and run industries in the 2016 Professional Mentoring Program, and is now seeking applications for qualified mentees....
- Timberland Launches Environmental Documentary 10/07/2015 sportsonesource.com - Timberland released “KOMBIT: The Cooperative,” a documentary film chronicling a five-year project to reforest Haiti in partnership with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), a Haitian nonprofit farmer cooperative dedicated to feeding and...
- Chile to Create Largest Marine Park in Americas 10/06/2015 adventure-journal.com - Chilean president Michelle Bachelet this week announced the formation of Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park — the largest marine protected area in the Americas. Located more than 850 kilometers (530 miles) northwest of Santiago...
- Man Fights Off Grizzly By Shoving Arm Down Its Throat 10/06/2015 gearjunkie.com - If a grizzly bear attacks you, one way to fend it off is to stick your arm down its throat. Unorthodox advice? Maybe, but that method kept a bruin from killing a...
- Adidas Outdoor Names New Key Accounts Manager 10/06/2015 odrmag.com - Adidas has announced Loren Gwartney-Gibbs as the brand’s key accounts manager for the U.S. He comes to Adidas with more than 10 years of experience in retail and sales of hard and...
- Ski Trails Illegally Logged in Santa Fe Forest 10/06/2015 outsideonline.com - Miles of side trails were illegally logged in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest, a representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture told Outside on Tuesday. Mike Gardiner, assistant special agent in...
- Cole Haan and Mountain Hardwear Are Making Urban Clothes With Outdoor Approval 10/06/2015 gearpatrol.com - While a style brand teaming up with an outdoor brand is certainly not unprecedented, it isn’t commonplace either. Legendary footwear brand Cole Haan have teamed up with equally legendary outdoor powerhouse Mountain...
- Summit Sales NW Founder Sells Agency to Partners 10/05/2015 outdoorindustry.org - Summit Sales NW, a leading outdoor industry sales agency in the Pacific Northwest, has been sold by founder Dave Fitzgerald to partners Kris Stahl and Rob Birzell.
- Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office announces advisory group 10/05/2015 advancecolorado.com - Momentum is quickly building for Colorado’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry (OREC), which Monday announced an advisory group that will work to execute on the results of a statewide listening tour.
- Eddie Bauer Signs Cory Richards and Ben Ditto to Guide and Athlete Team 10/05/2015 cbs19.tv - Eddie Bauer announced today the addition of celebrated adventurers and expedition photographers Cory Richards and Ben Ditto to its world-class guide and athlete team.
- LOWA Names New Marketing Manager 10/01/2015 odrmag.com - Lesley Christoph has been named the company’s U.S. marketing manager and will be charged with taking on brand strategies, retailer support and campaigns as well as advertising and promotions.
- USA Cycling developing technical guide for cyclocross promotors using public parks 10/01/2015 bicycleretailer.com - USA Cycling is now working with New England landscape architect Josh Burgel to develop a technical guide for cyclocross promoters working in public parks. The manual will set standard for course layout,...
- Black Diamond Stock Falls on Report It Has Failed to Find Buyers 10/01/2015 sportsonesource.com - Black Diamond Inc.'s share price fell more than 5.5 percent Thursday afternoon after a journalist for MergeMarket tweeted the company has been unable to find any investors interested in buying it or...
- GSI Outdoors to Expand In UK and Ireland 10/01/2015 odrmag.com - Beginning in January, the U.K.-based Lyon Equipment Ltd will sell and market GSI Outdoors products in England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The arrangement was made under a new...
- Wildlife Group Petitions to Protect Joshua Trees 10/01/2015 outsideonline.com - On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received a formal petition from wildlife protection group WildEarth Guardians to change the status of Joshua trees to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act....
- Grassroots Connect Website Goes Live 09/30/2015 sportsonesource.com - Grassroots Outdoor Alliance unveiled a website for its new Grassroots Connect event, which debuts this November. Grassroots Connect is an early season, invitation-only buying show designed to unite and empower independent, specialty...
- Balega Supports The Breast Cancer Fund 09/30/2015 sportsonesource.com - Balega, recently acquired by Implus, will continue to support the Breast Cancer Fund (BCF) for the third year in a row, with the release of their limited edition Words of Grit and...
- Mammut Cuts Cost, Jobs 09/30/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Mammut will consolidate sales for its Wholesale and Retail/E-commerce areas into a single sales organization under Stefan Merkt, who takes over management of all sale operations as chief sales officer beginning Oct....
- Land and Water Conservation Fund to Expire 09/30/2015 outsideonline.com - Wednesday, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will expire, leaving thousands of acres of public lands, including portions of national parks, at risk of being developed by private interests. The...
- Line Partners with Northwest Avalanche Center 09/30/2015 sportsonesource.com - Line will provide ski equipment for Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) field staff and help promote the dissemination of avalanche information and education, plus an upcoming Snowbash party in Seattle.
- Beetelite® Adds Two OCR World Champions to Their Elite Pro Team 09/30/2015 runningusa.org - Neogenis® Labs, a world leader in nitric oxide solutions and functional foods announced that Amelia Boone and Ryan Atkins have joined Team BeetElite, their prestigious group of elite athletes.
- Survey Reveals Apparel Brands’ Sustainability Gains 09/29/2015 sportsonesource.com - Textile Exchange, a global nonprofit organization that works to accelerate sustainable practices in the textile industry, released the findings of a comprehensive benchmarking report that measures the progress of 57 leading textile...
- The Conservation Alliance Backyard Collective Returns to Bend 09/29/2015 insideoutdoor.com - The Conservation Alliance will hold its final Backyard Collective event of 2015 on Friday, October 2, in Bend, Ore. The Conservation Alliance and its Central Oregon area member companies are teaming up...
- Krakauer Hates ‘Everest’ Movie 09/29/2015 outsideonline.com - Author Jon Krakauer told the Los Angeles Times on Friday that he thought the new movie Everest, about the 1996 disaster on Mount Everest that killed eight climbers, was “total bull.” Everest,...
- RootsRated.com Eyes Growth with New SVP of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Hire – Laurel Creech 09/29/2015 outdoorindustry.org - RootsRated.com, the premier online and mobile resource for “where to go outdoors,” announced today the recent hire of SVP of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Laurel Creech.
- The North Face Redefines Exploring In New Campaign 09/29/2015 mediapost.com - Reaching beyond its usual cast of snowboarders and rock climbers, The North Face is introducing a new brand campaign that pushes the definition of exploring in different directions.
- Arnette Eyewear closes shop, leaves Encinitas 09/29/2015 sandiegoreader.com - Arnette Eyewear, a high-end sunglasses brand popular with surfers, skaters, and skiers, quietly closed down their Encinitas world headquarters last week. The building at 444 South Coast Highway, which also served as...
- Columbia Appoints GM for Canadian Subsidiary 09/28/2015 sportsonesource.com - Columbia Sportswear Company promoted David M. Brulé to serve as general manager of the company’s wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, based in London, Ontario, Canada, effective immediately.
- Vail Resorts Retail/Rental Sales Up 3.2 Percent in Fiscal 2015 09/28/2015 sportsonesource.com - Vail Resorts Inc. reported retail/rental revenue increased 3.2 percent in the fiscal year ended July 31, or well below the pace of overall Mountain segment revenue growth during the period.
- Shell Oil Abandons Arctic Drilling 09/28/2015 adventure-journal.com - Shell Oil’s hotly contested Arctic oil-drilling operation will shut down for the “foreseeable future,” the multinational fossil fuel company announced, drawing comments of relief from environmental advocates who had described the exploration...
- Nepal May Ban Inexperienced Climbers from Everest 09/28/2015 outsideonline.com - In an effort to make Everest safer for climbers and less crowded, Nepal is considering banning inexperienced and disabled climbers from making a summit bid on the world’s highest mountain. The...
- Climbing Moves Step Closer to 2020 Olympics 09/28/2015 climbing.com - The Tokyo organizing committee has recommended that climbing be included in the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Climbing joins skateboarding, surfing, baseball/softball, and karate among the sports organizers hope to add to...
- Should Parks Do More to Protect Visitors? 09/28/2015 adventure-journal.com - In the wake of the recent flash flood accident in Zion National Park that left seven canyoneers dead, people now ask - should parks enforce stricter protocols to prevent any more similar...
- American Airlines Official Airline of Inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina 09/25/2015 worldteamsports.org - National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports welcomed today American Airlines as the official airline for the inaugural October 2-4, 2015 Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina inclusive sporting event taking place in Charlotte, North...
- IMBA names new VP of government relations 09/25/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Bruce C. Alt is the new vice president of government relations for the International Mountain Bicycling Association. He comes to IMBA with experience with a variety of nonprofit organizations, including the Arkansas...
- Cabela’s Cuts 70 Corporate Positions 09/24/2015 sportsonesource.com - Cabela’s Inc. followed through on its pledge to cut costs Wednesday by laying off about employees of its corporate staff at locations in Nebraska and Denver, CO, according to local media reports....
- Petzl to Host Mountain Guide Conference 09/24/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Petzl will host the American Mountain Guide Association’s annual conference at the new Petzl Technical Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 22-24. More than a hundred of America’s top guides will...
- Land Purchase Opens Western States Trail to Public 09/24/2015 runnersworld.com - The Northern Sierra Partnership land purchase will open additional trails to the public in Northern California, including a stretch of the Western States Endurance Run course. The deal includes improved access for...
