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Feds to Include Outdoor Rec Economy
Apr 20, 2016Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the federal government will begin measuring and quantifying the ecoomic impact of the outdoor recreation economy when calculating gross domestic product. Jewell, who served as CEO for REI before ...
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Congress Passes Bill to Fund Outdoor Spending
Dec 16, 2015Congress on Wednesday avoided a government shutdown by passing a bill that keeps the government running through mid-December, but leaves unresolved a divide over federal spending that threatens to resurface this winter with more perilous ...
Tags: Congress, Outdoor Spending
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U. S. Trade Representative Releases Text of Trans Pacific Partnership
Nov 9, 2015The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Thursday, providing the sporting goods industry its first opportunity to vet the details of the potentially historic trade agreement. ...
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Two US Senators Reintroduced a Bipartisan Legislation
May 5, 2015Two US Senators - Kelly Ayotte and Maria Cantwell - have reintroduced a bipartisan legislation that would lower or eliminate outdated tariffs on recreational outerwear and support America's outdoor economy. On her official web page, ...
Tags: Outdoor Industry, outerwear
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Key OIA Trade Bills Have a New Prosess in US Senate
Apr 29, 2015The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation Wednesday evening that wlil give President Obama trade promotion authority, or TPA, a necessary step for his administration to conclude negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
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OIA Consumervue Developed as an Interactive Way to Translate The Research Findings
Jan 16, 2015Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) introduced OIA ConsumerVue, an online research tool showcasing findings from their recently conducted outdoor consumer segmentation study. The study, a first-of-its-kind, industry-level view of the outdoor ...
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SOS to Complete The Acquisition of OIA Vantagepoint Retail Data-Reporting Platform
Dec 15, 2014The SportsOneSource Group (SOS, SportsOneSource) and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) have entered into an agreement that will result in SportsOneSource taking full control and ownership of the OIA VantagePoint retail point-of-sale ...
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The Second Made in America Product Showcase Will Take Place in Salt Lake City
Nov 12, 2014The second Made In America Product Showcase will take place at Outdoor Retailer (Jan. 21-24) in Salt Lake City, again featuring products from 30 brands that manufacture in the U.S. In addition to the showcase, the OIA Made in America ...
Tags: Outdoor Goods, Sporting Goods
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OIA Sent a Letter to President Obama Expressing Deep Concern About ILWU and PMA
Nov 10, 2014Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among more than 100 federal, state and local associations that signed on to a letter sent to President Obama expressing deep concern over the deteriorating state of negotiations between the ...
Tags: Outdoor Industry, Sporting Goods
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Sales of Outdoor Products Look to Be Picking up Steam as Sales of Outdoor Footwear
Aug 15, 2014Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
Tags: Sales, Outdoor Products, Sporting Goods
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Six US and African Based Textile and Apparel Trade Bodies called for Renewal
Aug 15, 2014Six US and African based textile and apparel trade bodies, including the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), called for renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), expiring on September 30, 2015. They requested ...
Tags: USFIA, Apparel, Accessories
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T-ChIP Is a Unique Chemical Hazard and Risk Assessment Program
Jan 26, 2014T-ChIP, the new Textile Chemical Information Profile program, opened for business on January 22nd. T-ChIP is a unique chemical hazard and risk assessment program designed by textile chemistry experts specifically for textile and textile ...
Tags: Textile Chemical, finishing agents
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The Month of December Saw a Perfect Storm of Sorts This Year
Jan 15, 2014The fiscal month of December came in like a lion and went out like a lamb in the outdoor products market this year as the right mix of weather, resolution of political strife, improved economics and a shift in the holiday seasonal calendar ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Outdoor Products
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Association Reports Flat Sales of Outdoor Products,But Sales of Bikes Increased in October
Nov 27, 2013The Outdoor Industry Association is reporting flat sales of outdoor products last month compared withthe same month last year. However, the OIA said sales of bikes and bike equipment through sportings goods retailers increased during the ...
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Fred Clements Focuses on The Business Benefits of Cycling
Nov 26, 2013This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts can be read on A small but resolute group of bicycle industry leaders stormed Capitol Hill ...
Tags: Transportation, bike