Jarden Corporation reported operating earnings at its sporting goods segment plunged 82.4 percent last year due primarily to impairment charges it took in its winter sports business in the fourth quarter ahead of its acquisition by Newell ...
Tags: Jarden Corp., Acquisition, Sports Assets
Winterstick Snowboards welcomed pro snowboarder and entrepreneur Seth Wescott to its ownership group and unveiled plans to develop a custom snowboard workshop at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, ME. The “Original ...
Tags: Winterstick Snowboards, Seth Wescott, snowboard workshop, Swallowtail
BASF now offers all five effect pigments of its Lumina Royal product series for plastics applications. This will enable producers of plastics all over the world to create attractive design options in blue and copper color shades. Already in ...
Tags: pigments, Plastics Industry
The Capita Super Corporation, the Seattle-based maker of snowboards and skateboards, announced that it is constructing The Mothership, describing it as "the most progressive snowboard production facility in the world." Located on 7 acres ...
Tags: tooling, milling, printing, pressing, Sporting Goods
Incipio has secured a multi-territory, multi-year licensing agreement with Burton Snowboards to produce a range of mobile device accessories using its brand name. This agreement allows Incipio to manage the manufacturing and distribution ...
Tags: mobile device, waterproof, portable Bluetooth speakers, Sporting Goods
Nearly six in 10 younger skiers and snowboarders, or 59 percent, find on-site equipment rentals extremely important on a ski/snowboard vacation, compared to 42 percent of mature travelers, according to a customer survey by Wyndham Vacation ...
Tags: skiers, snowboarders, Sporting Goods
Garmin International said Thursday it has signed on with Burton Snowboards as the official action sports camera sponsor the 32nd annual U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships. The event, which will be presented by Mini at Vail Mountain in ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Burton Snowboards announced that both of its new flagship stores in the Bay Area are now officially open and ready for the holidays and the riding season. Burton's new Haight Street store opened its doors to customers for the first time ...
Canadian retailers are stuck between a rock and a government unwilling—so far—to drop a proposed tariff increase on imported bicycles despite a shutdown of all major bicycle manufacturing in Canada.? In a letter sent last week ...
Tags: UPS, Transportation, bike
Athletic recovery brand 110% has hired Austin Chow as president.? Chow will lead all brand strategy, marketing, sales and product development efforts to for the brand, which is known for its compression and ice therapy gear. "We are ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Outdoor footwear brand Keen has brought Mike Abbott on board as its president. Abbott assumes the new job July 8. He comes to the company with nearly two decades of experience in global operations, most recently as chief operating officer ...
Tags: Keen, Transportation, COO Mike Abbott
Cosmic Cycles, a well-known retailer in Flagstaff, has recently reopened in a new location with a new owner. Scott Heinsuis, a longtime employee of the shop, purchased the business last year after it closed for the winter and moved it into ...
Tags: Cosmic Cycles, bike
If you've ever wanted to film your adventures from multiple angles at once, with no crews, no extra equipment, and no reshoots, look no further than the ATC Chameleon! The groundbreaking ATC Chameleon action camera from Oregon Scientific ...
Gordon Campbell-Kelly brings years of industry and retail experience to his new family-oriented shop on the Island of Montreal, Golden Sports. He got his start as a tech at Giant by Teal Sport in Quebec and worked for numerous other shops ...
Tags: Quebec Shop Golden Sports, bike
The Canadian government announced earlier this month that it would eliminate tariffs on several categories of imported goods, from baby clothes to skis and snowboards to golf and hockey equipment. But bicycles weren't on the list — ...
Tags: Transportation, bike