Adidas Outdoor has extended its DryDye apparel collection, which consists of shirts dyed using an innovative waterless techology, for Spring 2015. ADVERTISEMENT Both Adidas and Nike have funded waterless dye technologies as part of ...
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The Outdoor Foundation is pleased to announce that over 125 non-profit projects will be funded, thanks to the outdoor industry’s generous support of the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which took place on August 5 - Night 0 of the Outdoor ...
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Alliant Techsystems Inc. filed a registration statement Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to spin off its hunting and shooting sports business to shareholders as a new stock trading under the name Vista Outdoor Inc. ...
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Nikwax North America, an outdoor aftercare company announces the addition of the Alta Group, Inc. as the company’s new Pacific Northwest sales team covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Founded in 1993 and led by ...
Six 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 ...
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At the start of the OutDoor trade show the curtain is raised to reveal which companies received one of the 35 OutDoor Industry Awards. The awards go to products and technologies that demonstrate a particularly high degree of innovation and ...
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Saxx Underwear Co. hired Tim Bartels as its newly appointed chief executive officer, effective immediately. Bartels joins SAXX most recently from Columbia Sportswear where he served as Vice President of Global Footwear Sales. There he ...
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Osprey Packs, Inc. announced that outdoor industry veteran Kenny Ballard has joined the company in the newly created role of chief operating officer. As COO, Ballard will head up Osprey Packs operations, IT, purchasing, quality and returns ...
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Jas D. Easton Corporation of Salt Lake City has named its CFO Darren Cottle as the new general manager of Easton Outdoor, which is comprised of both the Easton Outfitters and Core4Element (C4E) brands. A long-standing member of the ...
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Textile Exchange (TE) is excited to announce ownership of the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), gifted by The North Face. The standard allows companies to ensure that the down in their products comes from ethically treated geese. The North ...
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Executives for Wenonah Canoe Inc. and C4 Waterman announced the merger of the two paddlesports brands Wednesday at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Bill Kueper, Vice President, Wenonah Canoe, Inc. and Todd Bradley, President C4 Waterman, ...
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ryden began his career at Levi Strauss & Co., where he spent more than 25 years serving in leadership roles in sales and marketing and then regional and global supply chain organization. Bryden later became VP of operations and supply ...
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The Clymb, the online retailer of outdoor and active lifestyle gear, apparel and adventure travel, is bolstering its executive team with the addition of Chief Marketing Officer, Tom Vogl. Vogl brings years of experience in both tech and ...
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The European outdoor industry's annual sales at retail exceeded €10 billion in 2012, according to the latest edition of The State of the Trade report released by the European Outdoor Group (EOG). At a wholesale level, sell-in figures ...
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The 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 ...
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