L.L.Bean Inc. will open its third Ohio store in fall of 2016 at The Kenwood Collection, a mixed-use development located adjacent to the Kenwood Mall in Kenwood, OH, just outside of Cincinnati. The 15,000 square-foot store will feature an ...
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Pertex aims to toughen up next year's line of down jackets. The ingredient brand best known for providing an extremely lightweight exterior for down jackets is beefing up its recipe for the fabric with the debut of what it's calling CS10 ...
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Concept III Textiles will introduce Coolcore cooling and performance fabrics to its network of iconic global brands who value chemical-free wicking, cooling and drying performance. Coolcore’s complete line of commercialised cooling ...
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REI announced its support of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 through a multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. The ...
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PAI Partners, the Paris-based private equity firm that acquired Europe's largest outdoor retailer in February, is considering acquiring U.K. Trek and Specialized dealer Evans Cycles from a British PE firm, The Telegraph reported March 27. ...
L. L.Bean expects to open its first Ohio store in November 2015. The store will be located at Legacy Village, a popular lifestyle center in Lyndhurst, OH , just outside of Cleveland. The 16,000 square-foot store will employ approximately ...
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Sympatex Technologies, one of the leading global suppliers of high tech functional materials in clothing, footwear, accessories, protective workwear, and technical applications, will highlight its new partnership with Lib Tech, an American ...
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Outdoor 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 ...
Walls Brands, a leading provider of workwear and hunting apparel under the Walls Outdoor Goods, Big Smith, 10X, Liberty and Duxbak brands, has hired active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public ...
Germany based Südwolle Group, a producer of pure wool and wool blend worsted spun yarns for weaving and knitting, says its new Mount Airy distribution center in the US has exceeded its expectations with regards to service levels. ...
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The 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 ...
Ibex Outdoor Clothing announced that Mountain Lake Marketing will be representing Ibex in the Southeastern U.S., covering the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, ...
The 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 ...
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L.L.Bean plans to open its first Minnesota store. The new L.L.Bean store will be located in the popular Mall of America. The 29,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 120 people and will feature an assortment of active and casual ...
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Vasque will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer at the Outdoor Retailer show with a special honor to its retail partners. Vasque founder, William D. Sweasy traveled to Europe in the early 60s and discovered outdoor recreation ...
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