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OR Summer Market: Apparel Looks Ahead
The recent Outdoor Retailer Show reveals that consumers are looking for a little more style along with technology in outdoor apparel today. Perhaps driven by a healthier economy, color stood out as a trend finally making some serious inroads into spring 2011 apparel offerings. In addition, women’s product expansions, minimalism and fabric technology played key roles in new styles for the spring season...(8/30/2010)
Gregory Employees Scope Out Salt Lake City
Eighteen Gregory Mountain’s employees were visiting Black Diamond Equipment Inc.’s headquarters in Salt Lake City Friday to get a sense of whether they want to accept offers to move there by year’s end...(8/30/2010)
Ohio Rules LL Bean Owes Commercial Activity Tax
The State of Ohio has ruled that L.L. Bean owes it $210,770 for a Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) based on the more than $100 million in gross receipts the retailer reported in the state during a 45-month period ended March 31, 2009...(8/30/2010)
Skram Media Sells Mountain Gazette to Summit
Summit Publications, LLC has purchased the iconic Mountain Gazette from Skram Media, which was recently acquired by Active Interest Media. The monthly, regional magazine will join Summit’s other publications: Blue Ridge Outdoors, Elevation Outdoors and Breathe...(8/30/2010)
VF Outdoor to Move to Nearby Alameda Island
The North Face and JanSport will move their headquarters operations from two buildings in San Leandro, CA to a new waterfront office park in Alameda, CA in fall 2011...(8/30/2010)
Latest Census Estimates Sees YTD Sporting Goods Sales Lagging
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores kept pace with overall retail sales in July, which is to say they stalled at about 5% above their level of a year ago, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. However, on a year-to-date basis, the sector may be lagging overall retail sales...(8/30/2010)
Osprey Buys Carbon Offsets in 12-Month Deal
Osprey Packs, Inc. is reducing the impact of its greenhouse gas-intensive business activities such as flying and ground shipping by purchasing carbon offsets through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation...(8/30/2010)
RECALL: Garmin Nüvi
Due to faulty batteries, Garmin Ltd. has issued a voluntary recall of certain Nüvi personal navigation devices. The recall will affect approximately 1.25 million Nüvi units, 796,000 of which were sold in the U.S...(8/30/2010)
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