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Authentic Pulling Billabong, Volcom, RVCA Licenses from Liberated Brands

Authentic Brands Group, the owner of Volcom, RVCA, Quiksilver, Billabong, and DC Shoes, is pulling licenses from Liberated…

News December 10, 2024
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Updated: FASE Launches New Entrant in Hot Quick-Entry Snowboard Binding Category

For the 2025/26 season, the system will be integrated into the bindings of many of Nidecker-owned snowboard brands,…

News December 9, 2024
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Canadian Ski Brand G3 is Making a Comeback

Sports and outdoor equipment distributor Canadawide Sports acquired Vancouver-based G3 Genuine Guide Gear (G3) earlier this month with…

News December 2, 2024
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Updated: Burton and Union Binding Co. Elect to Collaborate Rather Than Compete on New Union Step On Binding

Union Binding CEO Martino Fumagalli and Burton Chief Product Officer Chris Cunningham share why two fierce competitors and…

News November 22, 2024
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Hestra Gloves Hires Former Cotopaxi Exec James Hampton

Swedish glove brand Hestra recruited James Hampton to lead its North American growth strategy as its new president,…

News November 18, 2024
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Herschel Expands into Outdoor Technical Bags for Snow, Surf Channels

Co-founders and co-owners Lyndon and Jamie Cormack are avid snowboarders and surfers, and have now launched a technical…

News November 4, 2024
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Wave Rave Owner on State of Snow Retail in Post-COVID Times

We talked to Steve Klassen about the challenges of last season, how he ordered for this season, what…

News October 22, 2024
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Job Cuts Coming to Vail Resorts as Part of Transformation Plan

Vail Resorts announced a two-year company transformation plan Thursday afternoon that includes job cuts to corporate and operational…

News September 26, 2024
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Evo Embarks on Major Expansion of Seattle Campus

I recently spent several hours with evo owner Bryce Phillips in the company’s home base of Seattle, seeing…

News July 25, 2024
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Kent Outdoors Focused on Innovation and Growing Distribution, Says CEO Randy Hales

Randy Hales announced to his wife that he was planning to retire in 2018 after finishing a seven-and-a-half-year…

News July 22, 2024
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Winners Announced for Circana Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards

Repeat winners and new entrants won this year’s Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards, which consumer behavior and data…

News June 17, 2024
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