January 18, 2022

PEARL iZUMi Partners with Freeride Mountain Biker Mark Matthews

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (Jan 18, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - PEARL iZUMi, the worldwide leader in cycling apparel and footwear, is pleased to announce its official partnership with Canadian freeride mountain biker, Mark Matthews. Matthews, 31, will work with PEARL iZUMi to be a voice for the brand’s initiatives centered around the mountain bike...

January 18, 2022

Mountain Hardwear Promotes Sablle Scheppmann to Director of Sales

Richmond, Calif. /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Mountain Hardwear, a leader in performance equipment and apparel for climbers, mountaineers, and athletes, has announced Sablle Scheppmann as the brand’s new Director of Sales. Having held the role of Mountain Hardwear’s national sales manager for the past three and half years, Scheppmann brings leadership...

January 17, 2022

Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 2022

Each year Sports Illustrated accepts the challenge and ranks the best-conditioned athletes in the world, consulting the expertise of trainers, exercise physiologists and performance experts with experience across the college, pro and Olympic levels of sports. The panel evaluates athletes on the following criteria: performances over the last 12+ months; demands and risks...

January 17, 2022

HEX Introduces the Aspect Bag Collection

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 17, 2022 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ -  HEX, the award-winning fashion accessory brand, today introduces Aspect, a new collection of bags designed to equip creatives with style, function and added technology they need for every day. The Aspect Collection is built around the foundation of a water-resistant...

January 17, 2022

KOA Boasts Record Year in 2021

Kampgrounds of America (KOA) reports that 2021 was its best-ever in its 60 years of operation. The company had a 33.2 percent revenue increase over 2020 and a 33 percent increase in revenue over 2019, the company’s previous highest-grossing year, it said in its Q4 Business Report. RV-PRO

January 17, 2022

“We Live to Discover” – Jack Wolfskin Presents Strategic Brand Repositioning

Idstein, Germany (January 17, 2022)  /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The leading outdoor company Jack Wolfskin based in Idstein near Frankfurt, Germany, presents its new strategic brand direction under CEO Richard Collier with the fall / winter 2022 collection. At the heart of this direction is the new claim “We Live to...

January 17, 2022

YKK® Touchlink™ Fastener to be Featured Across ARTILECT’s F/W 2022 Collection

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The new outdoor performance brand ARTILECT has adopted YKK’s Touchlink™ Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled zipper for its Fall/Winter 2022 line, deploying the technology on seventeen different styles for men and women. With the adoption of Touchlink™ fasteners, ARTILECT aims to provide its consumers with richer user experiences...

January 14, 2022

Evo spends $17.5 million on land for new Seattle development project

Evo this week announced its purchase of a new retail site in downtown Seattle, Wash. The project, dubbed “Campus Seattle,” will expand on an existing evo store and adjacent skatepark, rock climbing gym, and 23,000 square feet of office space to create a full city block of mixed-use retail, sporting,...

January 14, 2022

Keystone RV Strikes Exclusive Deal with Dragonfly Energy

Keystone RV and U.S.-based Dragonfly Energy, a battery technology company known for its popular Battle Born Lithium-ion brand, have entered into an exclusive agreement to provide Dragonfly Energy batteries as standard or optional OEM equipment on Keystone RV travel trailers and fifth wheels. In addition, Dragonfly Energy batteries will soon be sold...

January 14, 2022

Another EV Bites the Dust: Bollinger Pulls Plug on Electric Pickup and SUV

Brawny and brutish, the Bollinger B1 SUV and B2 pickup were designed for serious work and off-road applications. But the Detroit-based startup has unexpectedly unplugged the two EVs, shifting its focus to commercial truck applications. GearJunkie