PRESS RELEASES
Browse the latest press releases from companies serving the outdoor sports industry. You’ll find news regarding new hires, promotions, products, partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, special announcements, and more.
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December 3, 2015
Outdoor Research customers #OptOutside on Black Friday, give back via Instagram challenge
SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 3, 2015) – Following an Instagram challenge in which it encouraged its customers to get outside instead of shopping on Black Friday, Outdoor Research, the manufacturer of industry leading outdoor apparel and accessories, this week donated $5,000 to Paradox Sports, a Seattle non-profit that helps create adaptive sports communities. Joining...
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December 3, 2015
Confluence Outdoor Announces Promotion in Product Management to Support Business Growth
GREENVILLE, S.C. (December 3, 2015) — Confluence Outdoor, the industry’s leading watersports company, today appointed Hastings Blumer, Director of Product Management for Confluence’s surf, stand up paddleboard and paddle brands: Boardworks and Adventure Technology. Blumer previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, the company’s premium performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Confluence...
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December 3, 2015
Setton Farms Chef Ambassadors Join Forces With Thug Kitchen This Holiday Season
Terra Bella, CA (December 2, 2015)- Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.- the nation’s second largest pistachio grower and processor and maker of Setton Farms Pistachio Chewy Bites based in California’s Central Valley- announced that vegan chef ambassadors Heather Bell and Jenny Engel of Spork Foods have teamed up with the...
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December 3, 2015
Atlas Snow-Shoe Co. Introduces Reengineered Run Snowshoe to its 2016 Collection
Seattle, Wash. (December 3, 2015) – Atlas Snow-Shoe Co., the worlds leading innovator of performance snowshoes, is excited to announce the launch of its new Run snowshoe model. A staple of the Atlas Speed Series, the Run has a proven track record of delivering confident footing, technical performance, and a lightweight...
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December 3, 2015
Chaco Adds Custom Flips To MyChacos Personalization Program
ROCKFORD, Mich. (December 3, 2015) – In 2012, Chaco introduced its successful MyChacos custom footwear program, empowering consumers to create their own unique designs of the iconic Z sandal. Today, the market leader in performance sandals is expanding its personalization program to include customizable Chaco Flips, assembled in the United States. Beginning on November 30,...
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December 2, 2015
World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina Thrills Teams
Eight teams of five athletes from ten states came together November 13-15 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte for the inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina. Created by national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports and presented by MetLife, each participating team included two athletes with disabilities, one being a wheelchair user. Under...
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December 2, 2015
Tubbs Snowshoes’ Ambassador Program Grows in 2016
Seattle, Wash. — Tubbs Snowshoes, a global leader in snowshoe technology and snowshoe education, announces the fourth season of its Ambassador Program, introducing new faces from across North America to add to the current team roster. This year, Tubbs expands its program to feature over 30 brand ambassadors, all of who help spread...
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December 2, 2015
Royal Robbins Invests in Public Relations Support and New Marketing Leadership
Royal Robbins, a heritage outdoor apparel brand, today named Verde Brand Communications as its agency of record for brand communications to drive product awareness in trade, endemic, and broad markets. Industry veteran Aaron Carpenter of AVC Consulting will also advise Royal Robbins on brand strategy, sales, marketing, digital strategy, ecommerce, and teambuilding....
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December 2, 2015
Jones Snowboards Welcomes Sammy Luebke To International Team
Truckee, Calif. (Dec 2, 2015) - Jones Snowboards is thrilled to announce the addition of rider Sammy Luebke to the Jones’ International Team. Based in Truckee, Luebke is an experienced and exceptionally talented snowboarder and a competitor on the Freeride World Tour. A veteran at age 26, Luebke has been a sponsored...
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December 2, 2015
DeLorme Encourages Parents to Give the Best Gift of All This Holiday Season
YARMOUTH, ME – (December 2, 2015) – DeLorme, maker of the award-winning inReach satellite communicator with GPS, launched a holiday campaign this week with a positive message aimed at parents, caregivers and loved ones: give your children the gift of adventure and change their lives forever. The multi-faceted campaign includes a...