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Sep 01, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor Industry Association exploring partnership with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
- Equipment vendors parry declining pre-season orders with more sophisticated forecasting
- Camping report shows youth and minority participation increased in 2009
- America’s Great Outdoors Initiative “homegrown” listening sessions come to an end
- PFD makers address rising issues with life jacket laws and stand-up paddleboarding
- OIA Rendezvous investments pay guaranteed dividends. Register by September 2 to lock in savings
- OIA upcoming events
Aug 25, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor executives ponder whether slow recovery will undermine brand loyalty
- When issuing a smartphone can be a dumb move
- Portland Development Commission, key supporter of Eco Index, backs new Portland Center for Design and Innovation
- OIA Outdoor University explores the art of feng shui in specialty retail
- Check in on Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010
- OIA upcoming events
Aug 18, 2010 View complete WebNews
- OIA VantagePoint: July slowdown makes August back-to-school numbers worth watching
- Climate change threatens new-found health benefits of forests
- Timberland invites OIA Rendezvous attendees to work up a sweat on the French Broad River
- Heard on the show floor at OR Summer Market 2010
- Tell us about yourself!
- Upcoming OIA Events
Aug 11, 2010 View complete WebNews
- President Obama to sign MTB (H.R. 4380) into law today
- Eco Index pilot program launched worldwide
- America’s Great Outdoors Initiative joins Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City
- Paddlesports Advisory Council launches membership drive
- Healthy double-digit increase in attendance at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010
- Outdoor brands increasingly looking to reps to leverage social media investments
- Building brand evangelists: OIA Rendezvous provides the how-to for you
- Outdoor University explores the evolving role of the independent rep
- Salazar announces National Park Service will waive fees on August 14 and 15
- OIA welcomes new members
- CEO Question
- OIA upcoming events
Aug 04, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Obama administration kicks off industry breakfast with call for 21st century conservation agenda
- Outdoor Industry Association hails House passage of bill granting full and dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
- OIA Trade Panel at OR to weigh in on legality of price maintenance agreements
- OIA Members: Start using OIA VantagePoint sales trends now
- Northern Forest Canoe Trail selected as multi-state demonstration project by New England Governors’ Conference Commission on Land Conservation
- OIA upcoming events
Jul 28, 2010 View complete WebNews
- House and Senate both pass MTB, marking major legislative victory for OIA and its members
- Action Alert! Contact your congress member this week: House schedules critical Friday vote on dedicated funding for recreation
- Secretary Salazar, White House to kick off Outdoor Retailer at OIA Industry Breakfast
- Market Research and Eco Index workshops to add to your ORSM 2010 schedule
- OIA VantagePoint releases first Monthly Trend Reports
- Companies can sign up to pilot the Eco Index at Outdoor Retailer
- America’s Great Outdoors Listening Session to be held during Outdoor Retailer
- Competitive trail runners emerge as key influencers
Jul 21, 2010 View complete WebNews
- House Committee Passes Bill Securing Funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund
- The Outdoor Foundation research shows newbies accounted for 11.6 percent of fly fishing participants in 2009
- For specialty retail, engaging employees more critical than ever
- Social media guru returning for the 2010 OIA Rendezvous in Asheville
- America’s Great Outdoors comes to Golden, Colorado
- Today! OIA member benefits 101
- FedEx Shipping at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
- OIA upcoming events
Jul 14, 2010 View complete WebNews
- House committee posts miscellaneous tariff bill
- Outdoor Nation delegates see bigger role for schools in connecting kids to outdoors
- AGO listening sessions represent ”sea change” in how feds shape conservation policy
- OIA events at ORSM to put on your calendar
- ORSM 2010 exhibitor booth space and pre-show attendee registration numbers surpass last year
- OIA members ship with confidence to ORSM
- Is the OIA Rendezvous for you?
- OIA welcomes new members
- OIA upcoming events
Jul 07, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Three more weeks left to influence National Export Initiative
- Eco Index Phase 1 Beta content approved; pilot program announced
- The America’s Great Outdoors Initiative: A recap and a look forward
- Threat of park closings forces budget compromise in Detroit
- Rendezvous with the TrendHunter and get ready to lure in business
- OIA members save on GES – deadline July 10
- OIA membership benefits webinar
- Take the OIA America’s Great Outdoors Survey
- OIA upcoming events
Jun 30, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Vendors show independents love at G.O.A.’s Early Show
- Outdoor University: Survival Guide to POS System Changes
- Udall energy amendment would fund land and water conservation
- Retailers and Rendezvous – a natural fit
- Outdoor Retailer and the Adventure Travel Trade Association bring 'Adventure Travel Hub' to Summer Market 2010
- What are an employer's responsibilities to reinstate employees on FMLA?
- Take the OIA America’s Great Outdoors Survey
- OIA upcoming events
Jun 23, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Increasingly diverse coalition coalescing behind the Outdoor Nation banner
- Take the OIA America’s Great Outdoors Survey
- OIA, Teva urge outdoor companies to support Save Our Gulf campaign
- Senate turns to energy bill next — Time is now to voice support for LWCF and climate bill
- State Park Access Pass Headed to California Voters
- Federal spending on walking and biking doubled in 2009
- OIA upcoming events
Jun 16, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor companies brace for higher costs in wake of strikes by Chinese workers
- OIA upcoming events
- Outdoor Nation Youth Summit and Festival starts Saturday
- Upcoming America’s Great Outdoors listening sessions: Outdoor Nation and Annapolis
- Footwear brands diverge on how to manage tariff risk for spring 2011
- Uncover trends, new revenue paths and key survival strategies at the 2010 OIA Rendezvous
Jun 09, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor Industry Association joins BICEP business coalition advocating strong energy, climate policy
- Outdoor industry joins Montana listening sessions
- Study finds companies lack systems to measure environmental impact
- Stimulus money pushing youth conservation corps to full capacity
- U.S. Embassy in Ottawa invites outdoor industry to virtual trade fair
- OIA welcomes new members
- OIA upcoming events
Jun 02, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Community Development Finance Institutions ramp up small business lending
- Vermont becomes second state to pass B Corporation legislation
- OIA members participate in America’s Great Outdoors listening sessions
- Salazar gives a nod to summer by adding 31 trails to National Trails Recreation System
- Network. Knowledge. Nantahala. 2010 OIA Rendezvous leadership conference
- OIA upcoming events
May 26, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Senate passes financial reform package without Kohl amendment to outlaw retail price maintenance
- Outdoor Nation Update: Can YouTube and Digital Media Lure More Kids Outdoors
- EMS launches wellness program to control healthcare costs
- First Lady identifies outdoor recreation as crucial to solving child obesity
- Outdoor University Webinar: Branching Out Without Losing Your Roots, June 9
- Senate recognizes search and rescue providers
- OIA upcoming events
May 19, 2010 View complete WebNews
- America’s Great Outdoors Listening Sessions Kick Off in Montana on June 2
- The time is now to begin measuring impact of your social media
- Employers need to review dependents pool now to prepare for first wave of healthcare reform
- Climate bill caps carbon, funds natural resources
- Engagement with environmental groups becoming standard part of company CSR efforts
- Maryland becomes first state to create legal class for Benefit Corporations
- Outdoor Retailer and Malakye.com in search of 6th and final student designer contestant
- OIA upcoming events
May 12, 2010 View complete WebNews
- U.S. senator presses efforts to reverse ruling covering Minimum Resale Price Maintenance agreements
- Gulf oil spill shines spot light on green jobs debate
- Asheville, NC and The Grove Park Inn roll out the red carpet for OIA Rendezvous: Early Bird Registration through June 1
- The industry’s temperature: We need your feedback to assess the industry’s economic health
- Make travel plans now and include the Open Air Demo, August 2 at the Jordanelle Reservoir
- As banks tighten credit, governments step in to provide small business credit
- OIA members support long term funding for California State Parks
- OIA announces renewal winner and welcomes new members
- OIA upcoming events
May 05, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Health care reform: Impact on employers and employees
- LWCF case study: Pennsylvania’s Big Savage Tunnel
- At Adventure 16, Outdoor University becomes de rigueur
- Outdoor Nation ambassadors: No slackers here!
- Project OR at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
- OIA Welcomes New Members
- OIA upcoming events
Apr 28, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor industry’s economic impact resonating in Washington D.C.
- Obama administration wants outdoor companies' help organizing summer meetings
- Four steps your business can take to shape a conservation policy for the 21st century
- Alternative transportation projects aim to ease pollution, congestion in parks and forests
- The State of Concern: Taking the industry’s temperature during these challenging economic times
- OIA upcoming events
Apr 21, 2010 View complete WebNews
- The search is on for 500 Outdoor Nation delegates
- California ballot initiative could be tipping point for outdoor industry
- Recreation industry backs president’s America’s Great Outdoors
- Outdoor Industry Association announces 2010 Friend of the Outdoor Industry Award recipients
- IRS issues affidavit and FAQs on HIRE Act
- OIA upcoming events
Apr 14, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Bills would encourage ski areas on federal land to grow summer business
- Treasury Department delays currency report to Congress
- Upcoming White House Conference, April 16: A Spotlight on Outdoor Recreation
- Outdoor industry leaders head to Capitol Hill to discuss recreation, climate and trade
- Could the job market be thawing?
- Register now for the 2010 OIA Rendezvous and save up to $150
- Benefits of OIA Membership Webinar, April 21
Apr 07, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Small retailers shielded from health care bill’s employer mandate
- Utah’s decision to limit river access marks giant step backwards
- Senate and house members support Land and Water Conservation Fund
- National Park Service will waive entry fee during National Park Week in April
- Core values and organizational success
- OIA upcoming events
Mar 31, 2010 View complete WebNews
- July campground reservations on the upswing
- Iowa’s Conservation Fund Amendment headed for November ballot
- House passes expansion of Public Lands Service Corp
- Obama to host White House conference on America’s Great Outdoors
- Senate bill to ban retail price maintenance agreements passes Senate Judiciary Committee
- Outdoor University Webinar: Implementing Successful Local Events
- OIA membership benefits Webinar
Mar 24, 2010 View complete WebNews
- OIA Board of Directors nominations now open
- Multi-channel retailers must prepare for in-store hagglers
- NOC’s great outpost to take outdoors to the masses
- Transportation Secretary LaHood places bicycling and walking on par with motorized vehicles
- Introducing a new corporate responsibility focus on OIA website
- HIRE Act gives tax breaks to employers hiring unemployed workers
Mar 17, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Younger, Internet savvy consumers will drive retail recovery
- California survey provides guidance for outdoor retailers
- Roadless area protection back in federal court
- Confluence CEO Rechner challenges senator’s diminishment of recreation
- Department of the Interior report finds public lands boost the U.S. economy and create jobs
- Check out OIA on the Issues for the latest public lands and trade news
- Upcoming OIA Events
- OIA membership benefits
Mar 10, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Are consumers coming out of hibernation?
- New study reveals industry fear subsiding
- States, local governments rush to raise sales taxes
- Free webinar today — Selling to Women (PMS — Product, Merchandising, Service)
- Join industry sign-on-letter to ensure climate change legislation preserves public lands
- Congress extends COBRA premium assistance through March 31, 2010
Mar 03, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Contracts, fraud and landed costs curb retailer’s appetite for international sales
- Fraud management and other services seek to take pain and risk out of international sales
- New Colorado law seeks to tax sales by out-of-state online retailers
- President Obama releases 2010 trade agenda: Policy emphasizes exports, environment and labor standards
- Despite economic downturn, Americans and foreign visitors flocked to our national parks in 2009
- NPD reports on the U.S. apparel market 2009: Declines posted but there are positive signs
- Big business benefits for small business
Feb 24, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Retailers struggling to live up to online return policies and guarantees
- Camping and outdoor gear fare well in 2009 although overall outdoor sales down slightly
- OIA Social Responsibility Working Group reforms to take leadership role in developing fair labor tools
- House Dems want motorized vehicles banned from proposed wilderness
- Outdoor University kicks off with PMS
Feb 17, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Consumer and banks forcing retailers to push back deliveries
- Snowmageddon ensuring retailers will enter spring clean
- U.S. Trade Representative announces Plus 1 for Haiti program
- Obama proposes new approach to fulfill Forest Service’s emergency wildfire suppression needs
- Colorado members of Congress propose increase in penalties for damaging public lands
- New OIA web site offers enhanced services and resources
Feb 10, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor brands test new distribution channels
- Obama's budget proposal for Special Forces spending provides outdoor companies opportunity and competition
- Close-to-home recreation rises to the top in Obama budget
- Weather and holidays help offset decrease in overall December outdoor sales
- PlanetExplore.com launches in New York, giving residents an online resource for local outdoor activities
Feb 03, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Outdoor Industry Association Policy Agenda to focus on climate change legislation, recreation and trade
- Department of the Interior launches Great Outdoors America Agenda on new website
- Outdoor Industry Association highlights focus on recreation funding and export programs in Obama budget
- New report from The Outdoor Foundation examines youth participation in outdoor recreation in the U.S.
- Outdoor companies forge new partnerships to help Haiti
Jan 27, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Obama Administration gears up fiscal 2011 budget
- Loss of duty relief prompts some footwear brands to dial back innovation
- Loss of duty relief prompts some footwear brands to dial back innovation
- Taking the industry’s temperature. Industry participation sought for Economic Confidence Survey
- 2010 may present once-in-a-lifetime real estate opportunities for retailers
- Outdoor University 2010 to feature retail peer-to-peer discussions
- Outdoor Retailer announces Project OR winner
Jan 20, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Californians Launch Signature Drive to Put Park Fee on California Ballot
- Haiti’s Long-Term Recovery Will Likely Hinge on U.S. Apparel Brands
- Outdoor Industry Association Calls on Industry to Support Haiti Relief
- FDA Reverses Position on BPA, Calls for Further Study
- Efforts to Connect Kids and Families with the Outdoors Get Boost with New Book
- Industry participation sought for Piper Jaffray Economic Confidence Survey
- New must-read at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market – the SNEWS Morning Report
Jan 13, 2010 View complete WebNews
- Retailers Move Quickly to Mark Down Apparel Despite Lower Inventory
- Buyers to hit Outdoor Retailer looking for quick fulfillment, strong reps and complementary lifestyle brands
- Outdoor Retailer Anticipates a Vibrant 2010 Winter Market
- OIA VantagePoint seminars at Outdoor Retailer to unveil the state of footwear and apparel markets
- OIA Awarded Portland Development Commission Grant for Development of Industry Eco Index
- "The OIA Eco Index: Tools Ready For Use" Seminar Set for Friday, January 22
- "Importing and Exporting: Managing Risk and Finding Opportunities in the Era of Global Trade" seminar set for Thursday, January 21
Jan 06, 2010 View complete WebNews
- OIA public policy and issues survey
- Tent camping outpaces overall growth at national park service in 2009
- OIA and The North Face partner to produce Industry Breakfast
- Industry Breakfast to explore how we define “Outdoor”
- SNEWS and Outdoor Industry Association announce retail training partnership
- New OIA Piper Jaffray survey asks what’s ahead in 2010
- Outdoor Chain Stores, Internet, Post Strong November Sales
