PrAna news and archive

Columbia Sportswear announces senior management changes

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced management changes to become effective October 1, 2017. The company said Russ Hopcus will be appointed President of the Prana Brand, reporting directly to Doug Morse, Senior Vice President - Emerging Brands and APAC. Hopcus has served as senior vice president of North America sales for the Columbia brand...

Report

Prana brand CEO Scott Kerslake resigns

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced that Scott Kerslake, CEO of the company's Prana brand, intends to resign his position, effective August 18, in order to assume another leadership position in an adjacent industry. Commenting on his departure, Tim Boyle, Columbia Sportswear Company's CEO said in a statement: "Scott has led Prana through a...

Business

Prana and Dickies both pair with HeiQ for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market

Two American apparel brands have just announced their partnership with Swiss textile innovator HeiQ. The company just added both workwear label Dickies and activewear brand Prana to its portfolio. With over 150 brand partners, the two new brands help extend HeiQ’s overall extensive list of labels. The two both partnered with the...

Retail

PrAna opens at The Point in Manhattan Beach

Los Angeles – The Point just added another retailer into its mix. At the Manhattan Beach retail destination, PrAna finally debuted its bricks-and-mortar store. The flagship stands as PrAna’s seventh brick-and-mortar store. The boutique was announced earlier this year in June and was scheduled to open sometime this fall. The Carlsbad-based...

Retail

Prana confirms opening for The Point

Prana, activewear apparel brand, is opening a new location later this year. The new store will officially open in September at the lifestyle retail center The Point in El Segundo. This will serve as the company’s first store based in Los Angeles. Other locations for the brand are based in cities around the US such as San Francisco, Portland, and...