Zumiez Inc. will move their ecommerce fulfillment operations from their headquarters in Everett, WA to Edwardsville, KS in May to accommodate their growing online business and to increase the speed of product deliveries to online customers…
Month: February 2012
Epic Sports Seeks Tax Deal for Expansion
Epic Sports, Wichita-based team sporting goods supplier, is asking the city of Kansas for a 10-year tax abatement to purchase and remodel former Coca-Cola plant, according to kansas.com…
Russell Athletic Partners with Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
Russell Athletic and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the creation of the “Together We R” Team Award — the first award in WBCA history in which fans will have an opportunity to help decide the winner…
Big Idea Brands Acquires Flow Society Lacrosse Brand
Big Idea Brands, LLC has purchased the Flow Society Lacrosse Brand from Passport Brands, Inc. The Flow Society concept will be guided by Anthony Ottimo, the founder and creator of the brand, who was appointed president of Big Idea Brands…
Marin Bikes Founder Bob Buckley Sells Control to European PE Firm
Marin Bikes Founder and President Bob Buckley agreed to sell control of the privately held 26-year-old company to Minestone Limited, a private European-based investment firm, according to an entry at Marin's blog…
New Accessories Brands Buoy R.G. Barry’s Holiday Quarter
R.G. Barry Corporation said its accessories segment, which includes the recently acquired Foot Petals women’s insole and Baggallini handbag brands, propelled its gross margin and net income in the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011…
Mizuno’s Americas Business Powers Growth
Mizuno reported revenues rose 3.2 percent to ¥114.9 billion ($1.5 bn) in the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2011. In currency neutral terms, revenues rose 5.2 percent to ¥5.8 billion thanks to a strong double-digit performance in the Americas. Footwear and ap
Salewa and Dynafit Announce New Sales and Marketing Team
Salewa North America, owners of the Salewa, Dynafit, and Pomoca brands, announced two key appointments to its sales and marketing team. Jim Lamancusa will join the team as the new director of sales and marketing and Matt Whiteman joins as sales and market
NFHS Delays Football Glove Rule
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Rules Review Committee will delay implementation of what is known as the Football Glove Rule until the 2013-14 school year. The rule would require all football gloves worn in varsity games t
Walmart Names Act Labs as Preferred Test Lab for Bike Vendors
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has added Act Labs to its list of preferred test labs where its U.S. and Chinese bicycles, helmet, scooter, and sporting goods vendors can obtain third-party confirmation their products meet safety and compliance requirements and tes
Barneys Hires Restructuring Advisers
Barneys New York Inc. has retained bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The fashion retailer is looking to rework its debt load stemming from its 2007 takeover by Dubai investors…
Reef Resigns Rob Machado, Signs Jamie Mitchell
Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, 38, surfing's longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado will represent Reef’s premium leather sandal collection. Reef has
New Balance Expands Custom Made in USA Program
New Balance announces the addition of the 993 to the brand's domestic manufacturing customization program. The program launched in April 2011 with the US574, the first customizable athletic shoe made in the USA. The 993 and US574 are made at the comp
Vision Street Wear Gains New Licensing Agreements
Collective Licensing International announced its acquisition of two new multi-year licensing agreements for its Vision Street Wear brand. The agreements are with Templar of France…
FGL Sports Boosts Parent’s Sales, Gross Margins Despite Flat Quarter
Net sales at FGL Sports, formerly Forzani Group Ltd., reached $426.1 million, up 0.6 percent from the same quarter a year ago, according to a report by Canadian Tire Corp. (CTC), which acquired the sporting goods retailing chain last summer. CTC said FGL
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