Mavic, Inc. has hired an online price monitoring, brand protection, and channel management company to manage its Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy online…
Year: 2014
Pacific Vector Closes 13 Stores
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc., which announced plans in January to reduce its debt, has closed 14 of 34 action sports stores it acquired last year from…
Garmin to Promote Action Camera and Sports Watch at Tough Mudder Events
Garmin International Inc. has secured a sponsorship as the official action camera and training watch sponsor of 2014 Tough Mudder events, where it will promote its new VIRB Elite action camera and a multi-sport version of its fçnix 2 sports watch…
Outdoor Industry Association Launches New Market and Consumer Insight Products
Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Market and Consumer Insights department launched a suite of new products Wednesday to help the trade association's members understand trends and emerging dynamics impacting the outdoor industry. The intent i
PVH Corp’s Q4 EPS Beats Guidance
PVH Corp. reported fourth-quarter revenues increased 25 percent to $2.052 billion, boosted by the acquisition of Warnaco, which includes the Speedo brand…
Head NV Withdraws Share Buy Back Offer
Head NV withdrew an offer to buy back 19.2 million of its shares Tuesday after shareholders tendered just 85 percent of the minimum it set for the conditional offer…
Mammut Sports Group Posts Mid-single-digit Sales Gains in 2013
Mammut Sports Group net revenues reached CHF246.9 million in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF232.5 million in 2012 and would have grown more if not for the decline of the yen and other currencies…
Xenith Becomes an Official Supplier of the NFL
Xenith, LLC, based in Lowell, MA, announced that it has become “An Authorized Supplier of Helmets to the NFL.” Xenith football helmet technology has been on the field since 2009 at all levels of play and a growing number of NFL players have ch
Riddell Enters New Agreement with NFL for Collectibles
Riddell signed a new agreement with the National Football League as the exclusive licensee for collectible helmets. The new deal comes less than two months after the NFL chose not to renew a deal with Riddell mandating that any players wearing non-Riddell
Kathmandu Exploring North America Expansion
Kathmandu, a major outdoor retailer in New Zealand and Australia, plans to open flagship stores in the US and Canada to further boost its international presence. The plans, announced as the retailer reported first-half results, comes as the retailer recen
Kinetic Sponsors U.S. Pro Triathlon Champion Kevin Collington
Kinetic, a maker in cycling trainers, announced its sponsorship of triathlete Kevin Collington, the reigning Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro Champion…
Oakley to Play Prominent Role in Luxottica-Google Venture
Luxottica Group S.p.A. announced that its Oakley and Ray-Ban brands will spearhead its partnership with Google to design, develop and distribute a new breed of “smart eyewear.” Luxottica and Google will pair product developers with fashion des
Gerber Announces Names Kass President
Gerber welcomes Rob Kass as its new company president…
Davidson’s Appoints New Buyer
Davidson’s, a national firearms wholesaler, announces the appointment of Josh Tucker to the position of buyer…
Seizure of Counterfeit Goods Surged in FY13
The number of federal seizures of counterfeit and pirated goods increased nearly 7 percent in FY 2013, thanks in part to a surge in seizures of counterfeit pro sports apparel and a crack down on rogue websites, according to an annual tally by the federal
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