Fox Factory Holding Corp.’s board of directors has reorganized the company’s executive management team. Effective Feb. 24, 2014…
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POC Sponsors California Road Racing Team
POC, which is launching its first helmet for road cyclists this spring, will provide apparel, helmets and eyewear to the California-based road racing team that will now compete at the amateur level as the POC + Ritte Cycling Team…
Wisconsin to Launch Scholastic Mountain Biking League
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association, which is organizing high school mountain biking leagues across the United States, announced Wisconsin as the newest state in its growing nationwide program…
Men’s Wearhouse Bid Puts Eddie Bauer Deal in Doubt
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.’s (JOSB) proposal to acquire Eddie Bauer hit an expected snag Monday when rival The Men's Wearhouse Inc. (MW) upped its bid for Jos. A Bank…
SIA Names Reps and Retailers of the Year
Acknowledging standouts in customer service, product sales and promoting snow sports participation, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the 2013 SIA Rep and Retailer of the Year Award winners…
Globalstar Asks NASDAQ and NYSE to Relist its Stock
Globalstar Inc., which makes the SPOT GPS messenger devices sold by many outdoor specialty shops, filed applications to list its stock with both the NASDAQ Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange. Nasdaq delisted the stock in December 2012 after it t
Gluskin Questions How Much Longer U.S. Bike Dealers Can Raise Prices
Despite a plunge in U.S. bicycle imports last year, the average FOB value of imported bikes continued to rise, according to a report released by the marketing firm Glusking Townley Group…
Nordstrom Q4 Profit Tops Guidance
Nordstrom, Inc. reported fiscal 2013 earnings per diluted share of $3.71, which exceeded the company’s full-year outlook of $3.65 to $3.70. The company continued to make progress in executing its customer strategy through its investments to drive gr
SFIA Endorses USA Football’s Heads Up Football Program
The Sport and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Football Council, comprised of leading football products companies, has endorsed USA Football’s Heads Up Football program. Heads Up Football establishes important standards rooted in educatio
Clinton Visit Highlights Boxercraft’s Plans to Expand Apparel Sales to Universities
Boxercraft hosted former President Bill Clinton at its Haitian manufacturing facility this week, where it plans to manufacture 40 percent of the tops and bottoms it now sells via wholesalers to college bookstores and resorts…
Fitness and Outdoor Account for Half of Garmin’s Q4 Sales and Profit Growth
Garmin Ltd. reported its Fitness segment grew twice as fast as its Outdoor segment in fourth quarter, when both segments delivered record revenues and accounted for half the company’s top line and profit growth…
Adidas Offering $100,000 for Fastest 40
Adidas plans to award $100,000 to the player who runs the fastest 40-yard dash time in Adidas’ Adizero 5-Star 40 cleat at the NFL scouting combine…
Labor Rights Campaign Pushes TNF to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) has singled out The North Face in a campaign aimed at shaming VF Corp. into signing an agreement USAS claims better protects garment workers in Bangladesh than the one created last year by VF Corp. and more than a
Accell Group Says Discounting Hurt North American Results in 2013
Accell Group N.V. reported its sales in North America increased 16 percent in 2013, but that results came in below expectation due to deep discounting undertaken in the back half of the year to clear inventory…
New Senate Bill Requires All Handguns to Be “Smart Guns”
United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced he will be introducing a new bill called “The Handgun Trigger Safety Act.”…