The University of Tennessee department of athletics reached an eight-year apparel and sponsorship agreement with Nike…
Year: 2014
December Golf Rounds Decline Again
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were down 9.0 percent in December 2013 compared to December 2012. For 2013, rounds were down 4.9 percent…
Accenture Survey: Webrooming Eclipsing Showrooming
More Americans are opting for in-store pick-up of online orders than a year ago and more are “webrooming” than showrooming, according to a survey released by Accenture…
SIA Installs Gundram as Chariman, Adds Four Female Directors
Snowsports Industries America installed Bob Gundram, co-founder of Capita Snowboards, Union Bindings and Coal Headwear, as its news chairman at its annual meeting during the SIA Snow Show in Denver last week…
Pelican Partners with River Sports Outfitters to Sponsor Knoxville Nature Center
Pelican International, a major supplier of kayaks and other boats, has partnered with River Sports Outfitters to support the Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, TN…
Ride Snowboards Hires Outerwear Category Manager
Ride Snowboards, an established leader in the snowboard industry, is beefing up its outerwear division. Today, Ride announces the promotion of Diane Egnatz to Outerwear Category Manager.
Fox Factory Estimates Q4 Sales Grew in Mid-Teens
Fox Factory Holding Corp. expects to report net sales grew nearly 15 percent to approximately $65 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013, the company reported Monday.
Hydrapak Unveils Sales Force for Outdoor and Run Specialty
Hydrapak appointed eight sales agencies as the company gears up to push beyond the IBD channel and OEM business and into outdoor and running specialty accounts…
PeopleForBikes Appoints VP of Membership and Development
Charlie Cooper, former president of the research firm Leisure Trends Group, has joined the PeopleForBikes staff this week as vice president of membership and development…
Costa Merger with Essilor Completed
Essilor International, the global optics company based outside of Paris, completed its previously announced merger agreement with Costa Inc., owner of the Costa and Native eyewear brands…
Sport Chalet Returns to Profitability in Q3
Sport Chalet, Inc. reported net income for the third quarter ended Dec. 29 reached $1.5 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million, or 13 cents, in the third quarter of last year. Third quarter 2014 net income represent
Kids Foot Locker Teams Up With Anthony Davis In New Campaign
Foot Locker, Inc. unveiled its new Kids Foot Locker advertising commercial as part of their “GO BIG!” marketing campaign. The campaign encourages little heroes to dream big and play big, and look the part in fresh gear from Kids Foot Locker…
Diane Sullivan Becomes Brown Shoe’s Chairman
Diane Sullivan is now CEO, president and chairman of the board of Brown Shoe Company. The company’s board of directors appointed Sullivan as chairman of the board last June, and her new role became effective yesterday, Feb. 2, 2014…
OluKai Appoints Archie Kalepa to Marketing Team
Archie Kalepa, one of Hawaii’s greatest ocean sports pioneers and legendary Hawaiian Lifeguard, has retired as director of the Maui County Ocean Safety Division and joined the OluKai marketing team full-time…
The Sports Authority Appoints CFO
Sports Authority announced that Jeremy J. Aguilar has joined the company as chief financial officer, effective Feb. 3, 2014…
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