With the arrival of a chilly temperatures for the first time in two years helping provide a lift to winter categories in December and early January, the sporting goods industry apparently closedthe year with more of a glass-half full outlook than the last
Year: 2014
REI Reshuffles Senior Management
REI announced SVP of Marketing Angela Owen and SVP of Merchandising Lee Fromson have both left the company. The retailer promoted Annie Zipfel to the position of vice president of marketing and named Susan Viscon as vice president of merchandising…
Converse Launches Footwear Collection With Black Sabbath
Converse Inc. launched the Spring 2014 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Black Sabbath sneaker collection featuring five new styles inspired by Black Sabbath, the iconic heavy metal rock band…
Reed Exhibitions Acquires Capsule Trade Show
Reed Exhibition, which acquired the Agenda trade show last year, has added Capsule trade to its fashion trade show lineup. Founded in New York by Minya Quirk, Edina Sultank and Deirdre Maloney from fashion consultancy BPMW in 2007, Capsule has since mani
Sport Chek Signs Canadian NHL Star Steven Stamkos
Canada's leading sports retailer, Sport Chek, signed Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) star Steven Stamkos to a multi-year strategic partnership. The partnership will see Stamkos play an important role in the company's branding and advertisi
Falcon Shoe Sold to Globe Manufacturing
Globe Manufacturing Co. has purchased Falcon Performance Footwear. Falcon, which has been making boots in Maine for more than 50 years, has changed its name to Globe Footwear LLC…
PVH Announces License Agreement with Axis Golf Pty. Limited for Izod Brand
PVH Corp. entered into a license agreement with Axis Golf Pty. Limited under which Axis Golf will market and distribute men’s sportswear, golf apparel and related accessories under the Izod brand in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and other South Paci
Peak Expands Advertising Presence in New York’s Times Square
Peak, the Chinese athletic sportswear and footwear brand, unveiled its new advertisement at New York's Times Square on Jan. 1. The billboard features Tony Parker and Shane Battier dressed in traditional Chinese clothing sending their New Year's
Shoe Carnival Announces Extension to Share Repurchase Program
Shoe Carnival, Inc.'s board of directors extended the expiration date of its existing $25.0 million share repurchase program to Dec. 31, 2014…
Chaco Names Agency of the Year
Chaco recently awarded Sullivan – Bishop Agency as its sales agency of the year…
Sensoria Inks Distribution Agreement with Vivobarefoot
Heapsylon, the creator of the Sensoria Fitness bio-tracking line of smart clothing, signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with British shoe manufacturer Vivobarefoot for its Sensoria Fitness line of wearable technology socks…
Hillsound Welcomes Malaviarachch
Hillsound, a producer of winter traction equipment and gaiters for urban and outdoor enthusiasts, announced the addition of running athlete Pat Malaviarachchi to its ambassador program…
Minox USA New Distributor for Puma Knives
Minox USA, Inc. is now the exclusive distributor in the USA for all original Puma and Puma IP knives…
Bricks-and-Mortar Traffic, Conversions and Sales Rose in December
Bricks-and-mortar traffic, conversions and sales grew substantially in December 2013 compared with a year earlier as promotions lured shoppers into stores the week before Christmas, according to an analysis by Euclid…
BOWTECH Acquires Crossbow Manufacturer Excalibur Crossbow Inc.
Partnership aligns leading archery brands and creates broad industry product and service offering…
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