SFIA Urges Congress to Move on Trade Issues

In letters sent to Congressional leaders, as part of a broader trade coalition, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) is requesting retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and giving the President passage of Trade Pro

Leki Renews Contract with Lindsey Vonn

Leki inked an athlete sponsorship renewal agreement with two-time Olympic Medalist and four-time World Cup Champion Lindsey Vonn to last through the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea…

Pacific Brands Sells Footwear, Apparel Businesses

Pacific Brands entered into three unconditional agreements to sell its Brand Collective business in the Footwear, Apparel and Sport categories. Its wholly-owned footwear brands, Volley, Grosby and Julius Marlow, will be sold to a PE firm. The licenses for

Vibram Class Action Settlement Draws 154,927 Claims

Nearly 155,000 claimants will share $2.26 million Vibram USA set aside earlier this year to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company used unsubstantiated claims to market it Vibram FiveFingers shoes. The numbers mean claimants will receive about

EORA Lowers Dues by $100 to Draw Bike Reps

The Eastern Outdoor Reps Association board of directors has authorized the trade group to lower its annual membership dues to $100 to $250 a year in 2015 in a bid to attract reps from the bicycle industry…

PacSun Hires Chief Marketing Officer

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. appointed Amber Fredman-Tarshis as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer. She has experience at Puma, Warner Bros., Victoria's Secret and was most recently CMO at Guess?…