Colorado Promotes ‘Fresh Air Friday’
Colorado is waiving fees to all 42 state parks on Black ‘Fresh Air Friday,’ to promote a day of outdoor recreation as an option to the state's “world-class shopping”…
Sierra Designs Seeks New Brand Manager After Glavin Departs
Sierra Designs and its brand manager Mike Glavin have parted ways. The specialty outdoor brand, now owned by Exxel Outdoors, is seeking a new leader…
Trade Groups Find No Surprises in Full TPP Text
A week after the Obama Administration released the full text for the Trans Pacific Partnership, industry trade groups say they’ve discovered no surprises…
Retailers Spreading Out Holiday Promotions
While consumers have become accustom to Christmas decorations in stores the first week in November, they’re also now seeing earlier holiday promotions and discounts, previously reserved for Black Friday…
CGPR Names Nicole Kieser Senior Vice President
Consumer lifestyle public relations firm, which services industry accounts including Adidas Outdoor and W.L. Gore., named Nicole Kieser as senior vice president…
Foot Locker’s Q3 Tops Street Estimates
Foot Locker Inc. reported that excluding a special charge related to litigation, earnings climbed 17 percent in the third quarter to $141 million, or 20 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate of 94 cents a share. Comparable-
New Study Catalogs Bike Initiatives in 70 Gobal Cities
The European Cyclists Federation and World Council on Cycling published a study showcasing the ambitions of 70 cities from around the world to increase their mode share of cycling…
Sport Chek Opens Flagships in Toronto
Sport Chek opened two new flagship stores in Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Square One Shopping Centre in Toronto…
Garmin to Modify SideVu Sonars in Wake of Ruling
While Garmin plans to appeal an ITC ruling saying that it infringed upon a Johnson Outdoor patent, it will modify the first-generation of its SideVu scanning sonars to address the the legal decision…
Adidas Signs Louisiana Tech
Adidas signed a five-year deal to sponsor Louisiana Tech across its 16 sports….
Skechers Claims Partial Victory in Converse Patent Ruling
Skechers USA Inc. claimed a partial victory Thursday in its patent infringement dispute with Nike Inc. subsidiary Converse Inc. relating to the Converse Chuck Taylor shoe…
New Presidents For Chaco, Lifestyle Group at Wolverine
Wolverine World Wide Inc. named Richie Woodworth as president of the its Lifestyle Group, which includes the Sperry, Stride Rite, Keds, and Hush Puppies brands. And it named Seth Cobb president of its Chaco brand…
Smart Fitness Apparel Gets a $35.5 Million Boost
Smart fitness clothing got a boost this past week as upstart Athos secured a $35.5 million investment led by Social Capital…
Nike Sets $12B Stock Buyback Plan, Hikes Dividend
Nike, Inc. said its board of directors approved a new four-year, $12 billion program to repurchase shares of Nike’s Class B common stock. The board also approved a 14 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend and set a two-for-one st
Zappos.com Offers Free Pet Adoptions for Black Friday Weekend
Zappos.com this Black Friday through Cyber Monday will help to bring pets “Home for the Pawlidayz” by sponsoring the cost of adoption fees for dogs and cats through Best Friends Animal Society…
