ROC Gear Begins Manufacturing Mad Water Waterproof Duffels in Georgia
ROC Gear, a retailer, designer and distributor of outdoor gear, has created a manufacturing operation at its headquarters in Commerce, Ga. to make a new line of waterproof duffle bags for its Mad Water brand…
Sports Authority to Hire 3,500 for Holidays
Sports Authority plans to hire 3,500 temporary employees across the country to meet consumer demand during the 2015 holiday season…
Hawley and Lambert Merge Leadership
Hawley and Lambert are combining under a single leadership team after five years of partnering closely…
MEC’s Launch Resort Apparel Collection
MEC confirmed it began selling alpine ski and snowboarding gear last week, including its own line of apparel, for the first time, on Oct. 15…
Fjällräven to Open Seven U.S. Stores in 2015
Fjällräven USA, which moved into its new headquarters in Colorado this summer, expects to open another seven retail stores in by the end of the year…
Club Ride Founder Takes Back CEO Role
Club Ride founder Mike Herlinger has taken back the CEO title following the departure of Scott Montgomery, who had fulfilled the role since mid-2011…
Fox Factory to Acquire Marzocchi Assets
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Marzocchi's mountain bike product lines…
RYU Apparel Announces Private Placement
RYU Apparel Inc. announced a private placement consisting of 6 million units at a price of $0.25 each for gross proceeds of $1.5 million…
Flip Flop Shops Acquired by Cherokee Global Brands
Cherokee Global Brands has acquired Flip Flop Shops, a leading franchise retail chain selling a wide range of flip flops, casual footwear and accessories…
Laird Hamilton Launches Surf Line
Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer, launched Laird Apparel LLC, a business venture between three core partners: Chief Creative Officer William Cawley, President Tim Garrett and Hamilton…
Jarden Expects To Raise Raise At Least $490 Million in Stock Offering
Jarden Corporation priced its previously announced public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock at $49.00 per share Friday. The offering is expected to close October 21, subject to standard closing conditions…
Quiksilver Financing Package Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
Quiksilver Inc. announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the full amount of its $175 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing package provided by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Bank of
Asics Sued by Former Retail License Partner
Asics’s 13 full-price stores in the U.S. have quietly been closed and Asics America now faces a lawsuit from Windsor Financial Group, which had the exclusive rights to operate retail stores in the U.S…
Hoka One One Relocates to Goleta, CA
Hoka One One has relocated to the headquarters of its parent, Deckers Brands, in Goleta, CA, from Richmond, CA. A Deckers Brand spokesperson said the move was made to better align Hoka with the resources available through the larger Deckers family to furt
Epoch Lacrosse Opens Lacrosse-Only RandD Center
Epoch Lacrosse opened the doors to the one of the largest and most technologically advanced lacrosse only research and development centers in the world…
