EBay Enterprise Comps Up 14 Percent in Q2
EBay reported gross merchandise sales by its Enterprise segment increased 15 percent to $940 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The segment, formerly known as GSI Commerce, enabled its clients to grow same-store sales 14 percent…
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores Sales Up in June
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores increased of 0.6 percent from May, according to advance estimates released Tuesday by the Commerce Department…
Gander Mountain to Open 4th Houston Location
Gander Mountain plans to open a new location in Houston in the fall…
Under Armour in Talks Around Fitness Smartwatch
Under Armour is in talks with Samsung Electronics to develop a line of wearable fitness devices, S. Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
ASP Hires Director of Lifestyle Sales
Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP) welcomes Randy Hudson as the director of lifestyle sales…
Wolverine to Drop Patagonia And Shutter 140 Stores To Accelerate Growth in Wake of Record Q2
Despite reporting record results for the fiscal second quarter ended June 14, Wolverine Worldwide Inc. will stop shipping Patagonia footwear after this fall and close 140 retail locations in the next 18 months. The company plans to reinvest the savings in
Localgear.com Rebrands as Locally.com
Localgear.com, an online market for athletic and outdoor recreation products conceived by a handful of independent outdoor specialty retailers, has rebranded as Locally.com and will officially launch at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next month…
House Poised to Debate Changes to Voluntary Recall Rules
Outdoor Industry Association urged members Tuesday to contact their U.S. Representative to head off changes that could greatly increase the costs and risks of voluntarily recalling products…
Western Mountain Resorts See Sold Growth in June
Western mountain resorts enjoyed robust growth in occupany and revenue in June, according to Denver-based DestiMetrics…
Hillsound Hire Director of Product Design, Relcocates HQ
Hillsound Equipment welcomes Kimberly Kim as the new director of product design and announced that it has relocated its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia to a new address…
AceCamp Expands U.S. Sales Team
AceCamp announces the addition of Compass Marketing to its sales force…
Halfords’ Premium Bike Sales Surge Leading into Tour de France
Halfords Group plc reported premium bike sales surged 35.1 percent in the 13 weeks ended June 27, thanks to favorable weather and the rising popularity of road biking in the United Kingdom, which has produced the last two winners of the Tour de France…
Adidas Sees World Cup Marketing Benefit
Adidas claims to have ranked as the “most talked about brand” related to the 2014 Fifa World Cup,” generating 1.59 million conversations across Twitter, Facebook, blogs and Tumblr, according to social media analytics firms Simply Measured and Sysomos…
Nike’s RiskEverything Draws Nearly 400M Online Views
Nike said its popular #RiskEverything campaign series around the World Cup – including “Risk Everything,” “Winner Stays” and “The Last Game” – have racked up 397 million online views to date. Twenty-three million peopl
Club Ride Hires Verde Brand Communications
Club Ride Apparel has selected Verde Brand Communications to lead its content and social media marketing…
