Club Ride Hires Verde Brand Communications
Club Ride Apparel has selected Verde Brand Communications to lead its content and social media marketing…
Study: U.S. Soccer Searches Surge on World Cup
For the month of June, soccer-related searches increased by 280 percent in the US compared to May, according to SLI Systems (SLI.NZ), an e-commerce technology provider. Searches from Brazilian consumers showed a similarly dramatic increase…
Ann Arbor Named Top Swim City
Ann Arbor, MI, is the best swim city in America, according to a new study commissioned by USA Swimming and leading swimwear brand Speedo. The community claimed the highest aggregate score in categories such as percentage of active swimmers and swim clubs,
Sig Sauer Appoints General Merchandise Manager
Sig Sauer,” Inc. announced the promotion of Jeff Creamer to executive director and general merchandise manager…
Zumiez Lifts Q2 Guidance on Strong June
Zumiez Inc. raised its second-quarter guidance after reported same-store sales grew a better-than-expected 3.1 percent during June…
Mounting Solutions Plus Hires Consulting Firm
Mounting Solutions Plus (MSP), a manufacturer and distributor of firearm accessories, has hired the business consulting firm of Growth Strategy Partners to analyze and improve their business…
Hornady Adds New LE/Military Sales Manager
Hornady Manufacturing announced that Scott Javins has been hired as Law Enforcement and Military Sales Manager…
Cocona Sues Fabric Supplier Over Trade Secrets Misappropriation
Cocona has filed a lawsuit against Singtex, a Taiwan-based fabrics supplier, for violating its development and non-disclosure agreements in developing a lower-priced fabrics line…
The Buckle’s June Comps Rise Slightly
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended July 5, 2014 increased 0.7 percent…
Quiksilver Announces Additional Licensing Agreements
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC, entered into licensing agreements for several product categories, including Roxy young girls and children’s apparel, watches and socks/legwear, as well as other product categories including lu
European Outdoor Group Opens Membership to Retailers
In an extraordinary assembly held on 9 July, members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) agreed key changes to bylaws that will allow retailers to become members of the association…
Safilo Group Converts Euro 150 Million in Bonds to Equity
Safilo Group S.p.A., the Italian company than owns Smith Optics, will convert €150 million in bonds due in 2019 to ordinary shares of the company’s stock under a proposal approved by its shareholders Wednesday…
Halfords Bikes Comps Surge 21.3 Percent in Fiscal Q1
Halfords Group plc reported strong sales of cycling products propelled a 7.7 percent increase in comparable stores sales in the fiscal first quarter ended June 27…
Reebok Increases Prize Purse for CrossFit Games
Reebok, title sponsor of the CrossFit Games, will extend the competition’s prize purse each year for the next seven years, beginning with this season’s competition, which kicks off on July 25 in Carson, CA. Over the past seven years, prize win
Thule Group Enters Technical Backpack Market
Thule Group launched its first line of technical backpacks Thursday at the OutDoor trade show in Germany, capping a three-year product development effort…
