R.G. Barry Names Coons Dearfoams President
R.G. Barry Corporation named Nancy Coons president of its Dearfoams brand…
Sports Inc. Sees Record Attendance at Summer Show
Sports, Inc. said its 2010 Summer Show in Grapevine, Texas saw record attendance. Sports, Inc. was represented by more than 475 store personnel from 190 store locations. By design, 113 vendors attended the show exhibiting over 150 booths…
Worth Sports Named NBS Vendor of the Year
Worth Sports was named the 2010 Vendor of the Year by Nation's Best Sports (NBS), the sporting goods buying group…
NOLS partners with Patagonia for the Dream Expedition
This summer, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is partnering with Patagonia for the Dream Expedition Contest. Individuals 13 and older are invited to submit a video before October 31, 2010, answering the following question: What is your dream
True Religion Signs Footwear License
True Religion Apparel, Inc. and Titan Industries Inc. announced the launch of True Religion Brand Jeans Footwear for women. The True Religion Brand Jeans footwear collection is scheduled to launch in spring 2011 with approximately 30 styles…
Jarden Sees Q2 Revenue Gain
Jarden Corp. expects sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 to be approximately $1.52 billion compared to $1.27 billion in the same period a year ago, driven by strong organic growth at all four of its operating segments and contribution from th
Billabong to Acquire Skate/Surf Brand RVCA
In a move that brings it a step closer to becoming the de facto king of the action sports market, Billabong International Ltd. reached a conditional agreement to acquire California skate/surf brand RVCA…
Northern Lights Trading Company Re-Acquired by Founder
Northern Lights Trading Company has new owners. Mike Garcia, founder of Northern Lights, and an unnamed partner recently purchased the company back from Jay Allen, just two years after Allen bought the company from Garcia…
Evogear.com Completes Private Equity Capital Offering to Fund Expansion
In order to support rapid growth, Evolucion Innovations, Inc., otherwise known as the online business Evogear.com, completed an equity capital offering with private investors. While financial terms of the funding were not disclosed, upon closing of the tr
Report: BTS Spending Will Loosen Up Amidst Recovery…
After two years of “recycling” backpacks, shoes and clothes for school, kids heading back to school for the 2010-2011 year seem to finally be updating their gear as hints of a recovery continues to materialize…
Alabama Outdoors Sees Management Changes Following Acquisition
Birmingham-based Alabama Outdoors Inc. has been sold to SMAO LLC, a local investment group led by Scott McCrory, who will now serve as president of the outdoor specialty retail chain. Alabama Outdoors currently operates six retail locations throughout Ala
SGMA: Ball Sports May See MTB Relief
Following a tariff relief that expired on January 1, 2010, the SGMA seems optimistic about the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) and the positive impact its provisions might have on ball sports…
Census Bureau: June Retail Sales Up
June retail trade sales were down 0.6% (±0.5%) from the prior month, but up 5.0%(±0.7%) from June 2009, according to advance reports issued by the U.S. Census Bureau…
CORRECTION: Sports Chalet
The results of Sport Chalet, Inc.’s fiscal quarter results were incorrectly reported in last week’s review of industry retail results for the period ended May 1…
Rock Creek Acquires Delong Brand
In a recent acquisition, Rock Creek Athletics has acquired the varsity award jacket business assets from Daden Group, including the DeLong brand…
