Saucony to Focus on Elite Athletes, Overall Male Consumer
In fulfilling his vision of Saucony becoming the next great global athletic brand, company President Richie Woodworth noted that it is imperative for the company to do a better job attracting male customers. Speaking at the Annual Institutional Investor C
Fila Aiming to Become Fourth Largest Sports Brand
Fila is looking to become the world's fourth largest sports fashion brand in five years, its top executive said at a press conference in Korea. The goal is to more than double sales to reach $3 billion over that time frame. Fila Korea, the brand
Redcats USA to Close Call Center
Redcats USA, which owns the Sportsman's Guide, The Golf Warehouse, and other catalogs, said it will close its customer contact center located in Universal City, TX, on Dec. 18. A total of 490 jobs will be affected…
Converse Brings Back Star Chevron
Converse said the iconic Star Chevron logo will now be the primary logo on all Converse basketball footwear. The Weapon Evo, a basketball shoe evolved from the original Weapon, will be the first shoe to feature the logo again…
Reebok Product Manager Breaks Free Throw Records
Justin Kittredge, senior product manager for Reebok`s Basketball Division and president and founder of the basketball non-profit, Shooting Touch, Inc., achieved two new basketball world records. The first is for the amount of unassisted free throws ma
September Retail Sales Ex-Autos Rise 0.5%
The US Census Bureau announced that U.S. retail sales for the month of September decreased 1.5% from August, to $344.7 billion, and fell 5.7% year-over-year. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.5% in September, the second consecutive gain. Economists, on averag
Element 21 Names New CFO
Element 21 Golf Company a manufacturer of advanced Scandium Alloy golf and biofiber fishing equipment, has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer — Philip Clark, CA, CPA, CFA…
Study: Bike Injuries Becoming More Severe
The severity of injuries and time spent in hospitalized for bicycle injuries tended to increase in the past decade, according to the findings of a study from the University of Colorado, Denver. The number of chest injuries rose by 15 percent, while abdomi
Bioncon USA Headquarters/Demo Center Destroyed by Fire
Not quite two weeks after its official Labor Day weekend opening, the Bionicon USA Headquarters and Demo Center in the Kern River Valley suffered a devastating fire. The building, located on the main road in Wofford Heights, had undergone extensive renova
Birchwood Casey Names Product Development Specialist
Birchwood Casey recently announced the hiring of Ben Johnson as Product Development Specialist in the Sporting Goods Division…
RUAG Establishes New US Ammunition Company
RUAG Ammotec GmbH joined forces with Precision Ammunition LLC, aligning one of Europe’s largest ammunition manufacturers with a specialist in non-toxic, lead-free frangible ammunition strengthening its international position in the small caliber am
CenterStone Introduces Downloadable Functionality for B2B E-Commerce
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. has developed a Downloadable Electronic Order Form capability for use with their iVendix Software-as-a-Service (Saas) application. The functionality, which has been released and is live, will provide Sales Reps, Retail Buyer
Klean Kanteen to Support Breast Cancer Research
Klean Kanteen, the manufacturer of stainless steel water bottles, has partnered with the Breast Cancer Fund (BCF) once again to donate $4 of every online sale of all sizes of pink, Classic bottles in the month of October to the Breast Cancer Fund..
Backcountry.com Revamps Website
Backcountry.com has revamped its website. About a week ago, the e-tailer of outdoor gear switched to its “new fast and much sexier” search platform that includes features such as auto spell correct, autofill, a matching color pallete, and a sliding pric
Documentary Team Win Nau’s Inaugural $10,000 Grant 4 Change
A Seattle-based documentary team specializing in multimedia stories about people, nature and climate change received $10,000 in Nau's first-ever Grant 4 Change campaign, which ran from 7 July to 31 August. The two exposed the work of over 289 nominee
