The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents employers at America’s 29 West Coast ports, asked Monday for federal mediation in its contract negotiations with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)…
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Crocs Chooses Blackstone Director as Next CEO
A year after taking $200 million in private equity from Blackstone, Crocs Inc named one of investment group's two Crocs directors as its CEO…
Adidas Bests Nike to Secure Deal with the Sun Devils
Adidas edged out incumbent Nike and rival Under Armour last week in a deal with the Devils. The German sporting goods giant said it agreed to pay Arizona State University a minimum of $33.8 million in cash and product to become the Sun Devils' offici
November Data Suggest Rockies Resorts Will See Big Gains This Winter
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month, although the outlook was much rosier for the Rockies than the Far West, according to Denver-b
Brown Shoe Divests Shoes.com, Focuses on Famous Footwear
Hard-charging Canadian entrepreneur Roger Harding acquired his third online shoe retailer since July last week by snapping up Shoes.com from Brown Shoe Company, which said the deal will allow it to focus more on enhancing omnichannel initiatives at Famous
Amazon Prime Launches 1-Hour Delivery Service in Manhattann
Amazon.com, Inc. launched Prime Now in select areas of Manhattan in New York City Thursday. The service offers Amazon Prime members free two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials through a mobile app. One-hour delivery is available for $7
Stonewear Hires Treehouse Communications
Stonewear has hired Treehouse Communications in a bid to advance re-branding efforts and heighten product awareness as it launches a new logo and FW15 product collection targeting its core audience of adventurous, independent women…
POC and Volvo to Demo Collision Avoidance System at CES
POC, Volvo and Ericsson will present technology at International CES in Las Vegas Jan. 6-9 that offers proximity alerts to Volvo car drivers and cyclists to prevent collisions responsible for 50,000 cyclist fatalities and injuries in the United States eve
Nike Takes ACG Subrand Urban
Nike Inc. rebooted its Nike ACG – or All Conditions Gear sub-brand – as NikeLab ACG last week with an urban aesthetic it hopes will catch on in global fashion capitals. The launch marked a big departure for AGC, which has struggled to get a foothold in th
Intersport Switzerland Grew FY14 Profit Amid Dealer Attrition
Intersport PSC Holding AG, which owns the Intersport retail franchise in Switzerland, cut its way to higher profits in fiscal 2014 after a lack of snow and dealer attrition caused its sales to decline. It expects sales to continue declining in fiscal 2015
Athletic, Outdoor Brands Excelling at Fulfillment
Cabela's, Nike and Under Armour were among 10 online retailers that earned spots on the Kurt Salmon Santa’s Good List for Holiday Shipping for speedily delivering multi-unit Cyber Monday orders…
Oboz Footwear Hires Gustafson to Lead Product Development
Oboz Footwear hired Derek Gustafson to lead its product development team in Bozeman, MT in early December. The change marks a homecoming for Gustafson, a Bozeman native who spent the last eight years working with Black Diamond Equipment in Salt Lake City,
Kinetic to Provide Trainers to Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
Kinetic will provide Slipstream Sports' UCI WorldTour team, which will compete under the Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling banner in 2015 with their choice of trainers for the next two years, including a fleet of trainers for the team to use at each race
Travel and Tourism Spending Decelerated in Q3
Real spending on travel and tourism decelerated in the third quarter of 2014, increasing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent after increasing 3.3 percent (revised) in the second quarter. Real gross domestic product (GDP) also decelerated, increasing 3.9 perc
EOG Works to Lure New Retailers to ISPO Munich 2015
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and ISPO announced details of a new orientation program designed to lure new retailers to the massive trade show. The program aims to attract outdoor retailers who have never attended ISPO and ensure they get the most from
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