UK-based JD Sports Fashion PLC reported sales of £1.33 billion ($2.1 bn) for the yeard ended Feb. 1, up 5.7 percent from the prior fiscal years with a strong performance at its Sports business and a turn around at its Outdoor business offsetting mounting
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France’s GO Sport Group Reports Comps Decline Slowed in Q1
France’s GO Sport Group saw gradual improvement in same-store sales, strong performance for GO Sport Poland and nearly flat sales at its Courir stores in the first quarter ended March 31…
Chaco Signs on as Platinum Sponsor of Outsiders Ball
Chaco has signed on as a platinum level partner of the Outdoor Foundation’s Outsiders Ball, which raised nearly $400,000 on the even or Outdoor Retailer Summer Market last year for programs that inspire a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts, champ
TomTom to Use Mio Technology in Sport Watch
TomTom has become the second company after Adidas to license Mio Global’s patented heart rate technology in a sport watch…
Utah Bike Summit Slated for April 25 in Salt Lake City
The sixth annual Utah Bike Summit will be held Friday, April 25, when citizens, riders, cycling advocates, government officials and representatives from some of the world's biggest bike brands will gather to discuss, plan and promote the efforts to m
Backyard Collective Slated for Oakland, CA April 24
The Conservation Alliance will hold its second Backyard Collective event of 2014 on Thursday, April 24, in Oakland, CA. The event will team up employees of Alliance members with East Bay Regional Parks District to…
IMG and The Color Run Renew Global Partnership
IMG and The Color Run, LLC have extended their agreement to expand the popular 5K race event series into dozens of countries across Europe, the Middle East and Asia…
Swedish Ski Resort Operator to Launch Major E-Commerce Store
Skistar, Sweden’s largest operator of ski resorts, said it will launch a major e-commerce site for skis, snowboards and other mountain sports products this autumn in a bid to monetize the traffic already hitting its site looking for adventure travel
Easton-Bell Sports Inc. Is Now BRG Sports Inc.
Easton-Bell Sports Inc., which owns the Bell, Riddell, Giro, Blackburn and Easton Cycling brands, has officially changed its name to BRG Sports, Inc…
JD Sports Reports Turn Around at Outdoor Banners
UK-based retailer JD Sports Fashion PLC said its Outdoor Division broke even in the six months ended Feb. 2 and that it expects the trend to continue…
Bicycling Magazine Gets New Publisher
Rodale Inc. has named Zack Grice as the new publisher of Bicycling magazine effective immediately. Grice takes on the role amid a surge in sales and circulation growth at the magazine, where he has worked for 16 years…
U.S. Forest Service Finalizes Policy to Promote Year-Round Recreation on Ski Areas
The U.S. Forest Service finalized policy guidelines that will open opportunities for ski areas to promote year-round recreation activities that are natural resource-based and that will create additional jobs for communities with ski areas on the National
Wearable Tech Conference and Expo Expands to Larger Location
TMC is relocating the Wearable Tech Conference & Expo III to the Javits Convention Center in New York City to accomodate attendee and vendor growth. Fitness and Sports Technology (FAST) Conference II, held on July 22, 2014, will also be moving to the Javi
Stanley Names Former REI Brand Manager to VP Position
Kelly Kraus, former director of private brand management at REI, has been hired as vice president for Stanley, the 100-year-old beverage container brand. She will be responsible for overseeing key functions including…
NRF to Create Site for Retailers to Monitor Cyber Security Threats
The National Retail Federation is moving forward with the creation of a program that will provide retailers access to information on cybersecurity threats identified by retailers, government and law enforcement agencies and partners in the financial servi
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