REI has opened its annual process for awarding grants to non-profit trail building and maintenance organizations to the public for the first time…
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Western Mountain Resorts Summer Occupancy up 8 Percent
DestiMetrics reports that data through July 31 shows occupancy is up an aggregated eight percent for the months of May through October at 19 western mountain destination resorts it monitors…
Li-Ning’s Posts 1H Profit, Reports Stable Growth
China’s largest domestic athletic brand swung to a profit on double-digit sales growth in the first half, but reported more than half its accounts payable remain past due…
Adidas Snags NBA Star James Harden
Adidas AG has pried Houston Rockets player James Harden away from rival Nike with a multi-year, multi-million dollar endorsement deal that could pay him nearly as much per year as the Rockets, according to multiple media reports…
Bauer Hockey Signs Sabre’s Eichel
Bauer Hockey Inc. has signed Buffalo Sabre player Jack Eichel to its roster of athletes…
FGL Sports Q2 Comps Get Life from Hockey and Outdoor Banners
FGL Sports' same-store sales grew 4.8 percent in its fiscal second quarter as its Pro Hockey Life and Atmosphere outdoor stores chipped in with strong comparable store sales growth on top of another strong performance from its flagship Sport Check ch
Nordstrom Second Quarter Comps Rise 4.9 Percent
Nordstrom, Inc. net sales increased 9.2 percent in the quarter ended August 1, thanks to acquisitions, 33 new stores and a 4.9 percent increase in comparable sales…
Vista Outdoor Still in Hunt for Outdoor Rec Brands
Vista Outdoor Inc. remains in the hunt for human-powered outdoor recreation brands, Chairman and CEO Mark DeYoung told analysts during the company's earnings call last week…
Under Armour to Exhibit at PGA Shows
Under Armour has signed a multi-year participation agreement to exhibit at the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando and the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience in Las Vegas through 2018…
Vista Outdoor Inc. Reports Sequential Gains in Fiscal Q1
Vista Outdoor Inc., which acquired CamelBak Products Inc. and an SUP company last month, reported falling firearms and ammo caused its sales to decline 9 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended July 5 compared with a year earlier, but said sales and gro
FGL Sports Reports Solid Fiscal Q2 Comps Growth
FGL Sports' retail sales and same-store sales grew 6.8 percent and 4.8 percent respectively in the fiscal second quarter, compared with the same period last year, parent company Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC), Limited reported Thursday…
Madshus Opens Nominations for Scholarship
Madshus, a performance Nordic ski brand, has begun accepting nominations for the 2nd annual Peter Hale Memorial Scholarship Program…
Li-Ning Earns First Half Profit
Li-Ning Company Limited swung to a profit on double-digit sales growth in the first half ended June 30 thanks to 17.0 percent growth at its flagship Li Ning brand and a big reversal in impairment charges to it accounts receivables…
361 Degrees 1H Gains Will Help Fund U.S. and Snow Sports Ventures
Chinese sporting goods group 361 Degrees International Limited reported big earnings gains in the first half and said it will plow some of them into its fledgling U.S. running footwear business and taking on Columbia, The North Face and Mammut in its home
Zalando Reports Q2 Revenue Surprise, Ups Guidance
Zalando SE, which has emerged as Europe's leading online fashion retailer, upped its 2015 revenue forecast significantly to reflect a 34 percent increase in second quarter sales…
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