Cabela’s Names VP of Merchandising, Great Outdoors

Cabela’s Inc. hired Scott Frnka as vice president of merchandising – General Outdoors. Frnka, most recently vice president of Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Field and Stream Division, brings more than 15 years of retail merchandising experience

Nike Tech Product Manager Returns to Apple

Michael Tchao, most recently general manager of Nike Techlab/Nike+, has joined Apple Inc. as vice president of product marketing, according to numerous media reports. Nike's Techlab, its technology arm, designed the Nike+ armbands and sneakers that i

301Sports.com Merges with GetTeamGear.com

301Sportsonline.com said it merged with GetTeamGear.com to form a newly named company, 301Sports.com. The new online sporting goods retailer headquartered in Washington, Utah, focuses on baseball and softball equipment…

Homegamers to Open Stores in Philadelphia

HomeGamers, a mall-based franchise concept, will open three stores in the Philadelphia market next year. It currently has two in Westminster, MD, and Waldorf, MD. HomeGamers boasts a 6,000 square foot plus showroom featuring full lines of licensed sportin

Textile Groups Urge U.S. to Act on Honduras

U.S. trade associations representing the fiber, textile, apparel, import, and retail industries wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to take immediate steps to restore stability in Honduras. In the letter, the groups said that the curre

Hibbett Sports Honored by State of Alabama

Hibbett Sports, Inc. announced that Alabama Governor Bob Riley has proclaimed Tuesday, September 29, 2009, Hibbett Sports Day for the state of Alabama. Governor Riley's declaration cited Hibbett Sports' contributions to the community through the

Canadian Trade Group Finds No Injury From Footwear Dumping

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found that the dumping of waterproof footwear and waterproof footwear in nearly finished form from the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam had not caused and was not threatening t

Nike Ranks Seventh in Newsweek’s Green List

Nike ranked seventh in Newsweek's environmental ranking of America's 500 largest corporations. Among other vendors in the sporting goods space, only Garmin, which ranked 374; VF Corp., 393, made the list. Foot Locker was the only athletics retai

Acushnet Assists in Breakup of Counterfeit Ring

The ringleader of a wide ranging criminal conspiracy involving the sale of counterfeit golf equipment pled guilty to various charges, including conspiracy and counterfeiting, in a London court last week, according to a statement from Acushnet Co…