Speedo extended its long-time partnership with swimming superstar Michael Phelps through 2013. As part of Phelps’ new Speedo deal, the brand will donate $10,000 to the Michael Phelps Foundation for every World Record Phelps sets; Phelps has committe
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Skis.com Capitalizes from Online Videos
Skis.com announced that the expansion of the website's online video library has helped the company to increase customer conversion rates as well as the number of visitors to the online ski retailer's site…
L.L. Bean Opens Home Store
L.L.Bean will celebrated the grand opening of its new Home store in Freeport, September 12-13. The store is designed with an old-time general store feel and features unique lighting, tin ceilings and custom fixtures made from locally reclaimed and recycle
Spyder Appoints Backbone Media to Manage Public Relations
Spyder Active Sports Inc. has retained Backbone Media of Carbondale, Colorado to handle its public relations efforts…
CHL, WHL and Reebok Hockey launch new EDGE Uniform System
The Canadian Hockey League, in association with Reebok Hockey, announced the league-wide launch of the Reebok EDGE Uniform System for the top major junior hockey league in the world. Each of the CHL's 60 teams introduced new home and away EDGE jersey
Neiman Marcus Q4 Loss Widens On Impairment Charge
Neiman Marcus Group Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened to $168.5 million, compared with a $35.6 million loss a year earlier. The latest results included $143.1 million in impairment charges, while the prior-year results had $31.3 million in im
Gap’s Piperlime.com Expands into Apparel
Piperlime.com, the Gap Inc.'s shoe and handbags e-retail site, is expanded its product offerings to women’s apparel…
Spy Optics Names Snow Segment Manager
Spy Optics has brought Kevin Casillo on as the new snow segment manager for the brand. After seven years as a professional snowboarder for Grenade, in 2007, he went behind the scenes at Grenade to run the team, marketing and events…
Timberland Apparel Showroom Awarded LEED Certification
Timberland Apparel's 12,945-square-foot interior showroom renovation project has achieved LEED CI version 2.0 Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council…
Helly Hansen Names CMO, Plots Retail Expansion
Helly Hansen appointed former Timberland marketing exec Erik Burbank as its global head of marketing. The hiring comes as the Norwegian outdoor clothing brand revealed plans to ramp up its retail expansion efforts, particularly in opening up flagship stor
Yue Yuen’s Sales Drop 8.2% in August
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd. reported revenue fell 8.2% in August from a year earlier to US$386.4 million from $421.1 million…
ICAA Appoints Hald as Development Director
The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has appointed Patrick Hald to lead the association's president of business development. Hald joins ICAA from FreeMotion Fitness, where he held the position of president and chief operating officer…
WFSGI Appoints New Committee Members
The WFSGI (World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry) has appointed 4 members for two of its committees. Bruno Barth (Switcher), Klaus Hohenegger (Odlo) and Roman Stepek (Kjus) are becoming members of the CSR Committee (Corporate Social Responsibili
Canada Goose selects CenterStone’s B2B E-Commerce Solution
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced that Canada Goose has selected the company’s iVendix Software-as-a-Service (Saas) application. When the iVendix B2B solution goes “live” later this fall, the Canadian manufacturer of down jackets
Dick’s SG Launches Mobile Site at Dallas Cowboy’s New Stadium
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. launched its new mobile site past Labor Day weekend on the world's largest HDTV video board at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium. The retailer said it was the first time a stadium video billboard had offered this level o
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