Broder Bros., Co., continued its distribution center expansion program by opening a new 415,000 square foot facility in Lewisberry, PA., less than 10 miles from Harrisburg…
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Poulos Joins Prince as Global Category Director for Footwear
Prince Sports, Inc. has hired former Nike and Adidas executive George Poulos as the company’s new Global Category Director in charge of footwear. In his new role, Poulos will be responsible for refining and managing Prince’s implementation of the company’
Sports Chalet Opens Two Stores in Arizona
Sport Chalet, Inc. opened two stores in Arizona, its 50th and 51st stores. With these two openings, Sport Chalet will have seven stores in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area…
UA’s Kevin Plank Sells Stock
Under Armour, Inc. announced that Kevin Plank, chairman and CEO of Under Armour, filed a Form 4 with the SEC to report the sale of 1.5 million shares of stock, or about 10% of his holdings. The filing that on November 1, Plank and his family foundation an
Canada’s Athletes World Files for Bankruptcy
Athletes World Ltd., with 138 athletic footwear and clothing stores in Canada, has filed for bankruptcy. According to court documents filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the retailer owes creditors $152.3 million, including about $115-million
Dick’s Officially Launches Nike ACG
Dick's Sporting Goods formally announced the launch of Nike ACG outdoor brand as an exclusive in its stores. The retailer had said the deal was in the works during its Q2 conference call, but has provided few details on the roll out. the NIKE ACG lin
NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame
Ron Kruse, Hayden's Athletic; Augie Nieto, Life Fitness and Octane Fitness; the late Kihachiro Onitsuka, Asics Corp.; and the late Randy Renfrow, Fitness Resource, were elected the NSGA's Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. The four new member
Report: Starbucks Exec to Become Converse CMO
Converse is expected to name Geoff Cottrill, VP-global entertainment at Starbucks, as its new chief marketing officer, according to a report from Brandweek. He will replace VP and global marketing director, Dave Maddocks, who left the company over the sum
Report: PrAna May Be Sold In Package
PrAna, which is owned by Liz Claiborne, may be sold as a package with three other women's brands: Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracy, Sigrid Olsen, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. The fashion paper reported that the Regatta division of Hon
NikeID Studio Opens in London
Nike Inc. opened a new NikeID Studio in its NikeTown store in central London. The store follows the opening of NikeID installations in New York, Paris and Osaka, Japan. The London location features a touch screen in the front window of the store where con
Under Armour Opens First Store
Under Armour Inc. on Thursday will open its first retail location at the newly expanded Westfield Annapolis Mall in Maryland. The 4,500-square-foot store is made to look like what's underground at a stadium and is intentionally designed to recreate t
Pacific Sunwear Hires Financo as Financial Advisor
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. has retained Financo, Inc. as its financial advisor to identify and explore strategic alternatives for the company's 154 demo stores. On October 24, PacSun announced its intention to explore strategic alternatives
Bob Corliss Becomes CEO of Utix
Robert J. Corliss, former president/CEO at The Athlete's Foot, became CEO and president of Utix Group, Inc, a leading prepaid gift tickets provider. Corlis resigned from The Athlete's Foot in May following the sale of the franchisor to NexCen Br
Diesel Brings Footwear In House
Diesel has terminated its U.S. footwear licensing agreement with Global Brand Marketing Inc., according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. Men's, women's and children's footwear distribution will become part of the Diesel U.S. subsi
Escalade Sports Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
Escalade Sports, in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, plans to donate ten percent of the retail price of every unit of its new Step Pink Special Edition Home Trainer to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to support breast cancer research. Th
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