Injinji, the maker of the patented five-toe-sleeve Performance Toesock for runners and fitness enthusiasts, welcomed back outside sales rep Travis McMaster to the Injinji team…
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OBIT: James Gorman
James T. Gorman, a former University of Oregon runner during the Prefontaine days who went on the work for Nike, Adidas, Puma, Diadora and Columbia Sportswear, has passed away. According to an obituary provided by the Chesmore Funeral Home in Hopkinton, M
Let It Fly Partners with Allen Iverson
Let It Fly Performance, the sports performance technology brand started by NBA two-time world champion Mike Miller of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is partnering with NBA legend Allen Iverson to design and manufacture a limited edition collection of basketball
Fanatics Appoints CFO
Fanatics, Inc. named Lauren Cooks Levitan as its chief financial officer. She was co-founder and managing partner at Moxie Capital…
Teva Collaborates with National Forest on Collection
Teva, a division of Deckers Brands, has partnered with National Forest, a design firm and creative consultancy founded by artists and designers Steven Harrington and Justin Krietemeyer, on two new webbing designs for its Originals collection…
Under Armour Establishes New Non-Voting Class C Common Stock
Under Armour, Inc. announced that its board of directors unanimously approved the creation of a new class of non-voting common stock, the class C common stock. The move is designed to ensure founder and CEO Kevin Plank retains control over the company…
Garmont Appoints Director of Operations
Garmont International Srl appointed Marco Sancandi to the newly created position of director of operations. In this position, Sancandi will play a significant role in long-term planning…
Under Armour Launches 2nd Annual Search For Top Youth Athletes
Under Armour kicked off its 2nd Annual Team UA NEXT campaign to find the NEXT generation of Under Armour athletes. Boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 12…
Moody’s Downgrades Quiksilver’s Debt Ratings
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Quiksilver Inc.'s Corporate Family Rating to Caa2 from B3 and Probability of Default Rating to Caa2-PD from B3-PD…
RILA Urges TPA Support
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve H.R. 1314, a bill to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and extend Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation…
Onitsuka Tiger Collaborates with Japanese Textile Brand Makumo
Lifestyle brand Onitsuka Tiger has partnered with Japanese textile brand Makumo on a first-of-its-kind collaboration that will feature a capsule collection of three shoes to be released this summer with options for both men and women…
Modell’s Opens Location in Clark, NJ
Modell’s Sporting Goods opened its second location of 2015 in New Jersey with the grand opening of its newest location at 1255 Raritan Rd. in Clark, NJ, bringing its total to 154 storefronts…
Active Ride Shop Launches Collective Vision Contest
Last Saturday, Active Ride Shop and Vans united to unveil the Collective Vision Contest and show support to the local community at the Active Bakersfield Grand Opening Event. Working closely with seven schools in the Bakersfield community,…
Lids Renews Deal as Official Retail Operator of Dodgers Clubhouse
Lids Clubhouse, a division of Indianapolis-based Lids Sport Group, has renewed its agreement as the exclusive operator of the Dodgers Clubhouse store at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles…
Remington Outdoor Announces Changes To Senior Leadership
Remington Outdoor Company Chairman and CEO George Kollitides stepped down in a major shakeup that has resulted in the appointment of a co-lead director as president, CEO and interim chairman…
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