Americans who participated in athletics during their school years were more likely to attend college and earn higher incomes, according to a new Harris Poll…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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SDSI Appoints Bob Rief as Executive Director
SD Sport Innovators (SDSI), a nonprofit business accelerator that connects and drives the growth of Southern California’s sports and active lifestyle (SAL) economy, said Bob Rief has joined the organization as its executive director…
Phoenix Footwear’s Q4 Revenues Climb
Phoenix Footwear, the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 28.0 percent to $5.6 million…
Gander Mountain Hires Hardlines Merchandiser
Gander Mountain has hired Jay Tibbets, formerly at ATK Sporting Group, as vice president of hardlines merchandising…
Vasque to Sponsor Chuckanut 50K
Vasque has signed on as the footwear sponsor of the Chuckanut 50K in Fairhaven, WA…
SKLZ Launches Campaign Featuring Evan Longoria
SKLZ has launched its ‘Prepare to Be Ready’ campaign for baseball, featuring 3X MLB All-Star and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria…
Primaloft Appoints Manager of Creative Services
PrimaLoft Inc. promoted Victoria Lee to manager of creative services, which extends her global creative and branding duties across the entire organization…
Saucony Joins Rod Dixon to Fight Obesity
Saucony said the Saucony Run for Good Foundation has renewed its partnership with Rod Dixon and the legendary runner's KidsMarathon Foundation to help ensure that even more children have opportunities to be physically active…
CW-X Signs Elite Runner
The Wacoal Sports Science Corp. said its CW-X performance apparel brand has added elite runner, Carlos Trujillo, to Team CW-X…
HanesBrands Supports United Way
HanesBrands announced that the company and its employees raised $2.27 million for the United Way of Forsyth County as part of another award-winning employee campaign in 2014…
Urban Outfitters’ Comps Grow 6 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 increased 12 percent over the same quarter last year to a record $1.01 billion. Comparable retail segment net sales, which include its comparable direct-to-consumer channel, incre
Nike+ Adds Support for Garmin, TomTom Running Watches
Nike announced collaborations fitness wearable makers, providing deeper integration of the Nike+ running app with select partner apps to reach runners around the globe. Announced collaborators include Garmin, TomTom, Wahoo Fitness, and Netpulse…
Fixing NA Becomes Top Priority for Adidas in 2015
Capping off a challenging year, Adidas AG significantly widened its fourth-quarter loss. The net loss came in at €140 million ($155 million), compared with a loss of €10 million for same period the year before…
Foot Locker’s Q4 Comps Jump 10 Percent
Foot Locker, Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 18.0 percent to $146 million, or $1.01 a share, easily eclipsing Wall Street's target. Comparable-store sales jumped 10.2 Percent. The company's annual sales and profit were the highest eve
Dick’s SG Launches “Who Will You Be?” Brand Campaign
Dick's Sporting Goods launched a a new brand campaign. “Who Will You Be?” debut Mar. 4 on television and digital platforms during ESPN's College Basketball Championship Week…
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