Aetrex Worldwide Inc. has sold its Apex Foot Health & Wellness division to Orthotic Holdings Inc. and does business as Apex Foot Heath Industries LLC…
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Newton Running to Open Flagship Store in Boulder
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RECALL: Flow Snowboard Bindings
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Escalade’s Robert Griffin to Resign from Board
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Garmin Signs First Snowboarders
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Under Armour Signs Dutch Footballer Memphis Depay
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Pensole Pensole Footwear Design Academy Raises $4MM in Funding
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SOLS Raises $11.1M Series B Funding
SOLS, a developer of mass customized 3D printed footwear, completed an $11.1 million Series B funding round to boost its consumer product pipeline…
Zumiez EVP of Stores Retires
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Weyco’s Q4 Revenues Jump 21 Percent
Weyco Group, Inc., the parent of Bogs, reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $95.3 million, an increase of 21 percent from 2013 net sales of $78.5 million.. Bogs wholesale revenues surged 69 percent…
Boot Barn Prices Secondary Offering
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. priced its secondary offering of 5.42 million shares of the company's common stock at a price of $23.50 per share…
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