Active Ride Shop and Tengram Capital Partners appointed Chris Miller to its board of directors…
Author: Thomas J. Ryan
Thomas J. Ryan
Senior Business Editor | SGB Media
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West Marine Lowers Earnings Outlook
West Marine, Inc. said EBITDA for fiscal 2014 is now expected to be approximately $22 million to $23 million versus previously-issued guidance of $27.5 million to $30.0 million. Same-store sales grew 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter…
NRF: One in 10 Super Bowl Viewers to Purchase Team Merchandise
More than one in 10 of the 184 million people expected to watch Super Bowl XLIX will spend money on apparel and accessories licensed by the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, according to a Super Bowl Spending Survey conducted for the National Ret
Cycle Gear Sold to PE Group
Cycle Gear, Inc., a leading provider of motorcycle apparel, parts and accessories with 112 stores in 34 states, has been sold to J.W. Childs Associates, L.P.. The buyout firm acquired majority interest from Harvest Partners, LP…
Farm to Feet Selects Canadian Distributor
Farm to Feet has selected Sport Dinaco of Lachine, QC, Canada, to distribute its 100 percent American socks in Canada…
RECALL: Johnson Health Tech Training Machines
About 140 Matrix Fitness Strength Training Machines from Johnson Health Tech is being recalled. The handle attachment can detach during use and hit the user…
Gatorade National Honors Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA Today High School Sports, named Grant Fisher of Grand Blanc High School (Grand Blanc, Mich.) as its 2014-15 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year…
Report: Under Armour to Sign University of Cincinnati
Under Armour will replace Adidas as the uniform provider for the University of Cincinnati, according to cincinnati.com…
Gildan Activewear Signs Exclusive Partnership with Mossy Oak
Gildan Activewear Inc. signed an exclusive partnership with Mossy Oak to produce a variety of items in the activewear, underwear and socks categories…

Under Armour Expands Partnership with Jordan Spieth
Under Armour announced a comprehensive, 10-year partnership extension with professional golfer Jordan Spieth, who is the first golfer to…
STX Signs World’s Top Men’s Field Hockey Player
Baltimore-based STX, LLC signed a multi-year contract with all-time Euro Hockey League top scorer Jeroen Hertzberger. The deal will extend through the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro…
Tough Mudder Expands Events for 2015
Tough Mudder will launch new obstacles, corporate partnerships and its Urban Mudder series in 2015 as well as expand into Mexico…
Fanatics to Offer Trackside Shopping in NASCAR Deal
Fanatics has acquired exclusive rights from NASCAR and NASCAR Team Properties (NTP) that will make the company the primary retailer of NASCAR, team and driver merchandise at all 38 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekends beginning…
Skechers Launches Central Eastern Europe Subsidiary
Skechers USA, Inc. is transitioning its business in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) from third-party distributors to a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Skechers CEE, Kft…
Stance to Make NBA All-Star Game Socks
Stance, known for its innovative, artistic sock designs, announced that it will be the official oncourt supplier of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game…