Sportsman's Warehouse is expanding its operations to include a new retail location in Fresno, CA planned to open in the spring of 2015…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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Academy Sports To Open Third Baton Rouge Area Store
Academy Sports + Outdoors will open a store in Denham Springs, LA, just outside of Baton Rouge. Academy also announced the renewal of its multi-year partnerships with the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers…
Timberland Appoints New Brand President
Timberland promoted Stewart Whitney to brand president effective Oct. 5, 2014. Whitney led Timberland’s growth in the Asia Pacific region since 2008. He will report to Patrik Frisk, who has held the position since the brand’s 2011 acquisition
Black Diamond Completes Sale of Gregory
Black Diamond, Inc. completed the asset sale of its Gregory Mountain Products, LLC brand for $84.1 million to Samsonite LLC…
Rocky Brands Sees Double-Digit Q2 Growth
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported second quarter net sales increased 15.8 percent to $68.8 million, led double digit gains by its Work, Western, and Hunting categories. Earnings were slightly down…
Verde Bolsters Growth With Four New Hires
Verde Brand Communications made four new hires this month. They include Lars-Erik Johnson as account manager, Whitney Coombs as key account coordinator, Chris Primavera as account coordinator and Jenn Neubert as operations coordinator…
Spy Appoints VP of NA Sales
Spy Inc. promoted Charlie Ninegar to vice president of North American sales…
Skechers Q2 Revenues Surge 37 Percent
Skechers USA, Inc. reported second quarter sales jumped 37.1 percent to $587.1 million, led by double-digit increases in its domestic wholesale business and its international wholesale business as well as a 13.9 percent same-store hike at its company-owne
Red Fox to Sponsor USA Pro Challenge
Red Fox Wireless, the maker of wireless audio headphones and accessories, announced its partnership with the USA Pro Challenge professional cycling race…
USA Swimming Launches New Campaign
Ten industry partners, including USA Swimming, are collaborating on a summer-long campaign called SwimToday, led by five-time Olympian and 12-time medalist, Dara Torres. The lighthearted campaign proclaims swimming as “the funnest sport there is” and show
Macy’s, Inc. Reports New Steps to Enhance Sustainability
Macy’s, Inc. reported a series of new initiatives in its multi-year strategic program to enhance environmental sustainability. They are consistent with the company’s sustainability principles first adopted in 2008 and implemented with increasi
HanesBrands Q2 Earnings Climb
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion, Hanes and Gear for Sports, reported net sales increased 12 percent to $1.34 billion, adjusted operating profit excluding actions increased 27 percent to $231 million, and adjusted diluted EPS excluding actions increase

Skechers Signs Demi Lovato
Skechers signed Demi Lovato, multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress, to appear in the footwear company’s global marketing and social media campaigns through 2016. Lovato, known for hit singles, “Give Your Heart a Break”, 
Report: Dick’s SG Fires Golf Pros
Dick's Sporting Goods fired all its professionals that worked in their golf sections, according to a report from ESPN…
Competitor Group Appoints Meb Keflezighi VP of Running
Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI) named Meb Keflezighi its first vice president of running, effective immediately. The Boston Marathon winner will develop CGI's training content and directly contribute to the company's overall growth in the running i