Timbuk2 announced its sponsorship of the 2014 and 2015 Red Hook Criterium Championship Series, the international three-part cycling race series with rounds in Brooklyn, Barcelona and Milan…
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Craft Signs Skier Marit Bjørgen
Craft, the Swedish functional sportswear brand, has signed the world’s best cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen to a 4-year contract…
Blundstone Hires SnL Communications for Public Relations
Blundstone, the original Chelsea boot brand since 1870 from Tasmania, Australia, has hired SnL Communications as its public relations firm…
Pivotal 5 Unveils New Branding for Lifeline
Pivotal 5, the maker of wellness and handheld fitness products, debuted new branding for its Lifeline USA products at the 33rd Annual International Heath, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) trade show Mar. 12th – 15th in San Diego. Lifeline joined
Epoch Lacrosse Partners with StringKing Lacrosse
Epoch Lacrosse has chosen StringKing Lacrosse to manufacture its game changing and patent pending Otter Mesh…
RECALL: Fitbit Activity-Tracking Wristband
One million of the popular Fitbit activity-tracking wristbands are being recalled due to a risk of skin irritation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Wednesday…
Under Armour Launches in Brazil
Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank joined Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack and MMA champion Georges St-Pierre hosted at a press event in São Paulo, Brazil to signal the brand’s launch in this booming economic region. Under Armour will be
Rack Room’s General Counsel Honored
The Charlotte Business Journal selected Rack Room Shoes’ General Counsel Peter Barr as a winner of the 2014 Corporate Counsel Awards, a program that honors the top in-house lawyers…
Lost Appoints EVP Sales, Marketing and Operations
Lost, the Southern California-based surfboard and apparel company, hired surf industry veteran and respected executive Dave Rosenberger as its EVP of sales, marketing and operations for its domestic, Canadian and Central American operations…
Urban Outfitters Reports Record Q4 Net Income
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN), a leading lifestyle specialty retail company operating under the Anthropologie, Bhldn, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, today announced record net income of $89 million and $282 million for the three months
Fox Factory’s Q4 Revenues Climb 15 Percent
Fox Factory Holding Corp., the maker of suspension products primarily for mountain bikes and other vehicles, reported
sales increased 15.3 percent in the fourth quarter, to $65.3 million compared to $56.6 million. The gains were driven by strong sales gro
Verde Adds Adrian Montgomery to Growing Bike Division
Adding extensive cycling industry marketing and public- relations experience to lead its growing bike division, Verde Brand Communications hired industry veteran Adrian Montgomery…
PHIT America Signs Gary Player as Celebrity Ambassador
PHIT America – the non-profit education and advocacy organization designed to combat the nation’s inactivity and obesity crisis – announced Gary Player, one of the greatest players in golf history, as a celebrity ambassador…
Worldwide Elects Members to Board of Directors
Worldwide, the independent retailer buying group, announced elections to their board of directors with new and returning members. Charlie Grigg of Grigg’s Enterprises in Pasco, WA, a long-time member, has returned to serve on the board for a three-y
Dick’s SG Rides Robust Comps to Strong Q4
Riding healthy same-store sales, better-than-expected margins and an acceleration of its e-commerce business, Dick’s Sporting Goods managed to report fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded its forecast provided last November…
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