Anta Sports Products Ltd. reported revenues declined 4.5 percent in its year ended Dec. 31, to 7.281 billion yuan ($1.18 billion) compared with 7.622 billion yuan in 2012…
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Bauer Performance Sports Appoints EVP, Hockey
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. hired Rich Wuerthele to serve as executive vice president of hockey, a newly created position within the BPS organization. He most recently worked for Newell Rubbermaid…
Skechers Raised $1MM Through Friendship Walk
The Skechers Foundation celebrated its fifth annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk with a check presentation ceremony on Thursday, February 27 at the Company’s world headquarters in Manhattan Beach, California. The Foundation presented its la

Reebok Revamps Logo
Reebok has unveiled its new brand mark – the Reebok Delta symbol. The branding change coincides with Reebok’s singular focus on fitness. The new Reebok Delta symbol represents the positive and transformative change that fitness can have on a person
Power Force Apparel Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Power Force Apparel LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 20. According to the petition filed in Alabama Northern Bankruptcy Court, listed more than $6 million in liabilities and $226,750 in assets…
Longstreth Sporting Goods Appoints Field Hockey Manager
Longstreth Sporting Goods announced that Allison Lokey has been hired as field hockey manager…
Anta Sports Signs Houston Rockets Forward Chandler Parsons
Anta Sports Products Limited has signed a basketball endorsement contract with Chandler Parsons, a rising star in the NBA and starting small forward of the Houston Rockets…
AGENDA Sees Brisk Traffic in Vegas
AGENDA, the trade show forum for action sports, surf, streetwear, lifestyle and footwear industries, headed to Sin City for the second consecutive year, taking over the Sands Expo in The Venetian/Palazzo Hotel. Following the success of AGENDA’s Long
Liberty Interactive’s E-Commerce Segment Sees Robust Q4 Growth
Liberty Interactive Corporation said revenues in its e-Commerce Businesses segment, which includes Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, increased 8 percent to $487 million for the fourth quarter and 12 percent to $1.7 billion for the year…
Vibram Appoints Marketing Director
Vibram appointed John McMahon as director of marketing. McMahon has over 15 years of marketing expertise in the footwear and athletic apparel industry, including several years at Reebok…
Golf Rounds Slide in January
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were down 3.6 percent in January 2014 compared to January 2013…
Asics to Sponsor Mammoth Track Club
Asics America has become title sponsor of the Mammoth Track Club, one of the country’s most respected running clubs. The club has hosted some of America’s top distance runners, boasting 12 Olympians, 12 World Cross Country medals, 23 national
Hoka One One Adds More Elite Runners to Athlete Roster
Hoka One One has added Olympic Marathoner Magdalena Lewy-Boulet and All-American Miler Nicole Schappert to the brand’s squad of elite runners…
Evolv Sports Adds Alex Johnson to Climbing Team
Footwear manufacturer Evolv Sports added Alex Johnson to its climbing team. Johnson has been a prominent force in the climbing community for over a decade…
Adidas Outdoor Signs High-Altitude Alpinist Don Bowie
Adidas Outdoor announced Canadian born, high-altitude alpinist Don Bowie will join its team of athletes. Bowie has been climbing for the past 18 years…