Adidas raised its full-year earnings forecast after strong sales around the World Cup as well as a resurgence at Reebok helped drive up second-quarter revenues and profit. Group sales in North America grew 8% on a currency-neutral basis, driven by a 7% sa
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Asics America Sales Rise More than 17% in 1H
Asics America Corporation said sales grew more than 17% in the first half. For the second quarter (April-June) all categories are seeing double-digit growth, which is in line with the momentum from the first quarter of 2010…
Columbia Sportswear to Acquire OutDry Technologies
Columbia Sportswear Company signed an agreement to acquire OutDry Technologies S.r.l., which owns the intellectual property and other assets comprising the OutDry brand and related business, via a cash purchase from Nextec S.r.l., based near Milan, Italy.
Filson Partners with Levi’s on Workwear Collection
Levi's announced a new design partnership and exclusive menswear collection with Seattle-based outdoors outfitter Filson. The Levi's Workwear by Filson range of men's apparel utilizes Levi's workwear origins and silhouettes, while util
Johnson Health Tech N.A. Names Nathan Pyles President
Johnson Health Tech North America named Nathan Pyles president. Pyles, who has been with the company for 17 years, takes over for the departing Chris Clawson. In addition, Bob Zande, who has served as JHTNA's CFO since January 2009, has been promoted
Harrow Sports Introduces Volleyball Gear
Harrow Sports, a Denver-based manufacturer of athletic equipment and apparel, announced the addition of volleyball to its lineup of equipment and apparel. The collection included uniforms, teamwear, bags, accessories, and footwear…
Victoria’s Secret to Launch Co-Branded NFL Line
Victoria's Secret PINK announced the launch of an exclusive assortment of officially licensed merchandise with the National Football League…
Boa Technology Names VP of Sales
Boa Technology, maker of the Boa Lacing System, announced the addition of Chuck Mason as the new vice president of sales…
Sport Chalet Shrinks Q1 Loss
Sport Chalet reported first-quarter sales increased 0.4% to $79.7 million from $79.4 million a year ago. The increase is primarily due to improvements in the Team Sales and Ecommerce Divisions partially offset by a slight decrease in comparable store sale
R.G. Barry Licenses Dearfoams for Apparel
R.G. Barry signed a license giving Olivet International the exclusive right to use the Dearfoams name on sleepwear, active wear and accessories…
Patagonia CEO Casey Sheahan to Headline RILA Sustainability Conference
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced that Casey Sheahan, CEO of Patagonia, will present at RILA's annual Environmental Sustainability and Compliance Conference (ESCC), September 22-24, 2010 in San Diego, California…
Golf Rounds Slide in June
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds for the U.S, were down 2.1% in June versus June 2009 and are now down 2.7% on a YTD basis…
NSSF Provides $231,796 in Grants to Shooting Ranges
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded grants totaling $231,796 to nine shooting facilities through its Range Partnership Grant Program…
JAM Media/LWA PR Form Partnership
Two boutique PR agencies, JAM Media Collective of San Francisco and LWA PR of Portland, Oregon, announced a joint partnership to offer their clients product placement, entertainment marketing, corporate and internal communications services…
K2 Sports Names O’Shea Apparel Product Director for Zoot Sports
K2 Sports named Shawn O'Shea to the newly created position of director of apparel for its Zoot Sports division. O'Shea has more than 14 years of leadership experience in the performance apparel market. Most recently he served as Category Manager
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