According to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit Report, Snow Sports market sales reached $2.26 billion in January with a 0.4% gain in dollars sold compared with August through January last season. Significant declines in the West and Nor
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Deuter USA Hires The Walton Works as PR Agency
Deuter USA has hired The Walton Works as their public relations connector effective immediately…
Craig Williams acquires Body Bar
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Yue Yuen’s Sales Grew 5.6% in February
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Forzani Named Official Partner of CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) announced a three year partnership with The Forzani Group Ltd. as an Official Partner of the CJGA….
New Era Cap to Sponsor Pinstripe Bowl
New Era Cap Co. Inc. will be the title sponsor of the first-ever college football bowl game to be held at Yankee Stadium…
Is Toning Footwear a Trend or Fad?
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New Balance Honored by Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council
Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council has honored New Balance with a Run Walk Ride Pacesetter Award for Best Sponsorship Activation for the company's marketing program which celebrated New Balance's 20 year partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cu
Payless ShoeSource to Launch Beauty Products
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Target Announces Debut of Shaun White Shoes
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Payless Launches Champion Toning Footwear Collection
Payless ShoeSource announced the launch of Champion Fitness, a line of toning shoes for women ranging in price from $25 to $40…
Perry Ellis to Distribute Top-Flite Apparel at Kmart
Perry Ellis International reached an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporation to distribute a full collection of golf apparel under the Top-Flite brand at Kmart stores in the U.S. The Top-Flite brand is property of Callaway Golf and is licensed for appar
Columbia Sportswear to Open Chicago Store
Columbia Sportswear Co. has scheduled the opening of its fifth U.S. Columbia branded store Friday, March 12 on Chicago's Magnificent Mile…
Nautilus to Incur Charge to Shed Commercial Business
Nautilus Inc. expects to incur charges of $13.5 million in connection with its previously announced plan to shed its commercial business division, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It expects $4 million in cash
Acushnet to Appeal Tokyo Court Ruling
The Acushnet Co., the parent of Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra, plans to appeal a Tokyo court's decision that its Japanese division infringed on the copyrights of Japan's Bridgestone Sports Company with its Titleist balls…
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