New Balance said it will be launching the first running shoe with a 3D printed midsole. Through an exclusive collaboration with 3D Systems and their newly developed elastomeric powder, DuraForm Flex TPU, New Balance has made significant advancements…
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Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business Opens in UK
Lancaster University’s Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, named for the $3 billion-a-year UK sporting goods group, has officially opened…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Says Warm Weather Curbed Q3 Growth
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported net sales increased 9.4 percent in the quarter ended Oct. 31 as unseasonably warm weather cut into footwear and apparel sales and offset growth from new stores and continued improvement in non-hunting and
Fischer Skis U.S. Names Ryan Leach President and CEO
Fischer Skis U.S. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately-held Fischer Sports GmbH of Austria, named Ryan Leach as its president and CEO…
OIWC Awards Nominations Due Dec. 1
The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition’s issued its last call for nominations for leadership awards that will be announced in January 2016 and honored at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and Snowsport Industries Snow Show…
L.L.Bean to Open Third Ohio Location Near Cincinnati
L.L.Bean Inc., which opens its first two stores in Ohio this month, announced it will open a third in the state next fall in Kenwood, outside of Cincinnati…
New Study Catalogs Bike Initiatives in 70 Gobal Cities
The European Cyclists Federation and World Council on Cycling published a study showcasing the ambitions of 70 cities from around the world to increase their mode share of cycling…
Sport Chek Opens Flagships in Toronto
Sport Chek opened two new flagship stores in Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Square One Shopping Centre in Toronto…
Garmin to Modify SideVu Sonars in Wake of Ruling
While Garmin plans to appeal an ITC ruling saying that it infringed upon a Johnson Outdoor patent, it will modify the first-generation of its SideVu scanning sonars to address the the legal decision…
Adidas Signs Louisiana Tech
Adidas signed a five-year deal to sponsor Louisiana Tech across its 16 sports….
Skechers Claims Partial Victory in Converse Patent Ruling
Skechers USA Inc. claimed a partial victory Thursday in its patent infringement dispute with Nike Inc. subsidiary Converse Inc. relating to the Converse Chuck Taylor shoe…
New Presidents For Chaco, Lifestyle Group at Wolverine
Wolverine World Wide Inc. named Richie Woodworth as president of the its Lifestyle Group, which includes the Sperry, Stride Rite, Keds, and Hush Puppies brands. And it named Seth Cobb president of its Chaco brand…
U.S. International Trade Commission Validates Converse’s Intellectual Property
The Chief Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC) validated Converse's intellectual property rights in the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star and supported its right to enforcement, according to a statement from Converse…
Ruling Narrows Potential Import Ban of Chuck Taylor ‘Knockoffs’
A potential federal ban of imports of what Converse Inc. calls Chuck Taylor “knockoffs” narrowed considerably last week after an administrative law judge rejected the company’s assertion that it had acquired trademark rights to certain a
Chaco Gets New President
Wolverine Worldwide has named Seth Cobb as the new president of Chaco. Cobb has over 15 years of sales and brand leadership with Wolverine, most recently as vice president global consumer direct at Merrell…
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