City Sports, the Boston-based specialty sporting goods retailer, has renewed their partnership with the Boston Triathlon. City Sports will co-produce two training clinics for first-time triathletes…
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Lids Renews Rights to MLB Players Custom Embroidery
Lids Sports Group announced a licensing agreement extension with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) granting the retailer licensing rights to embroider the names, numbers and autographs (EmbroidiGraph) of Major League Baseball players o
Prana Heads to Friedrichshafen
Prana is headed to the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany with an enhanced distribution network and new international sales team in place in Europe…
Nike Reaches Deal with Michigan
Nike will replace Adidas as the uniform sponsor for the University of Michigan. According to a statement from the University of Michigan, the new Nike deal will last until 2027, with options to extend the deal to 2031…
League of American Bicyclists President Steps Down
League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke has announced plans to step down after 12 years leading the organization, which runs the Bicycle Friendly Communities…
21sportsgroup Joins STMI Purchasing Cooperative
Germany's 21sportsgroup has become the latest European retail chain to join Sports Trade & Marketing International (STMI), which provides purchasing services for retailers with combined sales of about €2.1 billion…
Reynolds Cycling Hires Olympian Champ in Marketing
Reynolds Cycling has hired recently retired Olympic champion in Nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski jumping), Billy Demong, as marketing and sponsorship coordinator…
OIA Names Amy Roberts as New Executive Director
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has selected its former head of government relations as its executive director. Amy Roberts will return to OIA in late July following a 43-month stint at Mountain Equipment Co-op, where she…
Academy Sports + Outdoor to Open 200th Store
Academy Sports + Outdoor will open its 200th location Friday when the doors open at its store in Tupelo, MS. Since 2007, Academy Sports + Outdoors has doubled its store count and annual sales, surpassing $4.1 billion in 2014…
Alpine Replay Launches Trace at Select Surf Shops
Alpine Replay Inc., which used Kickstarter to help fund development of the Trace action sports tracker in late 2013, has begun distributing the device through a handful of select surf shops…
Backcountry.com Acquired by TSG Consumer Partners
TSG Consumer Partners LLC has acquired Backcountry.com, LLC from Liberty Interactive Corporation and said it will help the online retailer expand into adjacent categories and international markets, as well as enhance marketing and brand building efforts.
E-bike Lobbyists Assess Progress as State Assemblies Wind Down
Legislation that would update state vehicle and traffic laws for e-bikes remains alive in California, but has floundered in New York, where advocates are now focused on broadening support ahead of another push next year, according to….
Delta Apparel Appoints New Member to Board
Delta Apparel, Inc. appointed James Bradley Campbell to its board of directors, effective immediately…
Guardian Sports Announces Sponsors
Guardian Sports said HEX Performance, athletic apparel and gear detergents, and The Art of Lax have signed on as sponsors for the 2nd Annual Guardian National Championships…
OBIT: Fleet Feet Savannah’s Robert Espinoza
Robert Espinoza, owner of Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, has passed away suddenly of an undisclosed cause. In a statement, Fleet Feet Sports said, “Robert made an undeniable impact on the local community since opening his doors in 2002. He embodied wha
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