I9 Sports of Tampa, FL has signed four new franchise agreements to open new youth sports programs in Florida, Texas and California…
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Implus Corp. Acquires Balega
Implus Corp. has acquired Balega Socks, a leading performance sock brand serving the specialty running channel…
Moody’s Rates Bass Pro’s Proposed Term Loan B1
Moody's Investors Service assigned a B1 rating to Bass Pro's proposed $1.74 billion senior secured term loan due 2020 and affirmed its existing ratings, saying the retailer has a track record of rapidly reducing its debt ratios within 18 months
Metolius Re-enters Commercial Climbing Gym Hold Market
Metolius, a leading manufacturer and designer of innovative climbing gear, is expanding its focus on the commercial gym market…
Wolverine Brand Announces New Account Manager
Wolverine has named Shayne Nowak as key account manager – Wolverine Brand…
NSGA: Participation Grew in 33 of 54 Sports in 2014
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) reported participation in 33 of 54 sports and activities it tracks grew in 2014. The report shows…
Skechers Reaches Number Two in U.S. Athletic Footwear
Skechers USA, Inc. announced that The Wall Street Journal (May 18, 2015) and Money.com (May 19, 2015) have both reported that the company has moved ahead of competing footwear brands Adidas, New Balance and Asics to secure the number two brand share posit
Boot Barn’s Q1 Earnings Surge
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. reported profits jumped 45.2 percent in the first quarter, to $2.6 million, or 10 cents a share. Sales expanded 16.7 percent to $103.3 million…
PacSun to Resume Store Openings Despite Fiscal Q1 Setback
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. will open new stores this year for the first time since embarking on a downsizing quest in late 2011. CEO Gary Schoenfeld shared the news during the retailer's fiscal first quarter earnings call, where he explained
Tilly’s Fiscal Q1 Margins Surge on Modest Comps Growth
Tilly’s Inc. reported margins for the fiscal first quarter ended May 2 improved sharply compared with a year earlier thanks to modest growth in comparable store sales and favorable rent adjustments…
Sports Direct Reports EBITDA on Target
Sports Direct International plc, the UK's leading sports retailer, disclosed its underlying EBITDA is in line with market expectations of £380 million, but that EPS share are currently exceeding them…
Tilly’s Q1 Earnings Climb
Tilly’s, Inc. reported first-quarter earnings nearly doubled to $1.3 million, or 5 cents per share, from $591,000, or 2 cents a year ago. Comparable store sales, which include e-commerce sales, increased 2.0 percent compared to the same 13-week peri
REI and Scott Bicycle End 10-Year Partnership
REI will stop selling bicycles from Scott Sports after a decade-long partnership as the two companies' strategies diverge…
OMsignal to Open San Francisco Pop-Up Store
OMsignal, a Montreal-based smart apparel company, will open a pop-up store at the Westfield San Francisco Center for six weeks starting this weekend, when it will participate in the grand opening of the Bespoke retail incubator…
Nikwax North America Appoints Director of Sales
Nikwax announced that Brian Davidson has joined the team as the director of sales for North America…
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