Recent statistics released by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) indicate a drastic decline in team sports participation, in the last five years, by children ages 6 to 17, according to PHIT America. The research shows a a decline in the numb
Category: Apparel
Avia Introduces Wearable Fitness Collection
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. announced a key category expansion for its active lifestyle brand Avia with the introduction of a full line of wearable fitness accessories at major retailers nationwide…
Vans to Make Disney Collection
Vans has partnered with Disney on a collection of footwear, apparel and accessories for fall based on Disney characters…
Kelty Aims to Keep Spot on Pack Wall
A major marketing campaign kicked off by Kelty last month is aimed as much at its wholesale partners as consumers. The year-long “Kelty Built” campaign is designed to build excitement around the brand ahead of a Spring 2016 product launch that Kelty will
Smith and Wesson Pays Down Battenfeld Technologies Debt
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced it has fully repaid $100 million it borrowed in December to acquire Battenfeld Technologies Inc. using cash generated from operations in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2015…
Spalding Launches #TrueToTheGame Social Campaign
Spalding, a division of Russell Brands, LLC, has launched a social media sweepstakes and campaign targeting basketball fans in partnership with Slam Magazine. The campaign asks fans to showcase how they are #TrueToTheGame…
OBIT: Rest In Peace Dean Potter
Dean Potter, the legendary and controversial climber, died Saturday in a BASE-jumping accident in Yosemite National Park…
Nordica USA Names Russo as VP
Tecnica Group USA and Nordica USA President Peter Weaver announced that Scott Russo will take over as vice president of Nordica USA effective June 15, 2015…
Dow Microbial Control Joins Bluesign System
Dow Microbial Control joined the Bluesign system, a network of textile companies managed by Swiss-based Bluesign Technologies AG to ensure that textile and apparel products, and the chemicals, processes and materials used to make them, are safe for consum
Report Suggests Weather Hurt Outdoor Participation in 2014
Overall participation in outdoor activities dropped .8 percent from 2013 to 2014 to reached its lowest levels since the The Outdoor Foundation began tracking it in 2006, most likely due to…
Surftech’s New Parent Makes Bid for Second Surf/SUP Company
Surf Technicians LLC (Surftech) parent company Triple D Corporation of Thailand has made a conditional offer to acquire full control of Global Surf Industries (GSI), which manufactures and distributes Tom Carroll SUP, 7S, Hayden Shapes, Modern, Walden and
FGL Sports Same-Stores Sales Up 8.6 Percent in Fiscal First Quarter
FGL Sports' retail sales and same store sales were both up 8.6 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended April, 4 as same store sales at its flagship Sport Chek chain grew 8.7 percent, according to financial results released Thursday morning by pare
Kohl’s Sees Modest Q1 Earnings Gain
Kohl's Corp. reported first-quarter earnings increased 1.6 percent to $127 million, or 63 cents a share, from $125 million, or 60 cents, a year ago. Same-store sales grew 1.4 percent…
US Coast Guard Data Show 610 Boating Fatalities in 2014
The U.S. Coast Guard released data Thursday that shows 610 people died in recreational boating accidents in 2014. This marks the second lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on record…
Nordstrom Posts 4.4 Percent Q1 Comp Gain
Nordstrom, Inc. reported earnings per diluted share of 66 cents for the first quarter ended May 2, which were in-line with company expectations, compared with 72 cents a year ago. Total company net sales increased 9.8 percent and comparable sales increase
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