Sperry Top-Sider to Sponsor Yacht Race

Sperry Top-Sider will serve as the exclusive footwear sponsor of the inaugural New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup to be held Sept. 15-19, 2009, in Newport, R.I., as well as be involved in additional New York Yacht Club events…

Conservation Group Protests Utah Land Leases

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has formally protested leases on more than 86,000 acres of federal lands in Utah, where development as proposed could negatively affect vast expanses of important habitat for game species, as well as hunting

Storied Programs to Don Custom Nike Gear for March Madness

Nike will outfit Duke University, Gonzaga University, The University of Memphis, Michigan State University and University of Oregon in customized Nike Pro Combat, which the company said is ergonomically designed to provide basketball-specific protective p

Nikwax N.A. Hires Southeast Sales Rep

Nikwax N.A. has hired Earl Roberson of Roberson Sports Group to its sales team. Roberson will cover the Southeast territory for the company. He is charged with maximizing the benefits Nikwax offers retailers and opening new accounts…

Comps Down in February, but Results Improve

Better-than-expected retail results gave the market a bit of a shot in the arm last week as reports had February monthly comps either just above flat or just below. Retail Metrics reported comparable store sales increased 0.7% for the month, while a preli

Adidas Group Continues to Struggle with Reebok Business

It was a bit of the same old tune for adidas Group as it ended another year with a continued sales growth at adidas and TaylorMade-adidas Golf while difficulties at Reebok left that business as a drag to the overall. However, overall group sales still gre

Sport Chalet Amends Credit Facility

Sport Chalet, Inc. has amended its credit facility with Bank of America. Under the terms of the amendment, Bank of America has waived the company's existing event of default and certain potential defaults and amended the borrowing base, certain finan