Fanatics has received a $300 million investment from PE firm Silver Lake Partners, according to a report from Fortune…
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Walmart Drops MSRs in Pivot Toward Shooting Clubs
Walmart will return whatever modern sporting rifles (MSRs) and accessories it can’t sell by the end of next week to vendors and replace them with rifles and shotguns, a company spokesman told Sports Executive Weekly Thursday…
RECALL: 260 Huffy Bicycles
Huffy is recalling about 460 bicycles because an open quick release lever on the bicycle’s front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing…
Remington Outdoor Postpones Q2 Earnings Call
Remington Outdoor Company pushed out its second quarter earnings call until Sept. 1 even though it reported results for the period on Aug. 20…
Skechers to Sponsor LA Marathon
Skechers has signed on as the title sponsor of the LA Marathon. The deal replaces two-year sponsor Asics and changes the race’s official name from the Asics LA Marathon to the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon…
Ironman to Be Acquired by China’s Dalian Wanda
Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the World Triathlon Corporation, the owner of the Ironman brand and races, for $650 million…
Bicycle Friendly Business List Released
The League of American Bicyclists on Wednesday awarded 100 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses in 31 states and Washington, D.C…
Lenzing Reports Chinese Crackdown Boosted Fiber Prices in Q2
The Lenzing Group said a crack down on polluting textile plants in China contributed to stable fiber prices in the second quarter, helping boost the company's profits in the first half…
Peak Resorts Overseas Capital Raise Fully Subscribed
Peak Resorts Inc. has received commitments from overseas investors to finance $52 million in improvements at its Mount Snow ski resort in southern Vermont…
Finish Line Introduces Exclusive Experience with Puma
The Finish Line Inc. will open 10 Puma shop-in-shops across the country and online at FinishLine.com in August in its latest customer experience experiment…
NSGA’s Sporting Goods CPI Dips in July
NSGA said its July 2015 Sporting Goods CPI declined 3.0 percent last month versus July 2014…
Tennis Equpment Shipments Decline in First Half
Tennis Industry Association reports that overall wholesale shipments of balls ticked up in the first six months of 2015, while wholesale shipments of tennis equipment declined…
PGA Tour Associates Gain Certification
PGA Tour Superstore, the fastest growing golf and tennis retailer in the U.S., announced 14 of its tennis associates have received the highest certification a racquet sports retailer can receive, earning recognition as Master Racquet Technicians (MRT) by
Xingquan Reports FY15 Sales Grew 5.2 Percent
The Chinese company that owns the Addnice footwear and Gertop apparel brands reported revenue increased 5.2 percent in the fiscal year ended June 30, still well below their 2012 peak…
Mainland Headwear Cites Labor Shortage in 1H Decline
Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited reported sales fell in the first half due in part to manpower shortages at its factory in China that were largely offset by its new factory in…
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