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…
Category: Footwear
OR to Stay in Salt Lake through 2017, Move up Summer Dates
Emerald Expositions moved up the dates for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market a week to late July as part of an extension of a contract that will keep the biennial show in Salt Lake City through Summer 2018. To ensure all options and concerns were considered
EnerPlex Hires Backbone Media
EnerPlex, a leading manufacturer of innovative, portable power solutions, has partnered with Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public relations outreach…
Team Sportia Gaining Heft in Swedish Bicycle Market
Team Sportia, already the largest purchasing group for bicycle retailers in Sweden, will greatly increase its purchasing power Sept. 1 when it takes over buying for…
Sports Authority Announces Second Annual Online Sniagrab Sales Event
Sports Authority announced the launch of its second annual online Sniagrab sales event beginning August 28. Sniagrab (“bargains” spelled backwards) is touted as the the world’s largest ski and snowboard sale…
Hillsound Equipment Names Rep for Pacific Northwest
Hillsound Equipment has selected In Outdoor Sales Group to represent its products in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska…
Macy’s to Sell Fitbit
Fitbit has expanded its distribution to Macy's, the largest department store operator, according to a report from Piper Jaffray…
The North Face Gains Exclusive with iFabric
The North Face has secured an exclusive four-year license to use PROTX2 in all products that integrate anti-microbial technologies, according to IFabric Corp., a subsidiary of Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc…
Foot Locker’s Q2 Profits Surge
Led by basketball and lifestyle running footwear, Foot Locker Inc. reported second-quarter earnings jumped 29.3 percent, to $119 million, or 84 cents per share. Results handily exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate of 69 a share…
Kathmandu Urges Shareholders to Reject Briscoe’s Bid
Kathmandu Holdings Ltd is urging its shareholders to reject a hostile offer from a rival New Zealand retail group, arguing it's an opportunistic play that undervalues the outdoor specialty retailers’ longer term value…
Eagle Creek Celebrates 40th With OR Bash
Eagle Creek celebrated its 40th anniversary at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2015 with a star-studded bash featuring legends from Eagle Creek past and present, along with industry luminaries and hundreds of revelers…
Kappa China Sales Leap in First Half
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd., which owns the rights to the Kappa brand in mainland China and recently bought a Japanese ski brand, reported revenue grew 28.4 percent to RMB597 million ($93.2 mm) for the six months ended June 30. Net profit increased
Perry Ellis Sees Dip in Q2 Golf Segment Sales
Perry Ellis International Inc. reported revenues in its golf apparel segment declined slightly in the second quarter. The drop was blamed on reduced planned liquidations from a year earlier as Perry’s golf segment focused on tighter weeks of supply
Pearl Izumi Launches New Brand Position
Pearl Izumi, the official merchandiser of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge (USPCC) this week, launched a completely new brand position across all three product categories – cycling, running and triathlon. The new platform is called “Endure & Enjoy̶
Boathouse Sports Hires Two Execs
Boathouse Sports hired Jay Caddle as director of e-commerce and integrated marketing, while Gail Sacharczuk, formerly at Majestic Athletic, will become director of product development and merchandising…
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