Under Armour, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced the company's plans to build a new one million square foot distribution and warehouse facility in Mount Juliet, TN a suburb of Na
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GoPro Founders Prompt Furor
GoPro Inc. founders Nicholas and Jill Woodman caused a furor Thursday when they announced that J.P. Morgan had released 5.82 million shares of GoPro stock they had gifted to a foundation and that investors thought were subject to lock up restrictions. It
Nike Delays Launch of LeBron 12 Basketball Shoes
Nike has delayed the launch of the new Lebron 12 shoes due to product quality issues. In a brief statement on its website, Nike said, “Product quality is a priority for Nike. Due to a small cosmetic issue with some of the LEBRON 12 shoes we have delayed t
Adidas Plans $2 Billion Stock Buyback
Adidas AG resolved plans to return up to €1.5 billion ($2 bn) in total to Adidas AG shareholders over the next 3 years, primarily through stock buybacks. In addition, Adidas AG confirms its stated commitment to pay an annual dividend to shareholder
VF Corp’s CFO Robert Shearer to Retire in March, 2015
VF Corporation Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Robert K. Shearer will retire in March 2015, after 28 years with the company. VF named Scott A. Roe, 49, currently Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to succeed Shearer
Bass Pro Sets Opening for Tacoma
Bass Pro Shops set the grand opening festivities for its Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Tacoma, WA, the company’s first store in the Pacific Northwest, kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. The event features an all-star cast of celebrities from
SIA Opens Registration for 2015 Snow Show
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) opened registration for the 2015 SIA Snow Show that run Jan. 29-Feb. 1 at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center and the On-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest that runs Feb. 2-3 at Copper Mountain Resort…
Shoe Carnival Raises Awareness for Breast Cancer Research
With the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Shoe Carnival is helping promote awareness with pink wristbands at every domestic location…
Eddie Bauer Expedition Loses Member to Avalanche
Eddie Bauer expressed condolences for the death Monday of a woman killed by an avalanche during an expedition it is sponsoring in Argentina, Outside.com reported…
DeLorme inReach Sets Record for Summer Rescues
DeLorme reports that more people relied on its DeLorme inReach satellite communicator in an emergency this past summer than ever before…
Lancaster Archery Supply Introduces New Web Design
Over the past year, Lancaster Archery Supply (LAS) experienced significantly increased mobile device and tablet traffic to their flagship websites, lancasterarchery.com and lancasterarcherydealer.com…
Better Baseball Opens Second Retail Location in Chamblee, GA
Better Baseball plans to expand in the Atlanta area by opening its second retail space located at 3220 Cumberland Drive, Chamblee, GA…
Smith Optics Supports First Descents
During the month of October, Smith Optics will donate $1 for every sunglass sold on smithoptics.com to First Descents, a non-profit offering young adult cancer fighters and survivors outdoor adventure experiences…
Netpulse Raises $18.6 Million in New Funding
Netpulse, the fitness industry's leading digital platform, has secured $18.6M in new funding led by Nokia Growth Partners, with participation from August Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier and Docomo Capital. John Gardner from Nokia Grow
MEC Launches Outdoor Nation Canada
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) launched Outdoor Nation in Canada earlier this month. MEC Outdoor Nation’s Leadership Council and 450 delegates will be creating programs to inspire young people to get outside and…
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