Skechers USA, Inc. filed a lawsuit against DB Shoe Company, LLC, a California-based retailer, for selling footwear that infringes on the popular Skechers Go Walk product line…
Category: Outdoor
Confluence Outdoor Brands Back Gauley Fest, Again
Confluence Outdoor brands Dagger, Wave Sport, Adventure Technology and Bomber Gear are once again supporting American Whitewater at the 31st annual Gauley Fest in Summersville, W.V., this weekend, Sept. 19-20…
Russell Athletic Launches Fourth Annual ‘Fight Like Dylan Award’
Russell Brands, LLC, will begin accepting entries for the fourth annual Russell Athletic “Fight Like Dylan Award,” named in honor of Dylan Rebeor, a high school football player whose last wish was for his teammates to receive new uniforms. Through this in
Harman and NBA Announce Marketing and Merchandising Partnership
Harman International and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a comprehensive multiyear marketing and merchandising partnership that will make the company the official headphone, speaker, and audio partner of the NBA, Women’s National
BSN Sports Acquires Westside Team Sports
BSN Sports has completed the acquisition of Westside Team Sports,LLC. based in Santa Monica, CA. Westside Team Sports, privately owned and operated since 2010, is a leading distributor of team apparel and equipment in southern California…
Skins Signs NY Giants Punter Steve Weatherford
Skins, the world's leader in gradient compression sportswear, has announced a partnership with New York Giants punter, Steve Weatherford…
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ COO and Chief Merchant to Retire
In a regulatory filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. announced that Joseph H. Schmidt, its president and COO, plans to retire at the close of the year. The filing also noted that John G. Duken, EVP, global merc
Centerbridge Partners Ups Stake in Billabong International
Centerbridge Capital Partners of New York and its affiliates increased their stake in Billabong International to 36.23 percent from 33.25 percent during the first 10 days of September, according to a regulatory filings posted by the Australian action spor
NICS Reports Problem-Free Weekend
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has reported on Monday that the system has been up since Friday and operated through the weekend with no known outages…
J.R. Keller Joins Hunter’s Specialties Pro Staff
J.R. Keller of Delta, Colorado has joined the full time Hunter's Specialties Pro Staff Team…
Gear Co-op Welcomes Todd Klasky as VP of Merchandising
Gear Co-op, the climbing shop located in Costa Mesa, CA that operates gearcoop.com, hired Todd Klasky as its vice president of merchandising. Klasky oversaw the outdoors division at Sport Chalet as senior buyer/divisional merchandising manager…
K2 Snowboarding Names National Sales Manager
K2 Snowboarding has named Maxx von Marbod as national sales manager. No stranger to the industry, von Marbod brings more than 20 years of experience in snowsports and action sports to K2…
Western Mountain Resort Bookings Continue Upswing
With August now in the books, 19 western mountain resorts have already booked more summer business than they did last year, according to DestiMetrics. The firm also reported that data it had collected through Aug. 31 shows an 8.7 percent increase in occup
Marty Hanaka Joins Highland Consumer Partners
Highland Consumer Partners, a growth-stage venture capital firm focused on the consumer sector, announced that Marty Hanaka, former CEO of The Sports Authority, joined the firm in August of this year as an operating partner…
Salt Lake City Launches Ski City USA Campaign
Salt Lake City boosters unveiled a campaign Tuesday promoting the state's capital as Ski City USA…
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