Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has announced the hiring of Tim Lesser to the newly created role of director of product development…
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IPC Beverage Group’s Announces Senior Executive Appointments for EnergIce
IPC Beverage appointed two senior executives to support EnergIce, the vitamin-enriched premium ice bar…
Icebreaker Working on Co-Branded Apparel with Cabela’s
Icebreaker will launch a co-branded apparel line at Cabela’s this fall as part of its new five-year plan to double global sales to $400 million by 2019, company Founder Jeremy Moon told The B.O.S.S. Report last week. In a telephone interview from Ic
Adidas Partners with Bluesign Technologies
The Adidas Group announced a strategic partnership with Swiss company Bluesign Technologies to further drive sustainable solutions in its global supply chain…
SFIA State of the Industry Report: Technology Driving Product Interest and Sales
Technology in sports and fitness products continues to be a growth driver for the industry, according to the latest State of the Industry Report published by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). Acquiring new technology (40 percent) ranked se
L.L. Bean to Reopen Pop-up Shop in Natick Mall
L.L. Bean will be reopening its Natick Mall pop-up shop in Massachusetts June 30. The retailer opened its first-ever pop-up store in Natick for the 2013 holiday season activity at the kiosk-type shop exceeded expectations…
Trek Says Bike Featuring New Suspension Technology Headed to Dealers
Trek said a new suspension technology developed over the last five years in partnership with Penske Racing Shocks and Fox will become available at retail later this summer when its all-new Fuel EX 27.5 mountain bikes reaches dealers…
Fox Head Inc. Names Millenacker as GM for US
Fox Head Inc. has named Michael Millenacker as general manager, USA. Millenacker will be assuming the leadership and management of all Fox US Business and will be reporting directly to Nick Adcock, CEO…
New Balance Introduces Authors Collection
New Balance is introducing a series of sneakers for their “Made in USA” collection that pays tribute to some of the greatest American novels ever written. Specific color combinations and choice materials will tell the story behind each shoe…
Bauer Seeks to Raise $110 Million in Stock Offering
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., which is already listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, is pursuing a public offering of its common shares in the United States and Canada in a bid to raise gross proceeds of approximately $110 million…
Gregory Names the All Mountain Group as Sales Agency of the Year
Gregory Mountain Products has named the All Mountain Group as its sales agency of the Year for 2013…
PeopleForBikes President to Help Govern New World Cycling Alliance
PeopleForBikes President Tim Blumenthal has been appointed to the international steering board for the World Cycling Alliance, which was launched at the Velo-city Global conference in Adelaide last month to create a global advocacy network that will lobby
Booker to Start as Fischer Skis US President and CEO July 7
Fischer Sports confirmed it had selected Willy Booker as the new President and CEO of Fischer Skis US LLC., effective July 7, 2014…
Sponsor Adidas Concerned With FIFA Corruption Claims
Adidas released a statement expressing its concern about allegations of corruption at FIFA, the world governing body of soccer that is has long sponsored and that kicks off the World Cup 2014 Thursday….
PrimaLoft Changes International Leadership
Primaloft Inc. has added Asia to the responsibilities of Jochen Lagemann, formerly managing director for only Europe, named a sales director for the Americas, added a sales manager for Europe and filled a new sales manager position for Scandinavia in a bi