Dick’s Sporting Goods announced grand opening celebrations for four stores to open in Lake Charles, LA; Prescott, AZ; Issaquah, WA; and Albuquerque (Uptown), NM…
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Former Serotta Owner and CEO Ally With Gluskin-Townley
The founder and former CEO of Serotta Competition Bicycles have formed a professional alliance with the consulting firm Gluskin Townley Group. Effective immediately Ben Serotta and Bill Watkins will be providing consulting services via the firm…
Petzl America Names Tom Adams As Sales Director
Petzl America appointed Tom Adams as sales director. Adams worked as Petzl America's sport division manager for the past six years. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving sales across the sport, professional, and headlamp divisions…
Head USA Promotes Blumenfeld to Communications Manager
Head USA has promoted Julia Blumenfeld to communications manager of Head's Winter Sports Division. Julia will be responsible for managing Head USA's marketing communications via social media, events, advertising, and public relations efforts…
Billabong Appoints Acting President of Americas
Billabong has appointed Ed Leasure, former founder of Quiet Flight Surfboards, as acting president of the America’s division. Current Billabong America's President Colin Haggerty will return to his previous position as head of Billabong Retail.
SIA, Ski Areas Strengthen Ties at Washington D.C. Meeting
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) boards say they are working closer than ever to boost snow sports participation in the wake of a meeting in Washington DC, where they also discussed pooling resources to advocat
Cargo Moving Despite Concerns Over Government Shutdown
Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the
Sport Chek Partners with Snowboarding World Champion Mark McMorris
Sport Chek announced it will add Canadian snowboarding phenom Mark McMorris to its team of Canadian Olympic hopefuls…
Department of Education Announces $32 million in 2013 PEP Awards
On the final day of FY2013, the Department of Education announced the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Grant Award winners…
National Football Foundation Launches Campaign
The National Football Foundation (NFF) unveiled a new campaign that encourages people to tell why football matters to them. Led by Jerry Jones and Jeff Immelt, the campaign, called Football Matters to Me, will provide people from border-to-border and coas
In Moab, Outdoor Businesses Still Using Federal Lands to Sustain their Businesses
The outdoor recreation industry emerged as one of the biggest potential victims of the government shut down last week, when federal agencies closed thousands of camp sites and suspended hunting and fishing at wildlife refuges…
Pacific Vector Adds Three More Skateboard Brands to its Portfolio
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc. continued its roll up of action sports brands last week when it agreed to acquire a controlling interest in the company that owns the Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex brands…
PVH to Sell G.H. Bass to G-III Apparel
PVH Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its G.H. Bass & Co. division to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. for approximately $50 million in cash. G.H. Bass has 160 G.H. Bass & Co. outlet stores…
NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Rise 3.9 Percent
NRF expects sales in the months of November and December to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, up marginally compared with last year's 3.5 percent increase and higher than the 10-year average growth rate of 3.3 percent. Shop.org forecasts online
The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program Kicks Off for Third Consecutive Year
For the third consecutive year, the Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. will be awarding 20 college scholarships to 20 student athletes (totaling $400,000) through The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program. The program honors students who demonstrate academic exc
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