Polar Bottle said more than a dozen of its employees, and a few company dogs, walked and jogged with spirit this past Saturday to kick off the company’s 2013 Health Challenge by participating in the 13th Annual Canine Classic 5K at the Boulder Reser
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Famous Footwear Sponsors March for Babies
Famous Footwear has announced its continued partnership with March of Dimes as an official national sponsor of March for Babies in 2013…
Crosskix Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Crosskix Footwear, a new athletic footwear company based in Portland, OR, has launched their 40-day Kickstarter campaign (ending May 7, 2013). The Kickstarter campaign is designed to pre-sell the brand's first designs to start production…
Stride Rite Dedicates April to Foot Health
Stride Rite Children's Group is dedicating the month of April to children's foot health and awareness. According to the APMA, nearly 78 percent of Americans have experienced foot problems as a result of wearing uncomfortable or ill-fitting shoes
Marathon Sports at Center of Boston Marathon Bombings
The Marathon Sports location at 671 Boylston Street became a crime scene after the first of the two bombs in what's being called a terror attack exploded just outside the front door. All twelve workers were inside the store and unharmed by the trage
SFIA Launches Future Industry Leaders Scholarship Program
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) announced the launch of the SFIA Future Industry Leaders Scholarship Program. The program will provide five industry professionals under the age of 40 with a complimentary registration to attend the inaugur
Skins Moves to Encinitas, CA
Skins Compression announced the relocation of its U.S. headquarters from Portland, OR to Encinitas, CA. The catalyst for the move is the brand’s overall U.S. growth strategy and desire to be at the heart of the active culture and marketplace..
Cudas Footwear Appoints Southeast Rep
Cudas Footwear announced that Greg Smith of Hidden Waters Trading, has joined the Cudas sales team. Smith will oversee efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia…
Lowa Partners with American Hiking Society on Coloring Contest
Lowa is once again sponsoring a coloring contest that will be announced in each of the four annual issues of American Hiker Magazine…
NRF: March Retail Sales Weaken
Consumers cooled spending in March, reflecting colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, according to the National Retail Federation. NRF estimated March retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and
Saucony Employees Safe Following Boston Tragedy
On Wolverine Worldwide's first-quarter conference call, Blake Krueger, chairman, CEO and president, said all associates at Wolverine's Boston office and from Saucony, headquartered in Lexington, MA, have been accounted for following the Boston M
Olukai Announces Hawaiian Lifeguard Association Product Ceremony
As a long-standing partner and official footwear of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association (HLA), OluKai unveiled its performance footwear collaboration with the members of the HLA; an 18-month endeavor now being realized…
SIA to Offer Digital Addendums to Retail Marketing Guide
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) will re-distribute its Retailer to Consumer Marketing Guide (RMG) to regional specialty shops this summer and follow up in the fall and winer with new digital addendums focusing on women, family, kids and merchandising.
Division Six Sports Appoints East Coast Senior Buyer
Division Six Sports, Inc., the wholesaler of branded off price footwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods, continues expansion with the addition of Danya Karoly to its New York-based buying office and showroom…
Avalanche Forecaster Died Assessing Snowpack
An avalanche forecaster became the 16th avalanche fatality in the U.S. this season Thurdsay when he was swept to his death testing snow conditions in Big Cottonwood Canyon for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). Craig Patterson, 34, was a Park C
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