Salomon announced the appointment of Anthony Diana as its new regional category manager for footwear in the U.S. In his new role Diana will work closely with both the sales and commercial organizations to further accelerate the market leading growth of th
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Timberland Publishes Q2 Sustiainability Report
Timberland reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter despite using less renewable energy due to lower energy usage overseas and less corporate travel, according to its Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) for the second quarter.
Crocs CFO Departs for West Marine
Crocs Inc. Senior Vice President and CFO Jeff Lasher is leaving the company to take the CFO position at West Marine Inc., Crocs reported Tuesday…
Report: Quiksilver Preparing for Bankruptcy
Quiksilver Inc., the parent of Quiksilver as well as Roxy and DC Shoes, is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as Tuesday evening, sources told Bloomberg…
Macy’s Announces Plans for 35 to 40 Store Closings
Macy’s, Inc. announced plans to close 35 to 40 underperforming Macy’s stores – representing approximately 1 percent of the total Macy’s, Inc. sales – in early 2016…
Pacific Sunwear Posts 2Q Profit
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported second-quarter earnings improved slightly, to $8.3 million, or 11 cents a share, from $7.5 million, or 10 cents, in the same period a year ago. Comparable-store sales declined 6 percent…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Hold Grand Opening in Flagstaff, AZ
Sportsman's Warehouse set grand opening festivities for a new retail location in Flagstaff, AZ…
DAK Americas to Expand Polyester Fiber Capacity
DAK Americas LLC will increase its Polyester Staple Fiber capacity at its facility in Bay St. Louis, MS to meet growing demand in the Americas starting in the second half of 2016…
Quiksilver U.S. Launches Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 Restructuring
Quiksilver Inc. filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Tuesday that calls for a $175 million restructuring that would result in Oaktree Capital – the largest shareholder of Billabong International – emerging as Quiksilver's new owner. While a big maj
Adidas Extends Sponsorship Agreement with Bucknell
Bucknell Athletics and Adidas have again extended their product and sponsorship agreement, which maintains Adidas as the exclusive supplier of footwear, uniforms, apparel and accessories for all 27 Bison varsity athletics teams…
Alibaba Group Establishes Sports Group
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., based in HangZhou, China, has established Alibaba Sports Group together with Sina Corporation and Yunfeng Capital to transform China’s sports industry through Internet-enabled technologies…
Peak Sponsors 2015 Eurobasket Championship
Peak, the Chinese athletic apparel brand, appeared as an official partner in the 2015 Eurobasket Championship which started from Sept. 5, where it is also sponsoring…
Wilson Kicks Off Major Branding Campaign
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. will kick off a major brand marketing campaign featuring Serena Williams, Roger Federer and other global athletic stars alongside lesser known aspiring athletes this fall…
European Week of Sport Campaign Kicks Off
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry and its members are supporting the European Week of Sport campaign through a variety of initiatives and activities leading up to and during the week of September 7-13…
CamelBak Helps Festival Goers Forego 1.5MM Disposable Bottles
CamelBak has poured more than 1.5 million disposable bottles of water at music festivals so far in 2015, the fifth year of its #DitchDisposable campaign…
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