Garmin International Inc. will release a special edition of its Vívofit 2 activity tracker as part of a new global partnership with the Wings for Life World Run…
Category: Outdoor
REI Begins Selling German-made Ghost Bikes
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has begun selling German-made Ghost bicycles exclusively in the United States as part of its previously disclosed deal with Accell North America…
Gerber Names Brad Webb VP of Sales
Gerber welcomed Brad Webb as its new vice president of sales. Webb was most recently vp of sales operations with Plano Synergy and has extensive experience in the hunting, outdoor recreation and sporting goods markets…
Big 5’s Quarter-to-Date Same-Store Sales Up
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported same-store sales have increased in the low-mid-single-digit range since the beginning of the year as a low double-digit increase in January was offset by a low single-digit decline in February that the retailer attributed to
Adidas Football Signs Top Prospects
Adidas announced partnerships with 16 of the top NFL prospects including quarterback Brett Hundley of UCLA, wide receivers DeVante Parker of Louisville, Kevin White of West Virginia, Dorial Green-Beckham of Missouri, Phillip Dorsett of Miami (FL.), Tyler
Nike Plans Miami Store with Rooftop Basketball Court
Nike is looking to build a flagship store on Lincoln Road in Miami. The 31,500 square-foot building will have two floors of retail, and a rooftop sports deck that includes a basketball court and jogging track…
Ecco Golf Signs LPGA Tour Players
Danish company Ecco signed LPGA Tour players Jennifer Johnson, Pernilla Lindberg, Sadena Parks, Kendall Dye and Therese Koelbaek…
Adidas Football Awards $100K to Three Fastest Prospects
Adidas Football is awarding $100,000 to the three fastest Adidas athletes: Trae Waynes of Michigan State (4.31), Phillip Dorsett of Miami (4.33) and Kevin White of West Virginia (4.35)…
Street League Skateboarding Partners with Skatepark of Tampa
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) entered a long-term partnership to create a global feeder system for the SLS Nike SB World Tour…
Simple Brand Relaunches for 2015
Simple, the iconic lifestyle sneaker brand launched in 1991, is coming back to retail. The brand, formerly owned by Deckers Brands, is being launched through a partnership with Denis Ryan, managing partner in ICB, Int’l and Harbor Footwear Group, Lt
Dick’s SG Increases Dividend
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent…
SIA Names Retailers and Reps of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the 2014 SIA US SnowSports Award winners last month during the annual SIA Snow Show and Sourcing Snow (Jan. 29 – Feb. 1) at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center…
Tentative Agreement Clears Way for West Coast Ports to Resume Normal Operations
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said that West Coast port operations would return to normal Saturday evening after port employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached a tentative five-year agreement late Friday…
Rawlings Appoints New President and CEO
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, named Michael Zlaket as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Prior to joining Rawlings, Zlaket spent 20 years at Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. Zlaket will succe
Anta Signs Klay Thompson
Anta Sports Products Limited, the Chinese athletic footwear maker, signed an endorsement contract with Klay Thomson, star shooting guard of the Golden State Warriors..
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