Pacific Vector Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $55,000 and grant an 8 percent stake in its Ryderz Compound subsdiairy to settle an employment contract dispute with a former president of the subsidiary…
Category: Footwear
Mizuno to Open New Distribution Center in 2015
Mizuno USA announced the relocation of all distribution facilities and manufacturing operations to a new 520,000 square-foot facility in Braselton, GA, by 2015. The new Mizuno USA Distribution Center significantly increases the current supply chain footpr
Rack Room’s General Counsel Honored
The Charlotte Business Journal selected Rack Room Shoes’ General Counsel Peter Barr as a winner of the 2014 Corporate Counsel Awards, a program that honors the top in-house lawyers…
Black Diamond Equipment Names New Leadership in Europe
Black Diamond Equipment named Olav Neitzer as its new brand and sales director in Europe, where it has changed its management structure in a bid to accelerate the process of bringing its innovations in climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment to mar
Report: Nike Signs Johnny Manziel
Nike has signed Johnny Manziel to an endorsement deal, according to ESPN. The possible first pick in the 2014 NFL draft fought off bids from Adidas, Under Armour and New Balance's Warrior brand…
Keen Launches Limited-Edition Beer
Keen Footwear teamed up with Portland-based Widmer Brothers Brewing to launch a limited-edition, small-batch beer to raise awareness and membership for the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance…
Superfeet Becomes West Marine’s Exclusive Insoles Vendor
Superfeet has been named the exclusive insole vendor for West Marine…
Report: Nike to Ink Record Soccer Sponsorship Deal
Nike is close to announcing a record sponsorship deal worth more than £600 million ($1 bn) with Manchester United, the English Premier football team. It will bank United more than £60 million a year over the course of a decade-long agreement…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Files for IPO
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of its stock on the NASDAQ stock market. The company's S1 registration statement reveals…
Product Architects Adds to Polar Bottle, Cenote Marketing Team
Product Architects said it has expanded its marketing staff for its Polar Bottle and Cenote hydration brands…
REI Eyes Omaha
REI is negotiating to lease space in Omaha for what could be its first store in the Cornhusker State, according to a report by the Omaha World-Herald…
Obama’s FY15 Budget Seeks Robust Funding for LWCF, National Parks
President Obama’s for fiscal 2015 budget calls for full funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), according to Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)…
Bangers LP Hires New Account Manager
Bangers LP, a national shooting sports distributor, announces the hiring of Mary Price as a territory account manager…
LaPierre Blasts Mainstream Media, Administration at CPAC
“A little over a year ago, I offered the answer for school violence,” said the NRA's Wayne LaPierre, “and the media elite called every nasty name imaginable. Fortunately, Americans disagreed.”…
FNH Manufacturing Wins Army Contract
FNH USA, LLC announced today that FN Manufacturing, LLC in Columbia, SC has received a new, three year, $7.6 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to build MK 19 spare receivers for the U.S. Army