Patagonia announced its new campaign, 'The Responsible Economy,' and outlined its numerous environmental and social “firsts” since being founded 40 years ago. The campaign “challenges the assumption that an economy based on growth an
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Academy Sports to Open first Memphis Store
Academy Sports + Outdoors will open its first Memphis-area store on Sept. 27 in Collierville, Tennessee. In conjunction with the opening, Academy has signed a multi-year partnership with The University of Memphis and its athletics multimedia rights holder
Dearfoams Launches Campus Challenge Contest
Dearfoams, the maker of slippers, launched the Dearfoams' Campus Challenge, a national photo contest that invites college guys to show off their slippers for the chance to win cash…
Fanzz Acquires Just Sports
Fanzz, the fan chain owned by the parent of the Utah Jazz, is acquiring Just Sports, another fan chain that operates 27 stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Fanzz has 94 stores in 19 Western states…
Gildan Activewear Plans New $200M US Yarn Plants
Gildan Activewear Inc. announced it is evaluating potential sites in the Southern U.S. for the construction of two additional yarn-spinning facilities, to support its projected sales growth and further reinforce its position as a global low-cost manufactu
SmartWool Declares October National Sock Month
SmartWool, the maker of outdoor and snowsports socks, has declared October as National Sock Month and will launch a month-long retail engagement campaign known as Socktober…
Skins to Sponsor Timex Multisport Team
Skins Compression announced its latest partnership with the Timex Team. As the “Official Compression Supplier of the Timex Multisport Team” and the “Official Compression Supplier of the Timex Factory Team,”…
Vibram to Host Industry Conservation Project Wednesday
The Conservation Alliance and member companies NEMO Equipment, Polartec, Revolution House Media, Eastern Mountain Sports and Vibram will gather on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to work on a variety of restoration and conservation projects in the Boston suburb of Co
MEC Unveils New Brand Campaign to Reach Growing Urban Membership
MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) unveiled its new brand platform in a bid to become more relevant to the fastest growing part of its membership – Canadian urbanites participating in cycling, running and other outdoor activities that never bring them to the
Titleist Performance Institute Debuts Apparel
The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) announced the launch of its new performance-inspired fitness apparel for the athletic golfer…
Longitudes Group’s 2013 Sporting Goods Channel Golf Market Report
According to a study of golf market profiles of the 10 largest sporting goods retail companies from Longitudes Group, Dick's Sporting Good market impact leads the sporting goods retailers with the most golfers served at 9.8M, or over 39 percent of al
Dick’s Sporting Goods Looks to the Past as it Outlines the Future…
At its first-ever analyst day, Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. set a sales target of $10 billion by the end of fiscal 2017, representing a 5-year compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 11 percent from fiscal 2012 sales of $5.8 billion…
Nike Shareholder Meeting Sparks Succession Talk…
At Nike’s 33rd annual meeting last week held at Tiger Woods Center on the Nike World Headquarters campus, new Nike Brand president Trevor Edwards addressed the World Cup, the opportunity around expanded sizes, and Nike’s future in digital tech
Tern Raises $4.3M to Ramp Up Production of Folding Bikes
Folding bike maker Tern announced it raised $4.3 million from private equity investors. The Taipei, Taiwan-based company will use the funds to accelerate its global expansion and ramp up investments in product development…
Pendleton Woolen Mills Explores Global Growth Opportunities
Pendleton Woolen Mills has hired brand consultant Meriwether Group to explore growth opportunities for the iconic brand, which is among a handful of companies still weaving wool fabrics in the United States…
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