The Lids Sports Group has reached an agreement to purchase Lexington, KY based Fan Outfitters, LLC. Fan Outfitters operates seven brick-and-mortar retail stores located in Kentucky and Oklahoma…
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Outdoor Retailer Opens Registration for Summer Marketplace, Open Air Demo
Outdoor Retailer is now accepting registrations online for retail, designer, independent reps, distributor, importer and working media attendees for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013 and the Open Air Demo…
WTB Launches News Website with Buy Local Now Button
WTB has launched its new website featuring a Buy Local Now button next to products, giving consumers the opportunity to check stock holdings from nearby shops, allowing for in-store pickup upon checkout. The site also caters to mobile devices and features
Zamst Becomes Official Brand at Velocity Sports Performance
Zamst will provide its sport specific braces and supports, injury prevention and rehab seminars and print and marketing services to Velocity Sports Performance centers as part of a nationwide sponsorship agreement…
PHIT America Names Rusty Saunders, to Board of Directors
PHIT America added Sports Industry Hall of Famer Rusty Saunders to the board of directors. The decision to add Saunders to the board was made during the recently completed 49th NSGA Management Conference in Palm Beach Gardens, FL…
Andre Agassi Rejoins Nike
Nike Inc. has resigned sports icon Andre Agassi. The renewed partnership will focus on a shared passion for tennis, along with a commitment to help kids become more active and realize their full potential through sports…
Raleigh to Send Consumer to DealerCamp in July
Raleigh Bicycles and Lifeboat Events will send a cycling enthusiast to Bike DealerCamp 2013 at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah this July via a sweepstakes promotion on Facebook…
SIA: Snowsports Retail Sales Rose 3 Percent in 2012/13
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) estimated the 2012/2013 winter season (August-March) brought in $3.4 billion in retail revenues, up 3 percent compared with dollars sold during the previous season. Despite a surge in first quarter sales, retail equipm
Balega International Hires Brand Manager
Balega International, the performance sock brand, hired Ben Hernandez as its brand manager. He will primarily focus on managing the brand’s presence within key retailer Fleet Feet Sports…
OIA VantagePoint: Outdoor Product Sales Edge Up in April
Outdoor Product sales grew in fiscal April by 1.2 percent to $673.6 million, slower than the year-to-date trend, according to the latest monthly sales report from OIA VantagePoint. Growth was primarily driven by solid sales in Outdoor Hardgoods, while Foo
ATK to Acquire Savage Sports
ATK entered into an agreement to acquire Caliber Company, the parent company of Savage Sports Corporation. Savage is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hunting rifles and shotguns…
Giant Manufacturing Reports Sales Declined in US in First Quarter
Giant Manufacturing reported consolidated revenue was TWD13.2 billion ($448 mm) in the first quarter, up 3.5 percent from the same period in 2012 due to favorable exchange rates. The bicycle manufacturer reported sales rose 30 percent in mainland China, w
Birkenstock USA Names Kahan CEO
Birkenstock USA named David Kahan as chief executive officer, starting June 1. Kahan will drive the strategy, development and growth of the German-made footwear brand in the United States…
Rob Barker Appointed President of Amer Sports’s Fitness Unit
Rob Barker has been appointed president of Amer Sports' Fitness business unit, which operates the Precor brand, effective June 1, 2013. Paul Byrne, currently president Amer Sport's Fitness, will retire from the company effective Sept. 1, 2013…
Sperry Top-Sider Appoints PR Firm
Sperry Top-Sider has appointed Backbone Media to manage the public relations for its performance initiatives…
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