With the opening of two new stores in Charlotte and Greensboro, Golfsmith is now North Carolina’s largest golf merchant. The two new stores are in Charlotte and Greensboro…
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REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Region
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will open its sixth store in the Washington DC region in the Tysons area of McLean, Va. in August. The 32,800 square-foot, two-story store will be located at the southeast corner of Leesburg Pike and Chain Bridge Road.
Asics Plans Interactive City-Wide Activations at LA Marathon
Asics America Corporation, title sponsor of the 2013 Asics LA Marathon, is transforming the “City of Angels” into the “City of Runners” through several interactive experiences in support of the marathon. The center of the Asics mar
Ruckus Sports Draws Investor to Grow Obstacle Course Series
Steel Sports Inc. has acquired a 20% membership interest in Ruckus Sports LLC for a cash price of $1.0 million, with the right to acquire up to 60% at the same valuation. Ruckus will invest the money to continue building a national series of family orient
Zanier Identifies U.S. Rep Team
Zanier Sports, a performance winter glove brand from Austria, has hired six rep firms to lead its incursion into the U.S. market…
Zumiez’s Q4 Profits Climb 22 Percent
Zumiez Inc., the action sports retailer, reported net income in the fourth quarter increased 22.1 percent to $22.9 million, or 74 cents per diluted share from net income of $18.7 million, or 60 cents, for the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales for
Nikwax Hires The Sherpa Group Two to Rep Pacific Northwest
Nikwax North America hired The Sherpa Group Two as its newest sales rep agency. The Pacific Northwest-based sales and marketing group will support Nikwax in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska…
Brooks to Sponsor Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) Relays
Brooks to Sponsor Mt. SAC Brooks Running Company today announced it will sponsor the Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) Relays and Cross Country Invitational beginning in 2014. With this partnership, over 40,000 athletes and 20,000 attendees will celebrate not
Louisville Slugger Signs Adam Jones
Louisville Slugger, the maker of the number one bat in Major League Baseball, signed Adam Jones, All-Star centerfielder for the Baltimore Orioles and centerfielder for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic…
Smack Sportswear Signs Exclusive Apparel Deal With Ohio Valley Region
Smack Sportswear, the maker of custom-designed volleyball apparel for indoor and beach volleyball players, announced a partnership with the Ohio Valley Region Inc. (OVR)…
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Ban on Assault Weapons
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a measure to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. The legislation still faces stiff resistance from Republicans and some Democrats on the Senate floor…
Skechers USA Raises $586,000 from Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
Skechers raised $586,000 from its annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. Of that, $250,000 went directly to The Friendship Circle (www.gotfriends.com) and the rest was divided among six Southern California education foundations…
RECALL: Air Guns Sold at Sports Authority
About 2,400 air guns from Soft Air USA sold exclusively at The Sports Authority are being recalled. The Break-Barrel Air Rifle can discharge while the safety is engaged, posing a risk of injury to consumers and those nearby…
Dick’s Looks to Triple E-Commerce Business by 2015
Dick’s Sporting Goods told attendees at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference that it expects to triple its e-commerce business by 2015. In 2009, e-commerce revenues were $103 million and last year reached just under $300 mi
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Store Sales Slow in February
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores’ sales decreased 0.9 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month and increased 0.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year in February, according to early estimates released by the U.S. Department of Commerce…
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