EMS Bringing Bouldering Competition to New York City

Eastern Mountain Sports will be title sponsor for a pro bouldering competition in New York’s Central Park this summer during the Adventures NYC celebration. The competition, which is sanctioned by the Unified Bouldering Championships, will provide u

Deckers Outdoor’s Q1 Revenues Climb 31 Percent

Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported sales increased 31.4 percent in the first quarter, to $204.9 million compared to $155.9 million last year. UGG brand sales increased 42.2 percent to $148.4 million; Teva brand sales increased 16.8 percent to $50.4 million. N

Woolrich Names Hollowell as Marketing Vice President

Woolrich has hired Brent Hollowell as marketing vice president. Hollowell is the latest in a string of hires in the past year and half by Woolrich, as the company has steadily built its management and support teams and laid the groundwork for its global

Puma Q1 Revenues Pass Billion Dollar Mark

Puma AG reported that first quarter consolidated sales reached €773.4 million ($1.06 bn), rising 9.3 percent in currency-adjusted terms and 13.2 percent in euro terms when compared to the first quarter of 2010. In currency-neutral terms, Footwear revenu

Shimano Q1 Growth Stymied by Japan Earthquake

Shimano Group reported that first quarter sales increased 1.3 percent to ¥50.9 billion ($619 mm) with a small gain in the bicycle component business partially offset by a slight decline in fishing tackle revenues. Bicycle Component division sales rose 2.

LAPD to Continue Testing Currie Technologies E-Bike

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Bicycle Coordination Unit is moving forward with testing and evaluation of IZIP Express Police Bicycles at special events to further explore their viability under actual patrol conditions…

Feel Golf’s Reveues Slide in 2010

Feel Golf Company, Inc. announced sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 were down 19% to $391,594 compared with $485,773 for the year ended 2009. Net loss was $5.3 million…

K-Swiss Appoints Director of Apparel

K-Swiss appointed Michael Augustine as director of apparel, worldwide. Augustine, who worked for Nike and Adidas in the past, will be charged with overseeing design and development and merchandising for all of the label's inline performance apparel,

Timbuk2 Partners with The Bike Cooperative

Timbuk2 has joined the 30 cycling brands that partner with The Bike Cooperative, a member-owned group that focuses on helping independent bike dealers maximize efficiencies and profits through collective purchasing, marketing, training and other operation