OMsignal, the Montreal startup that raised $10 million from private equity investors this summer, began shipping the first edition of its Biometric Smartwear to pre-order customers and launched its iOS app in the Apple App Store…
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Element Appoints VP of Global Design
Element appointed Reynald Gautier, most recently creative director of the European division of Japanese denim brand, Edwin, as VP of global design. Julien Duval was promoted to VP of global marketing…
Osprey Stays Ahead of Future Standards with Poco Child Carrier Retrofit
Osprey Child Safety Products LLC is proactively offering its Poco child carrier customers a retrofitted Poco Seat Pad free of charge so that they comply with a new standard expected to kick in next year…
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks Hires Production Manager
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks has hired Richard Aitken as its new production manager…
Performance Sports Group Addresses Pending NOCSAE Lacrosse Notification
Performance Lacrosse Group Inc. said it is working with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to clarify why its Cascade R model lacrosse helmet no longer complies with NOCSAE standards…
Columbia Sportswear Opens First NYC Columbia Branded Store
Columbia Sportswear announced the grand opening of its flagship Columbia brand’s first branded store in New York City. Located at 345 W. 14th Street, in between 8th and 9th Avenue in New York’s Meatpacking District, the retail store opens on N
Clif Bar Drops Climbers for Film Appearance
Clif Bar announced it will no longer sponsor climbers known primarily for free-soloing, BASE jumping and highlining after news broke that it fired five climbers from its team who appeared participating in those activities in a new documentary film the com
Vista Outdoor Spin Off Back On
Alliant TechSystems Inc. is moving forward with plans to spin off its $2.3 billion-a-year sporting business as a publicly traded company as part of a merger of its aerospace and defense businesses with those of Orbital Sciences Corp…
Container Lines Waffle on Port Congestion Surcharges
In the space of five days last week, ocean container lines announced, suspended and then reimposed surcharges of up to $1,000 for every container imported through West Coast ports in a sign that chronic congestion at those ports is worsening. The waffling
Gluskin Townley Survey Shows Adult Bike Market Facing Tough Headwinds
A recently released report shows that while adult bicycle ownership increased by 648,000 people, or 2.6 percent from 2012 to 2014 in the United States, cyclists cut their visits to bike shops and intent to buy bikes dramatically during the period. While t
E-Bike Maker ProdecoTech Advances Toward Becoming Publicly Traded
Prodeco Technologies LLC, one of the country's largest e-bike makers, agreed Nov. 20 to be purchased by a penny stock company in a plan its owners hope will lead to a listing on a national stock exchange. The all-stock deal values the company at abou
Billabong’s U.S. Business on the Rebound
At its annual meeting last week, Billabong International Ltd. said U.S. sales are returning to growth for its flagship brand, Billabong, and reaccelerating for RVCA. For the Billabong brand, wholesale sales in the U.S. for the fiscal first quarter ended S
Hibbett Sports’s Same-Store Sales Edge Up in Fiscal Third Quarter
Hibbett Sports Inc. reported net sales for the 13-week period ended Nov. 1, 2014, increased 5.0 percent to $218.3 million compared with $208.0 million for the 13-week period ended Nov. 2, 2013. Comparable store sales for the third quarter increased 0.6 pe
SIA’s On-Snow Demo to Host Race Benefit for Adaptive Sports
Retailers and others attending the 6th annual On-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest & Nordic Demo after the 2015 SIA Snow Show next February are encouraged to register teams to compete in the Rhythm Rally, a banked slalom race to benefit Adaptive Action Sports (AAS)
Billabong and RVCA Sales Trends Improving in the U.S.
At its annual meeting, Billabong officials noted that Q1 wholesale sales for the Billabong brand in the U.S. grew 14 percent, representing a rebound for the brand in the region. In the fourth quarter ended June 30, wholesale sales in the U.S. were down 1
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