For the first time ever, 10 universities across the US are engaging in the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, an initiative of the Outdoor Foundation, that kicked off Sept. 27 and runs through Nov. 22…
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Foot Locker Supports Fred Jordan Mission
In a partnership with Foot Locker and Fred Jordan Mission in Los Angeles, more than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls will be given free athletic shoes, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, In-N-Out burgers and haircuts to help them return
Under Armour Partners with the NFHS Network
Under Armour and the NFHS Network, the nation's leading high school sports media company, announced a new multi-year partnership, making Under Armour the first anchor partner of the Network. The NFHS Network is the single online destination for watc
McDavid Appoints National Sales Manager
McDavid Inc. promoted Jeff King to national sales manager for all team and institutional accounts. King has with over 21 years of experience in the sporting goods industry…
RILA Releases Retail Sustainability Toolkit
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and global sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future will formally introduce the Retail Horizons project at the RILA 2014 Retail Sustainability Conference this week in Minneapolis…
Smack CEO Steps Down, New Chairman Appointed
Smack Sportswear, best known for its volleyball apparel, appointed Christopher Jenks as the chairman of the board, as well as the resignation of Smack CEO Bill Sigler…
Dick’s SG Plans Re-opening Celebration for Newark, DE
Dick's Sporting Goods will hold a grand re-opening celebration of its remodeled store at Christiana Center (100 Center Drive) in Newark, DE…
Academy Sports to Open in Topeka, KS
Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to open a new store in Topeka, KS on Oct. 24…
DSW to Open Stores in New York and Kentucky
DSW Inc. announced plans to open stores in Watertown, NY and Louisville, KY…

Finish Line Shoots, Misses in Fiscal Q2
Finish Line Inc. fell short of its sales goals in fiscal second quarter because it took big positions on basketball styles that failed to resonate with consumers, executives said last week…
McMillan Group Announces New Website and Online Store
McMillan Group International has launched a new website with an online store for inventoried stocks…
Dallas Business Journal Honors Sellmark Corporation
Shooting and outdoor sports manufacturer Sellmark Corporation announces its second-year recognition by the Dallas Business Journal as a female-owned Texas business…
Pacific Marine National Monument Expanded
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation expanding the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to six times its current size, creating the largest marine reserve in the world…
Khyber Interactive Associates Forms Partnership
Khyber Interactive Associates, an emergency response training, research and consulting company, announced that they have partnered with Target is Moving, producer of moving targets for military, law enforcement and range operations…
REI’s Exclusive Deal to Sell German Bike Brand Underscores Potency of Growing Partnership with Accell
REI's announcement last week that it would become the exclusive dealer for a German mountain bike brand owned by Accell Group of The Netherlands strengthened the hands of both companies as they seek to increase their shares of premium bike sales in t