The City of Charlotte, North Carolina unveiled a plan to raise $35 million in bond money for construction of 14 miles of contiguous bike trails that would complete a 30.6 million bikeway parallel to the city's light-rail line…
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Giant CEO Tony Lo Flies into L.A. to Open New Giant Partner Store
Giant CEO Tony Lo flew to Los Angeles Tuesday to help open a 3,000-square-foot Giant Partner Store opened in Rowland Heights by Hank Ku…
President Bill Clinton Delivers Keynote Address at Skechers Global Conference
Skechers USA, Inc. said President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at its annual Global Conference. At the event held in Redondo Beach, CA on June 26, President Clinton spoke to 1,500 Skechers executives, team members and international partners
SKLZ Makes Key Hires
SKLZ, the maker of athletic training devices, hired Jason Cromer as director, brand management and creative strategy and Walter Nolen as baseball category manager…
Academy Sports to Open in Denton, TX, Extends Dallas Cowboys Partnership
Academy Sports + Outdoors will open a new store in Denton, TX at Rayzor Ranch Marketplace this Fall. The company has also renewed its multi-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys…
Academy Sports to Enter Louisville with Three Stores
Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to open a third planned Louisville-area store located in Elizabethtown, KY, scheduled to open in 2015. Academy previously announced stores opening in Louisville and Middletown, which will both open prior to the 2014 holiday
Stuart Weitzman Appoints Chief Global Digital And E-commerce Officer
Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC hired Monica Schwartz as chief global digital and e-commerce officer. In this newly created position, Schwartz will oversee…
ClubCrown Signs Larry Nelson as Brand Ambassador
ClubCrown by Vive has signed veteran Tour Pro Larry Nelson and his son Drew to its Brand Ambassador program…
Cabela’s to Open First Store in Calgary
Cabela’s Incorporated will begin construction later this year on a store in Calgary, Alberta…
Study Finds No Association Between Men’s Time in the Saddle and ED or Infertility
There is no association between cyclists’ self-reported time in the saddle and erectile dysfunction (ED) and infertility, according to a study of 5,282 male cycling enthusiasts that authors say is the largest study of…
Chicago Once Again Owes NRA Legal Fees
The United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois has ordered the city of Chicago to reimburse $940,000 in legal expenses incurred by the NRA…
RSG Taps Finish Line Exec to Fill VP Store Operations Position
The Finish Line Inc. appointed triathlete and Finish Line district sales manager Scott Goodmon vice president, store operations at its Running Specialty Group (RSG) segment…
Polartec Files Patent Infringement Complaint in Germany
Polartec, LLC has filed a patent infringement complaint with the German District Court Duesseldorf against Pontetorto S.P.A. and its German sales agent, Christian Weichert Internationale Textilvertretungen GmbH…
Probar Sponsors Tinkoff-Saxo Pro Cycling Team
Probar has begun supplying its organic energy bars to the UCI WorldTour pro cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo effective immediately. The new partnership will continue through the 2014 Tour de France and remaining cycling season…
Inov-8 Appoints New CEO
Inov-8 recently hired Gordon Baird as its CEO. He was most recently at Americana, the company behind the Bench clothing brand, having previously worked at…
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