Under Armour will open its newest specialty retail location at 600 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago in March, 2015. Situated in the heart of the city's Magnificent Mile, on the corners of Michigan Avenue and Ohio Street, the Brand House retail store
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Stuart Weitzman Announces Gisele Bundchen to Lead Fall Campaign
Stuart Weitzman announced the debut of Gisele Bundchen as the new face of the brand for the fall 2014 advertising campaign. Shot by fashion photographer Mario Testino, the black-and-white images…
Arc’teryx Expands into Footwear
Arc’teryx Equipment is launching its first footwear line. The Alpha and Bora lightweight hikers feature two-piece construction using separate, tongueless inner liners with seamless hydrophobic outer shells that has more in common with ski boot const
Dick’s SG Sets Openings for Clermont, FL and Seabrook, NH
Dick's Sporting Goods set three-day opening celebrations for new stores in Clermont, FL and Seabrook, NH. Both grand openings will take place from Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29…
Therapearl Acquired by Performance Health
Performance Health, which manufactures and markets rehabilitation and wellness products, has acquired Maryland-based Therapearl, LLC, which sells its hot and cold therapy products through Dick’s Sporting Goods as well as…
Cycling Brands Launch Auction to Raise Money for Spinalis
POC and fellow cycling brands Cervélo, fi´zi:k, 3T, HED, Shimano, and TRP are accepting bids on four one-of-a-kind Cervélo road bikes valued at roughly $20,000 as part of a fundraiser for Spinalis, a charitable foundation that supports research and treatm
Clif Bar Joins PeopleForBikes National Movement
Clif Bar has formally joined the national non-profit PeopleForBikes as a continuation of its long-standing commitment to bicycle advocacy…
New Officers Elected by SAAMI
At its annual meeting June 19 in Providence, Rhode Island, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) elected a new chairman and vice-chairman.,,

OYO Sportstoys Raises $3M in Seed Funding
OYO Sports, a fan figurines developer, has raised $3 million in seed funding bringing total angel and seed funding to-date to $4.6 million…
Spring Team Dealer Market Has Largest Show to Date
The ninth annual Team Dealer Market was held on June 9-11 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, NC. The show was the largest spring Team Dealer Market to date with over 200 in attendance representing over 50 sporting goods stores…
New Balance Launches NB SparkStart
New Balance, Inc. and the New Balance Foundation launched NB SparkStart, a global initiative focused on improving the health, well-being and self-esteem of children through movement. The New Balance Foundation will provide $4 million in NB SparkStart gran
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints Jim Zwiers to Head International
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed James Zwiers president of its International Group and named James Gabel to replace him as president of its Performance Group, which includes the Merrell, Saucony, Chaco, Cushe and Patagonia footwear brands. Gabel joins Wo
G-III Apparel Announces European License for G.H. Bass Footwear
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. entered into a multi-year wholesale license agreement with U.K.-based Overland Ltd. for the sale of men’s, women’s and children’s footwear under the G.H. Bass and related brands in Europe…
Gutermann Sold to PE Group
KPS Capital Partners, LP announced that its portfolio company American & Efird Global, L.P. (“A&E”) will acquire substantially all of Gutermann Holding SE's global industrial and consumer thread business…
GPS Devices Shipments to Grow 30 Percent Through 2019
ABI Research forecasts that shipments of GPS devices such as smart watches and cycling computers, will grow 30 percent by 2019 despite the emergence smart garments and other wearable computers…