Nike, Inc. reported revenues from continuing operations rose 7 percent in its fourth quarter ended May 31, to $6.7 billion, up 9 percent excluding the impact of exchange rates. Nike Brand revenues were higher in Running, Basketball, Men’s Training,
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Backcountry.com Names Director of Brand Marketing
Backcountry.com hired Adrian Montgomery, who helped Scott Sports rebuild its brand in the United States over the last eight years, as director of brand marketing. Montgomery, who spent much of his time at Scott USA helping the re-establish the brand with
RECALL: 175 Tern Folding Bikes
Stiles Products is recalling approximately 175 of its Tern folding bicycles because the bike’s frame can crack at the hinge on the top tube, posing a fall hazard…
BSN Sports Acquires Spokane Athletic Supply
BSN Sports has completed the acquisition of Spokane Athletic Supply based in Spokane, WA…
Lululemon Signs Two Stores Leases in Texas
Lululemon Athletica Inc. signed leases at Southlake Town Square in Southlake, TX and The Shops at Legacy in Plano, according to Retail Properties of America, Inc…
Sports Authority Names New CEO as Webb Retires
Sports Authority’s board of directors appointed Michael Foss to the position of chief executive officer following the retirement of Darrell Webb. Webb is retiring from his positions as CEO and chairman of the board…
Primaloft Joins The Conservation Alliance
PrimaLoft has joined The Conservation Alliance, a group of outdoor businesses committed to protecting wild places throughout North America…
Implus-EU Names Director of Outdoor Sales
Implus Corporation said Hamish Ogilvie will join Implus-EU as director of outdoor sales in August. Ogilvie comes to Implus from Grangers, where he was the sales and marketing director. The decision to bring Ogilvie on board coincides with a sales reorgani
Boa Technology Deepens Its Support of Triathlon
Boa Technology Inc., which has recently launched triathlon-specific footwear with partner brands Zoot and Specialized, is sponsoring nine triathlons in 2013, including the Ironman 70.3 race in Boulder, Colorado, on August 4, and the Ironman World Champion
NSGA: Consumer Sporting Goods Sales Grew 7 Percent in 2012
A surge in hunting and firearms sales in 2012 helped specialty sporting goods stores become the leading outlets for sporting goods sales for the first time in the more than 30-years, according to the 2013 edition of the NSGA Sporting Goods Market report.
Pentland Group Revenues Rose 14.2 Percent in 2012
Pentland Group’s revenues rose 14.2 percent in 2012, with the London Olympics fueling growth for Speedo…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Launches Digital Training Platform for Athletes
Dick's Sporting Goods launched a digital training platform with sports training provider, IMG Academy, to help athletes maximize performance beginning “Day One” of each new season…
Unequal Technologies Names First Retail Dealer
Unequal Technologies has begun selling its customized, concealed sports protection through its first retail dealer. Schuylkill Valley Sports (SV Sports) will begin carrying Unequal's Head Protection Zone, a suite of supplemental head padding for athl
Saucony’s Duane Solomon Crowned 800M Champion
Saucony announced that Olympian and Saucony athlete Duane Solomon ran a world-leading time of 1:43.27 to win the 800-meter final at the USA Outdoor National Track & Field Championships this past Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa…
Polaroid Signs Wakeboarding Stars
Polaroid signed wakeboarding and wakesurfing phenoms Noah and Keenan Flegel to promote their new line of mountable hi-definition sports action cameras…
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