With its tenth season of Romp to Stomp events all wrapped up, the Tubbs Snowshoes is proud to announce that its Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer Snowshoe Series raised over $400,000 for its beneficiaries, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Canadian Breast
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Puma Launches Project Pink
The fight against breast cancer is a cause that means many different things to many different people, which inspired sportlifestyle brand Puma to ask the question, “Who do you wear your pink for?” with the launch of the brand's 2012 Project Pink init
OBIT: Marvin Traub
Marvin Traub, a longtime retail executive perhaps best known for his role as president and CEO at Bloomingdale's, died July 11 at his home here. He was 87…
Magellan Turns to Cartoon to Get Kids Geocaching
Magellan has partnered with a Canadian company that produces the GeoFreakz cartoon and online game to encourage kids to move from virtual to actual geocaching at select national parks in Canada…
W.L. Gore Launches Online Brand Platform for Gore Bike Wear and Running Wear
Gore Bike Wear and Gore Running Wear announced the launch of an Online Brand Platform in which bike and running enthusiasts can find detailed information about the full range of products, as well as textile technologies for both brands. The aim of the web
Yakima Restructures to Support Global Expansion
Yakima Products SVP and Chief Marketing Officer Ron TenBerge will be leaving the company July 13 as part of a restructuring aimed at supporting global growth of the Yakima, Whispbar and Prorack brands…
Garmont Sponsors Mountain Rescue Association
Garmont signed on as the Gold Sponsor of the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) a non-profit training and education program…
Pentland Group Sees Strong International Sales in 2011
The Pentland Group reported 17.3 percent rise in sales in its year ended Dec. 31, to £1.5 billion ($2.3 bn) in 2011, Drapers reports. The gain for the owner of brands such as Speedo, Berghaus and Boxfresh was fueled by a strong performance in internationa
Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 1.6 Percent in July
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.6 percent in July compared with the same month last year, and modest year-over-year increases are expected through the holiday season shipping cycle, accordin
JJB Sports Issues Earnings Warning as Comps Plummet
U.K. retailer JJB Sports Plc issued an earnings warning, noting that its comparable store sales for the 22 weeks ended July 1 decreased by 8.0 percent. The results mark a significant deterioration in conditions since the company reported results for the n
Michael Vick To Launch Apparel Line
The Wall Street Journal reports that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will launch an apparel line called “V-7.” It will be sold exclusively at Modell's Sporting Goods stores through the end of the year…
Lowa Establishes Demo Center at Joe Dodge Lodge
Lowa Boots has partnered with the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) to open a Demo Center at the Joe Dodge Lodge in Pinkham Notch, NH. Hikers will be able to enjoy a day in Lowa boots at no charge and asked to fill out a questionnaire at the end of their hi
The Bike Cooperative Launches Site to Help IBDs Win Online
The Bike Cooperative has launched the e-commerce site BikeStoreGuys.com to help independent bike dealers, or IBDs, combat growing marketshare by Amazon and other pure play Internet dealers…
Rawlings Sues Wilson for Trademark Infringement of Gold Glove Award
Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. Inc. filed a lawsuit on July 5 against rival Wilson Sporting Goods Co., alleging that it violated Rawlings’ trademark for the original Gold Glove Award. Rawlings moved to file the lawsuit after Wilson had started using a
VF Outdoor Opens New Alameda Headquarters
VF Outdoor opened its new corporate headquarters on a 14-acre campus in Alameda, CA that is now home to The North Face, JanSport and Lucy. The project marks one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by VF Corp. VF Outdoor is now one of the
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