Vibram to Open Flagship On April 14

The grand opening of Vibram's first store will take place Saturday, April 14 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony at 12 p.m. The store at 292 Newbury Street in Boston, MA will feature “experience zones” throughout the floor allowing visitors to

Naklin Base Layer Start-up to Launch at Retail in August

Naklin premium base layer collection geared for big mountain freestyle and backcountry riders will debut in finer snowboard shops around the world this August. Legendary snowboarder, Kevin Jones and industry veteran, Abe Gilreath co-founded the brand with

Road Runner Sets Grand Opening for 27th Store

Road Runner Sports will celebrate the grand opening of its 27th store opening nationwide and our second store in Illinois April 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its new North Shore-area locale in the Edens Plaza…

RECALL: 4,100 Public Bikes

Public Bikes of San Francisco has recalled about 4,100 models from 2010 through 2012 because the pedals can crack and break and pose a fall hazard to the rider, the company announced in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

Iconix Taps Seth Horowitz to Run Men’s Brands

Iconix Brand Group announced the appointment of Seth Horowitz as the president of the men’s division, a newly created position. Horowitz most recently served as president of Modell’s Sporting Goods. He will oversee the Iconix portfolio of male

Merger Pushes Coalision to $110MM in Annual Sales

Coalision Inc., which owns the Orage, Lolë and Paradox sports and lifestyle apparel brands, is merging with a French action sports company best known for its fashion underwear to create a multinational company with $110 million in annual sales…

Polartec Promotes Two Marketing Employees

Polartec announced two promotions in the marketing department. Allon Cohne, formerly the North American marketing manager, is now the global director of marketing and Katie Macomber, formerly the marketing coordinator, is now the special events manager…

RECALL: 40,000 Topeak Babyseat II Bicycle Carrier Seats

Todson Inc. of North Attleboro, MA is recalling about 40,000 of Topeak’s bicycle carrier seats for kids because they pose a laceration and fingertip amputation hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Todson has received two

Quiksilver CFO to Depart April 30

Quiksilver, Inc. said that CFO Joseph Scirocco's last day on the job will be April 30. The company announced Jan. 5 that Scirocco had entered into a transitional employment agreement in connection with his contemplated separation from the company…