Richard E. Adler, owner of Adler Sporting Goods in Cleveland, has passed away at the age of 79…
Category: Outdoor
Converse Announces Collaboration for World AIDS Day
Converse Inc. announced the limited-edition José Parlá for Converse (PRODUCT)RED Chuck Taylor All Star shoe launching on World AIDS Day – Dec. 1, 2011. A painter, widely acclaimed in the art world, Parlá's collaboration…
MEC Awards More than $600,000 in Grants
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) named the fall recipients of its community grants program, with 58 community-based environmental and outdoor recreation projects awarded a total of $604,389. These grants are announced twice each year, with over $1.3 million
ComScore: Cyber Monday’s Revenues Ahead 22 Percent
ComScore reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 28 days of the November – December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $15 billion has been spent online, marking a 15-percent increase versus the correspondin
Bicycle Leadership Conference Registration Opens
Registration has opened for the 2012 Bicycle Leadership Conference taking place April 17-19 in Monterey, CA. The conference will examine the rising importance of cities in bicycle advocacy, digital marketing strategies, and means of raising capital in a r
Performance Bicycle Joins Bikes Belong
Performance Bicycle has joined Bikes Belong, the national coalition of bicycle retailers and suppliers dedicated to putting more people on bikes more often. Additionally, Performance Bicycle CEO, David Pruitt, will serve on the Bikes Belong Board of Direc
Keeper Sports Appoints New Manager for Surf Line
Keeper Sports Products, LLC, based in Oceanside CA, has appointed Patrick Dugan as account executive and the new head of it's surf line, California Board Company (CBC)…
Cyber Monday Sales Grow Double-Digits
Cyber Monday sales were up 15 to 18 percent over last year depending on the source. Online traffic was up 43 percent from last year, says content delivery network Akamai, and online sales were up 18 percent over Cyber Monday 2010 as of 9 p.m. ET, says IBM
Adidas Sees Boost from End of NBA Lockout
Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer expects a year-end boost to its basketball footwear business following the end of the NBA lockout in the United States. Said Hainer, “Without any doubt, the start of the season in December will help us to continue our growth mome
Brooks DNA In Its Soul
Concept Designs has partnered with long-time client, Brooks Sports, on a new tech display that introduces its DNA technology…
Asics America Appoints Tracy Paoletti to VP, Sales
Asics America Corporation promoted Tracy Paoletti to vice president of sales with three regional managers reporting directly to her. Her team will consist of Mike Mitchell, senior regional director, West, Patty Kelly, regional manager, East and Mike Jense
Salomon Names Full U.S. Alpine Category Manager
Salomon has appointed Jake Fuller to the position of Salomon USA Alpine product category manager…
Mizuno Golf to Offer Free Online Shipping
Mizuno USA will be offering on-line consumers free shipping on all orders over $150 from their MizunoGolf.com website. This deal applies only to Mizuno's high performance lineup of soft goods, including golf apparel, gloves, bags, and accessories…
Asics Signs World Champion Freestyle Wrestler
Asics America signed American World Champion freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs. Most recently, Burroughs earned Gold at the 2011 Pan America Games in Guadalajara, Mexico at 74 kilograms (163 pounds)…
City Sports Raises $10K for Breast Cancer Research
City Sports raised $10,000 to benefit the Tufts Medical Center Breast Cancer Research Fund, the result of a successful October social media campaign which generated awareness for the cause via the brand's official Facebook page…
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