McDonald's U.S. and Canada restaurants will roll out a three-week Happy Meal promotion Aug. 26 featuring Twinkle Toes by Skechers. During the promotion, Happy Meal customers can receive one of six clip-on miniature Twinkle Toes by Skechers toy shoes
Category: Outdoor
USANA Named Official Ski, Snowboarding Partner
USANA Health Sciences, Inc., the nutritional supplement company, was named an official partner of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing…
Flip Flop Shops Ranks Among Fastest Growing Companies
Flip Flop Shops, the franchise of flip flops and sandals retail stores, announced that Inc. magazine ranked the growing retail franchise in the top 10 percent of the publication’s 500 | 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Unit
Mossy Oak Signs Licensing Agreement with Hunter’s Specialties
Mossy Oak announced that a license agreement has been signed between Mossy Oak and Hunter's Specialties Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa…
Under Armour to Sponsor Grand Prix
Under Armour Inc. has inked a deal to sponsor the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix event…
Interbike Launches Free Mobile App for Attendees
Interbike has launched a free mobile app attendees can use to navigate the show by looking up exhibitors, floor maps, and events and scheduling appointments…
Light and Motion Moving to Larger Facility
Light & Motion is planning to nearly double their footprint by moving to a larger space in Monterey, CA. The maker of headlamps for cycling, diving and other outdoor pursuits has invested more than $150,000 in the last year in production and test equipmen
Rock/Creek Plans to Open Expanded Paddle Shop Oct. 1
Rock/Creek said it expects to open a new, improved retail paddling store, outlet and distribution center in Chattanooga, TN Oct. 1 just in time for the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k and Chattanooga RiverRocks festival. The expanded location will make Rock/Cre
Shoe-Powered Battery May Charge Mobile Phones
Tom Krupenkin and Ashley Taylor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison's mechanical engineering program have invented a shoe insert that generates electrical energy from people's footsteps. According to the journal Nature Communications, the
180s Earns Certification
180s received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women President's Educational Organization-DC (WPEO), a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (www.wbenc.com)…
Source for Sports Appoints New President as Hooper Retires
Source For Sports of Canada has appointed former SC Johnson executive Brad Hause as president effective Sept. 6, 2011, putting him at the helm of a member-owned buying group of more than 200 locally owned retail locations. Hause will replace Randy Hooper
Lenzing Posts Record 1H on Booming Demand for Cellulose Fiber
Lenzing Group reported its best first half ever as rising cotton prices and demand for sustainable fibers allowed it to pass through price increases for its wood-based fibers to customers, including yarns makers serving the outdoor, activewear and sportwe
Sierra Design Donates 750 Jackets to Tornado Victims
Sierra Designs has joined base-layer manufacturer Terramar to provide 750 jackets to families affected by the massive tornados in Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, AL. With this donation, the “Community Rebuilding – From the Inside Out” project will
NRF Says Proposed Regulatory Relief Must Go Further
The National Retail Federation welcomed plans announced by the Obama Administration on Tuesday to streamline hundreds of government regulations, but said the plan does not go far enough…
Sports Authority Supports Skin Cancer Awareness
During 'Skin Cancer Awareness Month' in May 2011, Sports Authority partnered with the Melanoma Research Alliance to collect donations at all check-out locations to raise $189,000.
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