Puma has kicked off its second year of Project Pink on the heels of an over $60,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund at Magee-Womens Foundation in 2010…
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Patagonia Sales Chief Joins Levi’s
Paul Zadoff, most recently VP of global sales for Patagonia, has been appointed senior vice president of wholesale commercial operations for the Americas at Levi Strauss & Co…
Big 5 Enters Consulting Agreement with Tom Schlauch
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. said in a financial filing that it entered into a an independent contractor services agreement with Thomas Schlauch, its head buyer who is planning to retire…
Athletic Footwear Subcontractors Accused of Polluting China’s Rivers
Plants subcontracted by Adidas, Nike and Puma were among accused of polluting rivers in China with toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, according to a report from environment group Greenpeace…
Modell’s Sporting Goods To Help Fan Who Caught Jeter’s 3,000th Hit
Modell's Sporting Goods announced the beginning of “Christian Lopez Week” to give some financial help to the Yankees fan who caught Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit…
Converse Offers Free Studio Time to Aspiring Musicians
Converse Inc. officially announced the opening of its Brooklyn recording studio, Converse Rubber Tracks, which allows artists to sign up and record songs for free…
Nike Facing Worker Abuse Claims at Converse Plant
Nike Inc. is facing new claims of worker abuse in Indonesia. The report stemmed from interviews in March and April by the Associated Press of dozens of workers at Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi, about 60 miles from Jakarta that make Converse shoes…
Outdoor Research Bolsters Product Management Team
Outdoor Research added a number of new designers to its product development team. The new hires include Jason Duncan as technical sportswear product manager, Meghan Martens as handwear product manager, and Kendra Brandenburg as headwear product manager…
Sports Inc. Boasts Record Attendance at Summer Show
Sports Inc. said its Summer Show drew record attendance, attracting more than 500 store personnel from 193 store locations. Lee's Sporting Goods of Alabama won store of the year, Cliff Keen won vendor of the year, Kendall Whitley of Adidas won rep o
South Bend SG Signs Licensing Deal for River Monsters
South Bend Sporting Goods, based in Northbrook, IL, has signed a North American-based licensing deal with Discovery Communications for a line of fishing equipment and accessories based upon the popular Animal Planet television program, “River Monsters,”..
Vicious Fishing Announces Licensing Agreement with Gecko Gear
Vicious Fishing has signed a licensing agreement with Gecko Gear, Inc. and will be showcasing the products for the first time at ICAST 2011…
Bushnell Outdoor Products Creates Bushnell Eyewear Division
Bushnell Outdoor Products has created the Bushnell Eyewear Division, a new segment of the company that will oversee the Bollé, Bollé Safety, Cébé and Serengeti eyewear brands…
Feds to Begin Tracking Assualt Weapons Sales in Southeast
The Dept. of Justice will begin requiring dealers in Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico to file multiple sales reports on the sale of certain rifles…
Icebreaker TapsTanouye as VP of Development and Sourcing
Linda Tanouye has joined Icebreaker as vice president of development and sourcing…
Nature Valley Continues National Parks Project
Nature Valley has partnered with travel expert and TV personality Samantha Brown to encourage Americans to visit and care for national parks. As part of its multi-media National Parks Project, which was launched in 2010, Nature Valley is donating $400,000
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