The Lululemon Athletica Inc. board of directors has established July 8, 2011 as the record date for the previously announced two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock…
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Coca-Cola, Stater Bros. Raise Another $716,400 for California State Parks
Coca-Cola and Stater Bros. – California's largest privately held supermarket chain – have raised another $716,400 to help state parks in Southern California. The money, raised through the Preserve Our Parks Campaign, will be spent immediately on proj
Rocky Brands Licenses Name for Belts and Accessories
Rocky Brands has signed a multi-year licensing agreement to allow 3D Belt Company to design, manufacture and sell belts, wallets and cell phone cases under the Rocky and Georgia Boot brands…
Incrediwear Names National Sales Director
Star Nutrition, Inc., a California-based diversified health and wellness firm, has appointed Matt Itamura as the national sales director for its Incrediwear division. Itamura brings years of retail apparel and marketing experience to the Incrediwear brand
Trail Project Unites Salt Lake City’s Outdoor Brands
The Conservation Alliance is heading to Utah for their first Backyard Collective in the region. On Thursday (June 23), it will work with employees from several members companies, Save Our Canyons and the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance for a day of trail rest
Rapid Media to Produce Paddle Zone at OR Summer Market
Rapid Media beat out three other companies to win a contract with Nielsen Expositions to design, produce and manage the Paddle Zone at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in August…
JD Sports Expands into Spain
JD Sports, the U.K. chain, has acquired a majority stake in Sprinter Group, which has 47 stores in southeast Spain. The U.K firm is expected to expand the number of Sprinter outlets across Spain…
Best Buy Invests in Mobile Fitness Earbud Tech Firm
Valencell, Inc., a Raleigh-NC based mobile health and fitness technology company, said it has received $5.5 million in Series B venture investment. The round was led by Best Buy Capital, the investment group of Best Buy Co., Inc., with participation from
Travel Spending Lagged GDP Growth in First Quarter
Real spending on travel and tourism lagged overall GDP growth in the first quarter, growing at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, following an increase of 2.6 percent (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2010. The slowdown reflected a downturn in both domestic
Nike T-Shirts Draws Ire of Boston Mayor
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is demanding that Niketown remove a display from its Newbury Street storefront, which includes T-shirts with pill bottles and the words “Get High” and “Dope” along with its “Just Do It” slogan. The T-shirts are part of marketing
Dane Reynolds Joins the Vans Surf Team
Vans has added Dane Reynolds to the Vans Surf Team. The 26 year-old from Ventura, CA has made his mark on the ASP World Tour with Top Ten final rankings in both 2009 (10th) and 2010 (4th) – just his second and third years on tour, but Dane is much more th
Deckers Halting Distribution of Simple Shoes
Deckers Outdoor Corp. is halting distribution of the Simple Shoes brand as a result of its pending deal to acquire the much stronger Sanuk brand, said Angel Martinez, president, CEO and chairman of DECK's board of directors. “Given that there is some
Respect Your Universe Raises $2.9MM in Equity Financing
Respect Your Universe, the MMA apparel brand, has raised $2.97 million in equity financing. For the investment, RYU issued 4.96 million shares of restricted common stock and two year warrants to purchase another 4.96 million shares of restricted common st
Sitka Announces Team of Official Sitka Gear Heads
Sitka Gear Inc., the manufacturer of hunting apparel, has formed an elite group of individuals known as “Gear Heads” to provide technical assistance for consumers…
Garmin Agrees to Acquire Germany’s Navigon AG
Garmin Ltd. has agreed to acquire Navigon AG, a German company that has a seven percent share in portable navigations devices (PND) and top selling navigation apps for the iPhone and Android platforms in Europe. The deal comes as many wonder whether smart
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