Timberland has launched a GPS-enabled treasure hunt that spans six European cities to promote its Earthkeeper footwear range. The Trail of Heroes campaign will run in Berlin, Brussels, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris until June…
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New Balance Creates Casual-Comfort Company
New Balance announced the creation of an independent company to accelerate the growth of company's two casual-comfort footwear brands, Aravon and Dunham, as well as create new brands in the casual-comfort space. Bob Infantino was named president of
Foot Locker’s Q1 Profits Surge 74 Percent
Foot Locker, Inc. reported first-quarter profits surged 74.1 percent to $94 million, or 60 cents a share, compared with net income last year of $54 million, or 34 cents, a year ago. Sales increased 13.3 percent to $1.45 billion from $1.28 billion a year a
Henry Diamond Honored by Sec. of Interior
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently presented the Secretary of the Interior’s Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award to Henry L. Diamond, one of the architects of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, for six decades of dedicated service
Dorel’s Bike Segment Grows 10.3 Percent in Q1
Dorel Industries Inc. reported sales in its Recreational/Leisure segment, which owns the Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose and Sugoi bicycling brands, increased 10.3 percent to U.S. $200.4 million in the first quarter. Operating profits grew 17.9 percent
Winter Occupancy up 5.7 Percent at Western Mountain Resorts
Overall occupancy at major western mountain resorts finished up 5.7 percent this winter compared to last season and on-the-books occupancy for the May through October period is running 6.6 percent ahead of last year, according to Mountain Travel Research
Avia Announces Team Wins
Avia announced recent wins by Team AVIA athletes at the inaugural International Triathlon Union (ITU) Cross Triathlon World Championships, held in Extremadura, Spain, and women's Ironman Australia and St. George, Utah…
Jordan Brand Signs First Female Basketball Player
Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., announced the signing of Maya Moore, two-time NCAA Women's Basketball National Champion and college basketball's all-time leader in games won as a player…
WFSGI to Move Headquarters to Bern
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is about to move its headquarters within Switzerland from Lausanne to Bern…
Sims Licensed to Select Distribution
Collective Licensing International announced a new three-year agreement with Select Distribution of Costa Mesa, CA to license skate decks and wheels for the Sims brand worldwide within core skate shop distribution, excluding Canada and Argentina…
Sherbrook Renews SPHL Sponsorship
Sherbrook SBK Sport Corp has renewed its official supplier agreement with the Southern Pro Hockey League (SPHL) for a period of 24 months, an agreement valued at $600,000…
Iconix Prices $275M Notes Offering
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced the pricing of its private offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 2.50 percent convertible senior subordinated notes due 2016…
Former Nike Exec to Head Dockers
Levi Strauss & Co. said that Anne Rohosy, a former Nike executive, will become president of its Dockers khakis brand. She replaces Jim Calhoun, who resigned last month to become CEO of Hurley International LLC, owned by Nike Inc…
Growth in Retail Container Traffic Levels Off
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is forecast to level off this month at about the same numbers as last year after nearly 18 months of year-over-year gains, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released b
Puma Issues First Environmental PandL Statement
Puma has published its first environmental profit and loss (E P&L) account, revealing the impact of raw materials on greenhouse gas emissions and water use. Puma is said to be the first company to attempt to produce an economic valuation of the environmen
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