The National Shooting Sports Foundation, owners of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, and Reed Exhibitions, producers of the SHOT Show, have reached an agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp. to present the SHOT Show at the Sands Expo and C
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Saucony Names Dowd as Regional Sales Director
Saucony, Inc appointed David Dowd as regional sales director for the western United States, effective May 25, 2011. In this role, Dowd will be responsible for Saucony’s Western U.S. accounts and independent sales representative agencies, as well as
RG Barry Posts Small Loss on Acquisition Costs
R.G. Barry Corp., which makes footwear under the Dearfoams, Terrasoles and Superga brands, reported a net loss of $42,000 in the third quarter due to costs tied to its acquisition of Foot Petals. Sales were down 9.4 percent to $20.1 million from $22.2 mil
Life is Good Founders Receive Honorary Degrees
Bert and John Jacobs, co-founders and leaders of The Life is good Company, were awarded honorary degrees as Doctors of Entrepreneurship on May 6 at Northeastern University's 109th Commencement…
Ashworth Enters Golf Footwear Market
Ashworth Golf, acquired by Adidas Group in 2008, has launched its first golf footwear line. The brand is now part of its Taylormade division…
GoLite Footwear to Use State Grant to Nearshore Manufacturing
New England Footwear, the parent of GoLite Footwear, has been selected to receive funding as part of the Green Launching Pad, a joint venture between the state of New Hampshire and the University of New Hampshire designed to help bring new green technolog
Wilson to Sponsor National Volleyball League
The National Volleyball League (NVL) announced its partnership with Wilson Sporting Goods Company. Under the new sponsorship agreement, Wilson will be the exclusive volleyball of The NVL, and the Wilson volleyball will be the only ball of choice played at
SCAPE Athlete Sunscreen Names Canadian Distributor
Nupur Formulations, Inc. in collaboration with Outside Labs, Inc. announced that Podium Imports will be the Canadian retail distributor to the independent sports specialty stores sector for Scape Athlete Sunscreen…
Broder Bros. Q1 Sales Climb 13.5 Percent
Broder Bros. reported first quarter 2011 sales were $173.9 million compared to $153.5 million for the first quarter 2010. Income from operations for the first quarter 2011 was $6.5 million compared to a loss of $3.3 million for the first quarter 2010…
April Retail Results Boosted By Late Easter
As expected, a late Easter boosted April retail results substantially, driving aggregate same-store sales for the month past already-lofty forecasts maintained by many analysts. Likewise, consolidated comps were aided further by skyrocketing gasoline pric
SportsOneSource Opens Boulder Office; Taps Bill Garrels to Lead Media Business
In an effort to expand its footprint in the outdoor, snow sports and action sports markets, The SportsOneSource Group has announced the opening of a new office in Boulder, CO…
Survey: IPad’s Success A New Retail Challenge
Retailers are rapidly adopting mobile marketing and investing more in social media, according to a recent survey of 68 retailers prepared by Forrester Research for Shop.org, the e-commerce division of the National Retail Federation…
Adidas Group Hikes Full Year Guidance on Stellar First Quarter
Led by robust performances in North America, China and Russia, Adidas Group's momentum only accelerated in the first quarter with sales increasing at the highest organic growth rate since the second quarter of 2006. On a currency-neutral basis, Whole
K-Swiss, Inc. Posts Wider Q1 Loss But Sales and Backlog Continue to Build
While K-Swiss, Inc. remained in the red in the first quarter due to heavy marketing investments, but the brand’s top-line gains driven by its Tubes collection are offering some hope for a recovery…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Q1 Results Hurt By Tough Economy, Rising Insurance Costs
High gas prices and unemployment are nibbling away at customer traffic to Big 5 Sporting Goods’ 396 stores, so the retailer will up its promotions in the second quarter…
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