Rock/Creek has added staff to support continued brick-and-mortar growth, including hourly sales staff positions to support their new store in Cleveland, TN…
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Gildan’s Chamandy Begins Selling Shares
Gildan Activewear Inc. President and CEO Glenn J. Chamandy has begun selling some of his shares in the company through an arms-length arrangement with a Canadian financial institution…
Craft Named Official Partner and Supplier to Swedish Athletics Team
Craft, functional sportswear brand, is the new official partner and clothing supplier to the Swedish Athletics national team…
Under Armour Inks NBA Combine Deal
Under Armour and the National Basketball Association (NBA) inked a multi-year global partnership that makes Under Armour the title partner of the NBA Draft Combine and presenting partner of the Jr. NBA…
Havaianas Expands Footprint at Disney Resorts
Havaianas announced a new strategic alliance with the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Vacation Club that will make its flip-flops available for sale at 22 resort stores…
Sport Footwear Sales Rise Nearly 5 Percent in Fiscal July
The SportsOneSource Group reported Sport Footwear sales increased in the mid-single-digits for the 4-week fiscal month ended Aug 1 (Fiscal July). The Athletic Footwear side of the business easily out-performed…
Topo Athletic Receives Funding, Adds Board Seats
Topo Athletic announced the appointment of two new board members and Series B funding from legacy investor Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Founded by footwear veteran and former Vibram USA CEO, Tony Post, Topo Athletic recently saw 110 percent year-over-y
Outdoor Retailer Delivers Again
While many of the mysteries around the event weren’t resolved, including whether the show will continue in Salt Lake City and what time of the year the show should take place, Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 marked another ringing success…
Compass Diversified’s Q2 Earnings Up Sharply
Compass Diversified Holdings Inc. (CODI), which owns a number of middle-market companies including Ergobaby and Liberty Safe, reported net income of $26.6 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared to $12.3 million a year ago…
Fox Factory’s Bike Sales Climb 24 Percent
Fox Factory Holding Corp., the maker of bicycles and power vehicles, reported second-quarter sales increased 12.5 percent to $97.2 million. The sales gain reflected a 23.9 percent increase in sales of bike products…
Gaiam Second Quarter Sales Surge on Kohl’s Business
Gaiam Inc. reported net revenue surged 27 percent in the second quarter as it began shipping an exclusive line of yoga apparel to Kohl's…
Vista Outdoor Ups Notes Sales by $50 Million
Vista Outdoor Inc. upped the amount of its pending private debt offering by $50 million and said the notes will pay annual interest of 5.875 percent…
ElliptiGo Names VP of Global Marketing
ElliptiGO Inc., creator of the world’s first elliptical bicycle, has hired Raphael Weishaupt as Vice President of Global Marketing…
Safilo’s North American Sales Slow
Safilo Group S.p.A. reported its sales growth in North America, where it is building a Global Sports and Outdoor Lifestyle segment around its Smith sunglasses brand, slowed significantly in currency-neutral terms in the second quarter…
Fitbit Crushes 2015 Q2 Earnings Expectations
Fitbit Inc., in its first report since going public, reported earnings and sales that blew past Wall Street expectations. Profits adjusted for expenses tied to the IPO rose 179.7 percent to $51.3 million, or 21 cents a share, from $18.3 million, or 9 cent
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