Alibaba Group appointment investment banker and Olympic gold medalist Michael Evans as its president effective Aug. 4 in a bid to become a global retailer…
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Kids Foot Locker Campaign Stars Rob Gronkowski
Kids Foot Locker debuted “Grown-ups,” a new spot featuring star tight end Rob Gronkowski. The national television campaign supports…
Delta Apparel Q3 Earnings Soar
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported earnings doubled in the third quarter ended June 27, boosted by meatier gross margins, reduced expenses and improving sales trends across its businesses…
Adidas Acquires Runtastic App
Adidas AG has acquired all outstanding shares of Runtastic GmbH in a transaction that assigns an enterprise value of €220 million to the Austrian fitness app company…
Fox Factory Reports Rebound in Mountain Biking Sales
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported its sales of bicycle components grew 23.9 percent in the second quarter primarily due to the addition of Race Face/Easton Cycling, but also because growth resumed at its legacy cycling business, which makes forks and rea
Pelican International Names Insider as Next President
Pelican International Inc., the Canadian manufacturer of kayaks and other recreational boats, appointed Marie-Christine Piedboeuf as president, effective Sept. 1, 2015…
AMGA Names Kosseff As Executive Director
The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), which saw enrollment grow 43 percent from 2013 through 2015, named Alex Kosseff as its executive director…
Giant USA Tells Dealers They Are Outperforming Bike Industry
Giant bicycle retailer sales grew by more than $20-million in the 12 months ended July 30 while their unit sales increased by more than 50,000, according to Giant USA's top executive…
Maxxis Signs on as Presenting Sponsor for KMC Cyclo-Cross Festival
Maxxis, one of world's largest bicycle tire manufacturers, has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the 2015 KMC Cyclo-Cross Festival in Providence, RI…
NSSRA Partners with SportsOneSource to Provide Members POS Data Trend Reporting
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) announces an exclusive partnership with SportsOneSource, LLC (SOS) to produce weekly snow sports sales data trend reporting using SOS’s proprietary SSI Data platform…
AllSaints Lands Footwear Deal
AllSaints signed a footwear licensing deal with Camuto Group. The collection will debut in 2016…
Pearl Izumi Donates Coffee Sales to Kids Running America
Pearl Izumi, the maker of ride, run and triathlon apparel and footwear, will donate $8.00 from every bag sold of their Runner’s High coffee to Kids Running America…
Safilo North America Wholesale Revenues Up 2.4 Percent in Q2
Safilo Group S.p.A., which owns the Smith sports optics and helmet brand, reported net sales grew 1.0 percent on a currency-neutral (c-n) basis in the first half of the year…
Nike Signs Top Two NBA Draft Picks
Nike signed Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell, the top two picks of the recent NBA draft, to endorsement deals…
Implus to Debut New Booth at Outdoor Retailer
Implus, distributor of outdoor, footwear, and fitness accessories, announced the debut of a new booth at OR Summer Market 2015. The booth combines the new brand presence of TriggerPoint, Balega and Falke, which Implus has brought on board within the past
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