Crocs sandals were the top selling non-Amazon product sold on Amazon.com in Germany and Austria during Amazon's Prime Day sale Wednesday…
Category: Outdoor
Polar Bottle Joins Bike Cooperative
The Bike Cooperative has added insulated water bottle innovators Polar Bottle to its growing network of supplier partners…

Under Armour Appoints President Of Global Sports Categories
Under Armour announced that Terdema L. Ussery II, former president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, will come on as president, global sports categories, effective September 14…
Aquafil Supplying Outerknown Nylon Recycled from Fish Nets
The Italian textile company Aquafil disclosed that it is supplying nylon recycled from reclaimed fish nets to Outerknown, a menswear apparel brand launched July 15 by 11-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater…

New Balance Signs Rising Junior American Tennis Star
New Balance announced the signing of Wimbledon Juniors Champion Reilly Opelka as the latest addition to New Balance’s growing team of elite tennis players…
Patagonia Launches Baselayer in Direct-to-Consumer Channels
Patagonia launched a new baselayer line Wednesday that is available only at its its owned stores and patagonia.com…
Kinetic Retains Adventure Advertising
Premium trainer brand Kinetic has retained Adventure Advertising to guide its brand positioning and strategy…
SCARPA North America Names Climbing Category Manager
SCARPA North America hired Mark Busby this month to the newly created position of climbing category manager…

STX and Play It Forward Sport Announce Semi-Professional Women’s Lacrosse League
Baltimore-based STX LLC, the maker of lacrosse, field hockey and ice hockey equipment, has partnered with Play It Forward Sport Foundation to launch the United Women’s Lacrosse (UWLX) league, a semi-professional, post-collegiate women’s lacros
Skullcandy Strengthens Product Development Team
Skullcandy Inc. hired Jeff Hutchings as VP of engineering and category. He formerly led product innovation and engineering at Harman Inc…

Russell Athletic Unveils Customized Little League Uniforms
Russell Athletic and Little League unveiled new uniform combinations for the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth California Location
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. scheduled the grand opening of its store in Fresno, CA for Saturday, July 18…
TriggerPoint Debuts Online Education Platform
TriggerPoint Performance, a division of the Implus Corporation, released an online education platform at this year’s IDEA World Fitness Convention. Featuring updated content and educational videos, the new platform is a direct result of TriggerPoint
Roger Goodell to Speak at SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell has joined the speaker lineup for the 2015 SFIA Industry Leaders Summit to be held September 9 to 10 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Goodell will headline an interactive panel…
ICSC Survey: In-Store Experience Still Desired for BTS Shopping
The International Council of Shopping Centers' Back-to-School (BTS) Consumer Spending Survey found consumers still prefer physical stores for BTS shopping, with 83 percent of their purchases involving physical stores, including 7 percent of purchases