Kelty Aims to Keep Spot on Pack Wall

A major marketing campaign kicked off by Kelty last month is aimed as much at its wholesale partners as consumers. The year-long “Kelty Built” campaign is designed to build excitement around the brand ahead of a Spring 2016 product launch that Kelty will

Spalding Launches #TrueToTheGame Social Campaign

Spalding, a division of Russell Brands, LLC, has launched a social media sweepstakes and campaign targeting basketball fans in partnership with Slam Magazine. The campaign asks fans to showcase how they are #TrueToTheGame…

U.S. Wins Bid to Host 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Rugby announced that the U.S. has won the bid for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. World Rugby accepted a bid put forth by USA Rugby to host the tournament, with matches to be played in both San Francisco and San Jose, CA…

WSS Donates to Boys and Girls Club

WSS, the Southern California-based neighborhood footwear retailer in the U.S., affirmed its commitment to the neighborhoods where it does business by donating $250,000 to the Los Angeles County Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs and to other neighborhood clubs i

Triple D Offers to Acquire Global Surf Industries

Thailand-based investment company Triple D Corporation, which recently acquired Surf Technicians LLC (SurfTech), has offered to acquire Global Surf Industries (GSI), which manufactures and distributes many well-known brands in the surf and standup paddle

Gildan Activewear Q1 Earnings Slide

Gildan Activewear reported first-quarter earnings slumped 29.3 percent despite a 15.9 percent gain in sales. The company also slightly narrowed its EPS guidance for the full year to reflect further foreign currency devaluation…

MAN U’s Nike Revenues Decline in Fiscal Q3

Manchester United PLC's revenue from its Nike managed retail and merchandising business slipped again in the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, after the team failed to qualify for the European soccer championship …

REI Sustainability Push Trims Supply Chain by 30 Percent

Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) reduced the total number of factories its uses to make its private label products by about 30 percent in the last four years in a bid to create a more sustainable supply chain, the outdoor specialty retailer reported in i

Bridgedale North America Hires Two Reps

Bridgedale North America, which recently opened a new office in Toronto, has recruited two new sales representatives to cover the outdoor, ski, trail and running sectors in specific US territories…