BioLite, which plows profits earned on sales from its cooking stoves and other outdoor gear into energy solutions for impoverished families, raised $5 million in a Series B funding round…
Category: Sports/Fitness
Real Madrid Opens Store on Alibaba’s Tmall
Real Madrid became the second major pro soccer club to launch an official online store on Alibaba's Tmall site for consumers in China…
Boys Scouts of America Drops Ban of Openly Gay Adult Leaders
The Boys Scouts of America has removed its national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees in a move that could make it more a more palatable…
Fleet Feet Sports Launches The Power of Running
Fleet Feet Sports announced the launch of its “The Power of Running” campaign. The national marketing initiative, a celebration of all that running together, running for good, running to inspire, and running for fun, does in local communities,
Caleres Announces Results of Tender Offer
Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe Co., announced that the previous cash tender offer for any and all of its $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7⅛ percent senior notes due 2019…
Backcountry.com Invests in Mobile Bike Shop Franchiser
Backcountry.com led a group that invested $2.6 million in Beeline Bikes, which plans to expand its mobile bike shop franchise nationwide…
Vibram Names Two Reps for Finished Goods Business
Vibram named Jeff Laney as a brand representative for the Rocky Mountain territory and Jonah Salloway as representative in the South Central territory…
ExOfficio Moving to Direct Distribution in Canada
ExOfficio is moving to a direct sales and fulfillment model in Canada to better support growing demand for its adventure travel apparel and other products…
Under Armour Extends Partnership with Austria Ski Federation OESV
Under Armour extended its sponsorship of the Austria Ski Team as its official apparel supplier for an additional two years, until May 31, 2017…
Adidas Unveils Mobile Boost Exhibit
Adidas unveiled a scalable interactive exhibit celebrating its products and technologies that will appear at the country’s premier running events…
Deloitte Study: BTS Spending Expected to Decline
Deloitte found 38 percent of surveyed parents shopping for children in grades K-12 said the back-to-school shopping season is less important to their families because…
Accell North America: Challenging IBD Market Slowed 1H Growth
Accell Group N.V. reported sales in North America increased 2 percent as it adapted to rapid changes in the independent bicycle dealer and parts distribution…
VF Hikes FY Guidance on Robust Q2
With another stellar performance from its triumvirate of outdoor brands – The North Face, Vans and Timberland, VF Corp. reported earnings and revenues that expanded at a double-digit rate on a currency-neutral basis in the second quarter while lifting its
Under Armour Partners with FC St. Pauli
Under Armour announced several new strategic partnerships in Germany and the surrounding region in support of the brand's aggressive global expansion plans…
Case Logic’s Q2 Woes Obscure Thule’s Solid Growth in North America
Thule Group surpassed all its financial targets in the second quarter although continuing declines at its U.S.-based Case Logic business more than offset growth of its core sports and outdoor businesses in the Americas…
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