Nike, Inc. announced the creation of Nike+ Fuel Lab, an evolution of its popular Nike+ Accelerator program. Based in San Francisco, the 2014 Nike+ Fuel Lab is designed for tech companies with an existing product offering and a desire to help people live
Category: Sports/Fitness
Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin First Ski Area to Open for the Season
At 8:30 a.m., October 13, with an 18-inch base, “The Legend” Arapahoe Basin became the first resort in North America to open for the 2013/14 ski season.
GO Sports Sales Decline Accelerated in Third Quarter
A decline in sales at France’s third-largest sporting goods retailer accelerated in the third quarter.
GO Sport Group reported sales declined 9.4 percent on an 8.2 percent currency-neutral (c-n) decline in same-store sales…
Under Armour Seeks Innovative Ideas for Armour39
Under Armour launched a new global innovation competition that challenges outside innovators to submit ideas to expand the capabilities of the brand’s Armour39 digital performance monitoring system. The three-phase Armour39 Challenge will culminate
Gildan Confirms $250 Million Expansion in North Carolina
Gildan Yarns, LLC confirmed it will invest more than $250 million to expand its yarn production at three North Carolina plants in a ceremony attended by the state's governor and secretary of commerce…
Gates Partners with LEVA to Push Belt Drive Technology for EBikes
Gates Corporation, a Denver, CO-based maker of belts for automotive and industrial markets, has partnered with the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to promote the advantages of belt drives over chains and derailleurs in the rapidly growing electr
NSSF Updates Modern Sporting Rifle Consumer Report
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's initial Modern Sporting Rifle Report, conducted in 2010, revealed that owners were passionate about their MSRs, that most used them often and largely for target shooting, that they owned multiple modern sport
Dissident Billabong Shareholder Boosts Holdings Ahead of Shareholder Meeting
Affiliates of an investment firm that has vowed to oust most of Billabong International Ltd’s board of directors has boosted its holdings in the company…
Bauer Sets Secondary Offering of Shares by the Kohlberg Funds
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. announced that funds advised or managed by Kohlberg Management VI, LLC, Bauer's largest shareholder, plan to sell 3.2 million share of Bauer stock. After the sale, Kohlberg's ownership interest will be reduced to ap
Octane Fitness Seeks Historic Ruling From US Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a petition by Octane Fitness LLC, which is seeking well over $1 million in attorneys fees after defeating a patent lawsuit brought by Icon Health & Fitness, Inc…
Sports Marketing Surveys USA Partners with AA Data
Sports Marketing Surveys USA, the sports industry market research company, has partnered with AA Data Company to share research…
FESI Appoints Nike Exec President
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), which represents the European sporting goods industry, has appointed Bruno Alves as president. Alves, who is the senior director of government and public affairs at Nike Europe, will succeed F
Brown Shoe Adds Board Member
Brown Shoe Company announced the election of W. Lee Capps to its board of directors and his appointment to the audit committee. Capps was most recently chief operating officer for Kellwood Company…
Hay Group: Retailers Optimistic for Holiday Sales and Hiring
More than three-fourths (79 percent) of retailers expect an increase in sales this holiday season – the highest percentage seen since the financial downturn. That’s according to the seventh annual retail holiday survey released today by Hay Group, a
NRF Calls For Immediate End To Government Shutdown
In a letter to congressional leaders, the National Retail Federation called upon both Congress and the Administration to end the budget impasse and urged both political parties to immediately pass a funding bill so that federal employees and contractors c