Hollister Co., a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., is partnering with Keds, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, to release an exclusive line that features signature Hollister patterns on Keds' iconic sneakers…
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Trek Connects Dealers with Cycling Advocacy Groups
Trek has rolled out a new initiative to connect its dealers with the nation's foremost advocacy groups: IMBA, People for Bikes, and the League of American Bicyclists in a bid the help them create more bicycle friendly cities throughout the country. T
Burton Hires Billy Anderson as New Senior Brand Director
Burton Snowboards has hired Billy Anderson as its new senior brand director effective Sept. 3. He will oversee all brand and retail marketing initiatives and staff and report directly to VP of Marketing Anne-Marie Dacyshyn…
Ipath Adds Manny Santiago as Endorser
Ipath said skateboarder Manny Santiago has become the latest pro to join its sponsorship team…
Bass Pro Poised to Clinch Tax Incentives for Texas Store
The City of Round Rock will vote Aug. 22 on whether to approve a 10-year incentive agreement that could return up to $4.5 million in sales tax and development costs to Bass Pro Shops if they develop a proposed store in the Texas city, according to the Rou
America’s State Parks Scouts 2,000 Park Ambassadors
America’s State Parks plans will recruit 2,000 new State Park Ambassadors between the ages of 16 and 28 to write, blog, take pictures or videos, and use social media to communicate their love of the outdoors. Project sponsors include the Johnson Out
Bass Pro to Open 7th Texas Store Near Austin
Bass Pro Shops will locate the company’s seventh Texas store in Round Rock near Austin. The 104,000-square-foot store will be located…
Dover Saddlery Hires James Cullen as Executive Vice President
Dover Saddlery, Inc. hired James Cullen to the newly created position of executive vice president. Cullen most recently worked at Bakers Footwear…
Boa Technology Lands on CircleUp Top 25 List
Boa Technology Inc. was recently named one of the country’s 25 most innovative brands by CircleUp, a social marketplace that allows individuals to invest in private consumer and retail companies…
REI to Enter Knoxville Market in Fall 2014
REI will enter the Knoxville, TN market in the fall of 2014 with a store at Papermill Plaza, about an hour north of the Gatlinburg gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
Sport Chalet Sales Fall in Disappointing First Quarter
Sport Chalet Inc.'s sales decreased 2.8 percent to $81.5 million for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 due to what CEO Craig Levra dubbed an uneven retail environment. Levra said he was disappointed with the results given the retailer's str
Web Sales Help Drive Sport Footwear Prices Higher for Early BTS
While the conventional wisdom says people shop on the Internet for price, the early results from the back-to-school (BTS) selling season finds the channel trailing only Run Specialty and Chain Specialty retailers when it comes to average selling prices fo
SIA Releases Addendum to Retailer to Consumer Marketing Guide
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has released an Addendum to the Retailer to Consumer Marketing Guide (RMG) it released last year that delves deeper into how snow sports dealers can drive traffic to their shops…
Imperial Headwear Opens New Production Facility in MO
Imperial Headwear has opened a new production facility in the Southern Missouri town of Ellington. It is the second manufacturing plant Imperial operates in Missouri…
U.K. July Retail Sales Post Highest Growth Since April 2011
U.K. retail sales values were up 2.2 percent on a like-for-like basis from July 2012, when they had increased 0.1 percent on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.9 percent, against a 2.0 percent increase in July 2012, the fastest July gro
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