RECALL: 375,000 Petzl Climbing Lanyards

Petzl America of Clearfield, UT has voluntarily recalled about 375,000 Scorpio and Absorbica Shock Absorbing lanyards worldwide, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

Sports Authority Extends Sims License

Collective Licensing International, LLC (CLI) and Sports Authority have announced a multi-year extension of the license agreement for the Sims brand. Under the agreement, Sports Authority will retain rights in the United States to market and sell severa

Zappos Using Nudes in New Ad Campaign

Zappos has launched a new advertising campaign featuring naked models jogging, hailing a cab and playing Frisbee in public. Created by Mullen, the company highlights its apparel offerings…

Sports Inc. Boasts Record Attendance at Summer Show

Sports Inc. said its Summer Show drew record attendance, attracting more than 500 store personnel from 193 store locations. Lee's Sporting Goods of Alabama won store of the year, Cliff Keen won vendor of the year, Kendall Whitley of Adidas won rep o

South Bend SG Signs Licensing Deal for River Monsters

South Bend Sporting Goods, based in Northbrook, IL, has signed a North American-based licensing deal with Discovery Communications for a line of fishing equipment and accessories based upon the popular Animal Planet television program, “River Monsters,”..

Adidas Backs Venture Capital Firm

Adidas Group has reached an arrangement to fully back Hydra Ventures, a new venture capital firm based in the Netherlands that will create and develop new consumer brands in the apparel, footwear and sports related areas. Hydra Ventures' full backing

Grassroots Members Honor Rock/Creek at Early Show

Rock Creek Outfitters of Chattanooga, TN was voted best retailer at the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance 11th annual Early Show, which was held in Ogden Utah from June 13-17. With 42 outdoor manufacturers, nine service vendors and 38 retail members at the show

Skullcandy, Inc. Sets IPO Range and Share Offering

In a sign that initial public offering plans at Skullcandy are progressing, the maker of audio headphones and accessories targeting the action sports and outdoor lifestyle space indicated that it plans to sell 8.33 million shares in its IPO at between $17

CamelBak Hires Operations Manager

CamelBak has hired Hugh Ewing as sales and operations manager. His previous positions include stints at Gregory Mountain Products, Streamworks, and ExOfficio…

Nine West Inks Licensing Agreement for Sneakers

The Jones Group entered into an exclusive, world-wide license agreement with Philip Simon Brands Group, Inc. (PSBG) for the creation, production, marketing and global distribution of a fashion sneaker collection under the Nine West brand…

Primaloft Hires Engineer to Drive Yarn Development

Primaloft has hired Bob Dempsey as lead product development engineer for it's yarn division. Dempsey will use his 18 years of experience to refine Primaloft's proprietary yarn blends through the integration of new materials. This will include wo

Levi’s Introduces Men’s Commuter Cycling Products

The Levi's brand introduced Commuter by Levi's – clothing designed and optimized specifically for the needs of the urban commuter cyclist. The apparel line will be available at independent bike shops in major cities, Levi's Stores and Urban