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Tern to Address Velo-City
Urban transport specialist, Tern, will be speaking at the Velo-city conference on how folding bicycles can extend the reach of existing transport infrastructure. Velo-city is the world’s largest international conference devoted to integrating cyclin
TSA Drops Plan to Admit Small Knives, Sporting Goods in Carry-on Bags
The administrator of the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that he would drop his effort to allow small knives and some sporting goods gear in carry-on luggage on planes, USA Today reported…
Coolcore Receives Cooling Fabric Patent
Coolcore announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the company a patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,440,119) for its cooling fabric innovation. The patent covers the manufacturing of any chemical-free cooling fabric that transfers
Karhu To Sponsor NE Distance Project
The New England-based running company, Karhu, has signed on to be the official 2013 shoe and gear sponsor for the NE Distance project…
Icebreaker to Open First Store in Chicago
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool apparel company, will open its first “TouchLab” store in Chicago, IL. This is the company’s first Midwestern location and its tenth North American retail store…
Cascade Designs Hires New England Rep
Cascade Designs, Inc. named Lathrop Associates as sales agency of record for its seven flagship outdoor brands in the New England region…
BSN Sports to Merge with Herff Jones
BSN Sports has signed a definitive merger agreement with Herff Jones, the manufacturer, marketer and distributor of graduation-related materials and educational products, as well as cheerleading apparel and services. Under terms of the agreement, BSN Spo
Nathan Launches Hydration Awareness Campaign
Nathan, the manufacturer of hydration, visibility and other performance accessories, has launched a comprehensive campaign designed to drive growth of the hydration essentials category in the running specialty channel. Entitled “How Do You Hydrate?
Academy Sports+Outdoors Expands in Texas
Academy Sports + Outdoors announced that it will expand its presence in the Corpus Christi area with a new location in Portland, TX and a renovation of the 110,000- sqare-foot Corpus Christi store…
Advertising Agency Sues Newton Running
Moxie Sozo said it had filed suit against former client Newton Running for failure to pay outstanding invoices, breach of contract, and to prevent Newton from further using Moxie Sozo’s advertising and creative materials…
Independents Come Out on Top in Consumer Reports’ First Ratings of Sporting Goods Retailers
In its first ratings of sporting-goods retailers, 26,461 readers told Consumer Reports about 34,229 experiences buying treadmills, skis, and the like. Almost 30 percent of the transactions took place at Dick’s and Sports Authority. But neither made
Alpha Golf/Kent Sports to Distribute Iomic Grips
Iomic USA, manufacturer of golf club grips, has reached a distribution agreement with Alpha Golf/Kent Sports Inc., a distributor for top golf brands for over 30 years…
Oxford Golf Signs Steve Elkington as Brand Ambassador
Oxford Golf announced that Steve Elkington is joining the roster of Oxford Golf sponsored golfers…
Jarden Investing to Triple Zoot’s Sales
Jarden Corp. CEO Jim Lillie identified the triathlon footwear and apparel brand Zoot as one of the most promising growth opportunities at Jarden Outdoor Solutions (JOS), which sold $2.7 billion of camping, fishing, football, skiing and outdoor apparel in
Easton-Bell Sheds Revenues, Boost Margins in First Quarter
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., which owns the Easton, Bell, Giro, Riddell and Blackburn brands, reported net sales declined 4.0 percent to $207.6 million in the first quarter compared with the year earlier quarter. Team Sports sales were flat, while Action Spo
