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Merrell to Title Sponsor Down and Dirty National Mud Run Series
Merrell and Michael Epstein Sports Productions, Inc. (MESP) announced a multi-year partnership of Merrell as title sponsor of the Down & Dirty National Mud Run Series. As title sponsor, Merrell has exclusive rights to apparel and footwear for the national
ConservationNEXT Project Slated for Berkley Later this Month
ConservationNEXT, a program of The Conservation Alliance, will resume its Backyard Collectives series of stewardship events on Friday, Feb. 26 at East Bay State Park in Berkeley, Calif. Companies sponsoring the event include The North Face, Camelbak, Moun
SpendingPulse: Retail Sales Up 3.6% in January
Including goods from food to clothing to gasoline – but excluding cars – U.S. retail sales rose 3.6% from January 2009, according to MasterCard Advisor's SpendingPulse, which offer an estimate of spending in all forms including cash…
Boy Scouts Kick off Centennial with Traveling Exhibit
As part of its centennial celebration this year, Boy Scouts of America has launched “Adventure Base 100,” a 10,000-square-foot interactive campus featuring immersive and exciting Scout-related experiences that will travel to 40 major markets..
Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Genmar Assets
Platinum Equity announced that it has completed the acquisition of several boat brands and related assets from Genmar Holdings, Inc., through a transaction conducted under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District
WHAM-O Partmers with Sprig, Launches WHAM-O Jr.
WHAM-O, Inc. has joined forces with Colorado-based Sprig Toys, Inc. to offer an line of battery-free, kid-powered preschool products under the new WHAM-O Jr. brand…
European Outdoor Group Restructures Board
Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), which has played a lead role in opposing EU duties on imports of Asian footwear, elected Monday a new president and agreed to restructure their board to better represent the growing diversity of the industry. A
Zumiez Comps Climb 1.8% in January
Zumiez Inc. reported sales increased 9.2% in the four weeks ended Jan. 30, to $22.1 million from $20.3 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 1.8% versus a 14.8% drop in the year ago period…
Ping Chairman Adresses Controversy Over Wedges
Ping chairman John Solheim answered accusations that its Ping Eye 2 wedges are illegal for use on the PGA Tour. In a statement, Solheim said the PGA Tour is bound by the 1993 settlement allowing Ping Eye 2 wedges…
Lubbock’s Famous Brands Closes
Famous Brands Shoes of Lubbock, TX, closed its doors in mid-December. The women's shoe store filed a liquidation petition with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas…
True Love and False Idols Appoints Marketing Chief
Jim Shubin has been hired as the new VP of sales and marketing for True Love and False Idols, which recently was licensed under the La Jolla Group. Effective immediately, Shubin will report to Toby Bost and Bill Bussiere, LJG's CEO and president resp
La Sportiva Names 2010 Running Team Roster And Associate Sponsors
La Sportiva N.A. announced its Mountain Running team roster and associate sponsors for 2010. Greenlayer will serve as the official apparel sponsor of the La Sportiva team…
Visant Acquires Rock Creek Athletics
Visant Corporation has acquired Rock Creek Athletics, a manufacturer and distributor of wool letter jackets with operations in Grinnell, Iowa. Terms were not disclosed…
BMC Appoints Head of Sales, Marketing
BMC Trading Company, the Swiss cycling company, appointed Frank Aeschbacher as head of sales. For the last seven years Aeschbacher headed action sport and sporting goods companies in the United States…
SIA: Snow Sports Sales Grow 1.4% Over Holiday Season
According to SnowSports Industries America's (SIA) latest Retail Audit, snow sports holiday sales showed modest gains over last season's holiday sales but a healthy snowstorm and atypically cold temperatures in the South drove stronger sales for
