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Zumiez Sees 5.5 Percent March Comp Gain

Zumiez Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended Apr. 4, 2015 increased 11.1 percent to $70.7 million, compared to $63.6 million a year ago. Comparable sales increased 5.5 percent…

Adventure Projects Officially Launches Trail Run Project

In a partnership with SmartWool, Adventure Projects announced the official launch of the Trail Run Project mobile app and website. Inspired by the success of the company’s original community, Mountain Project…

Farm to Feet to Sponsor FloydFest Music Festival

Farm to Feet, the sock manufacturer, has teamed up with FloydFest as the official sock of the Southern music festival. In support of the partnership, Farm to Feet developed a Floyd Music Festival sock…

Vietnam Workers End Strike

Workers at a Vietnamese footwear factory ended a weeklong strike Thursday after the government agreed to their demands on retirement payouts…

Active Ride Shop Opens 24th Location

Active Ride Shop celebrated a successful grand opening of its 24th retail location March 28 and is ramping up for its next store opening in West Covina, CA at the end of May…

Zensah to Sponsor Austin Track Club

Zensah, the premium compression apparel brand, is partnering in a sponsorship deal with the Austin Track Club, one of America's premier professional track & field teams, with past team members including Olympians Leo Manzano and Shannon Rowbury…

Epic Cycle Breaks Ground on Epic Store in Central Florida

Epic Cycles has begun renovating a building in Central Florida to house a 10,000-square-foot facility that will encompass a new store, cafe and juice bar as well as a training facility for a Russo-American triathlon team…

SKLZ Launches Prepare to Be Ready Campaign

SKLZ, the maker of training aids, launched its Prepare to Be Ready campaign featuring up-and-coming golfer Tony Finau. The campaign highlights how he trains to be ready for his season and each tournament thereafter…

Study: Many Hockey Helmets Unsafe

In its first release of a five-star ratings system for hockey helmets judging their abilities to help prevent concussions, Virginia Tech found that only one of 32 tested helmets earned three stars with all other models faring worse in laboratory impact te

RECALL: Bauer Goalie Masks

Bauer Hockey is recalling about 2,500 goalie masks and replacement wire cages. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the metal wires on the cages can break…