Soxxy Sponsors Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis
Soxxy, the performance-fashion sock brand, announced a sponsorship deal with gold medal snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis.
Gander Mountain Hires Hardlines Merchandiser
Gander Mountain has hired Jay Tibbets, formerly at ATK Sporting Group, as vice president of hardlines merchandising…
Vasque to Sponsor Chuckanut 50K
Vasque has signed on as the footwear sponsor of the Chuckanut 50K in Fairhaven, WA…
Adidas Fourth Quarter Loss Widens
Adidas AG sharply widened its fourth-quarter loss, hurt by goodwill impairment charges, negative currency effects and losses from its recently-sold Rockport brand. Sales of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf fell 24 percent on a curency-neutral (c-n) basis but Reebok
Gildan to Donate U.S. $3.5 Million to Community Projects in Honduras
Gildan Activewear Inc., the parent of Gildan and Gold Toe, will donate the totality of a grant to be received from the Government of Honduras in the amount of more than U.S. $3.5 million to charities supporting education and health care services in Hondu
Shopko to Ramp Up Expansion
Shopko announced the opening of 20 new Shopko Hometown stores. The company recently acquired rights to occupy the 20 stores, which were previously operated by Alco Stores, Inc…
HanesBrands Completes 4-for-1 Stock Split
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion and Gear for Sports, executed its previously announced 4-for-1 stock split…
Mizuno Expands Partnership with Back on My Feet
Mizuno is extending its commitment to Back on My Feet, becoming the official national running shoe provider for the nonprofit organization…
UA Names Fulks President of Footwear and Innovation
Under Armour Inc. said Kip J. Fulks, one of the original founders of Under Armour and formerly the company’s chief operating officer and president of product, has been named president of footwear and innovation…
Brown Shoe Realigns Reportable Segments
Brown Shoe Company is realigning its reportable segments following the sale of Shoes.com in December. The new segments are Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio…
Quiksilver Postpones Q1 Earnings Release Pending Investigation
Quiksilver Inc. postponed the release of its first quarter earnings that had been scheduled for Thursday after management brought “a revenue cut-off issue” to the attention of its Audit Committee…
LaserMax Appoints New Sales Director
LaserMax, producer of laser sighting and illumination tools for firearms, appointed Shari-Lynn Fix as director of distribution and international sales…
San Diego Accelerator Graduates New Class
San Diego Sport Innovators (SDSI) announced the latest graduates of its business accelerator program, which seeks to grow Southern California’s sports and active lifestyle economy…
GoPro Mountain Games Opens Athlete Registration
The GoPro Mountain Games opened athlete registration Monday for this summer's games, which will feature more than $110,000 in prize money and introduce a qualifying event for for the growing Kids Adventure Games race series…
SCS Global to Promote Higg Index
SCS Global Services (SCS) has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will promote its Higg Index, which was created by outdoor brands to measure and improve the sustainability of apparel and footwear supply chains…
