Reebok Named as CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Reebok announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Reebok Checklight. Products entered in this program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independe
Macy’s Q3 Earnings Climb 31 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported that its third quarter earnings per share rose by 31 percent to 47 cents in the third quarter of 2013, ended Nov. 2, 2013. This compares with 36 cents per share in last year’s third quarter…
Teva Confirms Exit from Bike Market
Just three years after entering the mountain biking market, Teva last week confirmed it will exit the segment with existing models in production running through the end of 2014…
MINOX USA Hires Steve Chastain Company
MINOX USA, Inc. announces the hiring of Steve Chastain Company to represent their products to retailers in seven states…
Important Sportsmen’s Bills Reemerge in the Senate
The outdoor industry urges Congress to advance bipartisan legislation to benefit support fishing, shooting, hunting, conservation and increasing access to public lands and waters…
Patagonia to Introduce Traceable Down Collection in Fall 2014
Patagonia Inc. will move to 100 percent Traceable Down across its entire collection of down-insulated products starting in the Fall 2014 season. Traceable Down is sourced from birds that have been neither force-fed for foie gras production nor plucked for
ISPO Munich to Pay Way for Select European Retailers
ISPO Munich has partnered with the European Outdoor Group (EOG) to bring up to 70 additional outdoor retailers from across Europe to the 2014 edition of the show free of charge as VIPs with subsidised accommodation.
Germany’s 21sportsgroup Secures Financing
Germany’s 21sportsgroup announced it had secured the working capital it requires to operate its multi-channel running, cycling and triathlon stores through 2016…
The Toms Marketplace Launches at Toms.com
Toms launched the Toms Marketplace, a new online retail destination hosted on Toms.com that features a curated collection of 200 socially conscious products from 30 different companies…
Jones Apparel’s Q3 Sales Dip
The Jones Group Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter of 2013 were $1.02 billion, as compared with $1.04 billion for the third quarter of 2012…
Lululemon Signs Lease for Santa Monica Store
Lululemon Athletica Inc. has signed a long-term lease to move into a prime Third Street Promenade location in Santa Monica, CA, according to Maxxam Enterprises…
Sports Authority Plans to Hire 5,000 Employees for 2013 Holiday Season
Sports Authority announced plans to hire up to 5,000 part-time and temporary workers around the United States to meet consumer demand during the holiday season, a 20-percent increase from last year…
Lululemon Athletica Appoints Chief Product Officer
Lululemon Athletica inc. announced that Tara Poseley has been appointed as its chief product officer. She most recently served as president of Kmart apparel, a multi-channel, multi-category business with several billion in revenue, at which she was respon
TravelChair Picks Red Pine as Canadian Distributor
TravelChair has chosen Red Pine Outdoor to distribute its camping furniture in Canada…
Redline Sports Group Adds Lowe Alpine to Brand Portfolio
Equip Outdoors Technologies Ltd. said it had chosen, Redline Sports Group to represent Lowe Alpine in the Rockies. Redline Sports already represents Rab, Equip’s outdoor apparel brand…
