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GoLite Footwear to Sponsor Acidotic Racing Team

GoLite Footwear agreed to sponsor the acidotic RACING team. Founded and led by brothers Chris and Jay Dunn, acidotic RACING has grown since 2002 to more than 40 members who regularly compete in trail racing, mountain racing, snowshoe racing, team relay ra

Cliff Keen Partners with NHSCA

Cliff Keen Athletic has announced a marketing partnership and media package with the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) for its 2010-2011 Wrestling tournaments and telecasts on the Versus Network…

Sport Chalet Cuts Losses on Flat Comps, Lower Rents

Sport Chalet, Inc. cut its second quarter loss by nearly 60% despite flat sales and a 1.9% decline in same store sales thanks to growth in Team and E-Commerce sales. While promotional activity failed to spur store sales, gross margins improved thanks to l

Ironclad Q3 Sales Sip 6% on Lower Int’l Orders, Promotions

Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation reported net sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $3.38 million, a decrease of 6.0% from the third quarter of 2009 of $3.60 million. The company said the decrease is primarily the result of lower internatio

CIT: Retailers Boosting Staff, Inventory and Advertising for Holidays

More than half (57%) of retailers expect to stock more inventory, more than two thirds (69%) say they will advertise more aggressively and nearly three quarters (72%) expect they will discount more this holiday season than in 2009, according to the second

Trust for Public Land Awarded $15M to Build Parks in California

Even as it struggles to keep state parks open, the state of California awarded grants worth $14.9 million to help build five parks in densely populated parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles, The Trust for Public Land announced. The grants were among 62 b

Scarpa North America to Distribute Ski Trab Skis

Scarpa North America will begin distributing Ski Trab's ski touring-oriented product line starting in Fall 2011. Scarpa said the move will offer North American retailers access to, as well as improved marketing and distribution support for, Ski Trab&

Hanesbrands Completes Senior Notes Offering

Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion, joined the stampede of companies taking advantage of low interest rates by refinancing its debt. The company said it completed the sale of $1 billion of 10-year, 6.375% senior unsecured notes. The deal gives it mo

Skechers Opens First Store in Ireland

Skechers USA, Inc. opened the first Skechers-branded retail store in Ireland. The new store in Dublin are part of a program to bring the total number of Skechers stores by early 2011 to more than 400 worldwide…

Easton-Bell Sports’ Q3 Revenues Climb 10%

Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported sales increased 10.2% in the third quarter to $198.8 million from $180.4 million a year ago while gross margin increased to 35% from 34.4%. Team Sports sales grew 12.4%, while Action Sports revenues grew 8.0%. Net earning

RECALL: Rollerblade Inline Skates

Rollerblade USA of West Lebanon, N.H. is recalling about 29,000 pairs of Spark and Spitfire brands of inline skates…