Academy Sports + Outdoor to Open 200th Store
Academy Sports + Outdoor will open its 200th location Friday when the doors open at its store in Tupelo, MS. Since 2007, Academy Sports + Outdoors has doubled its store count and annual sales, surpassing $4.1 billion in 2014…
Alpine Replay Launches Trace at Select Surf Shops
Alpine Replay Inc., which used Kickstarter to help fund development of the Trace action sports tracker in late 2013, has begun distributing the device through a handful of select surf shops…
Obama to Pitch New Overtime Rule
President Obama will pitch a proposal to greatly expand which white collar employees are entitled to overtime pay in a speech this week in Wisconsin…
Nike Chairman Phil Knight to Step Down
Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, has called time on a more than 40-year career as chairman of the sportswear company. Nike said on Tuesday that Knight has recommended that Mark Parker, the company's chief executive, should succeed him as chairman
Delta Apparel Appoints New Member to Board
Delta Apparel, Inc. appointed James Bradley Campbell to its board of directors, effective immediately…
Antigua Named Product Partner for American Century Championship
The Antigua Group, Inc., the maker of lifestyle and golf apparel under the Antigua brand, has been named a product partner of the 2015 American Century Championship…
Guardian Sports Announces Sponsors
Guardian Sports said HEX Performance, athletic apparel and gear detergents, and The Art of Lax have signed on as sponsors for the 2nd Annual Guardian National Championships…
Pentland Brands Expand 14 Percent in 2014
Pentland Brands, owner of the Berghaus, Speedo and Ellesse labels, reported it had a strong year, thanks to continued international growth of Pentland’s portfolio of brands in sports, outdoor and fashion…
Combat Flip Flops Appoints Paul Litchfield to Advisory Board
Combat Flip Flops retained former Reebok Vice President of Advanced Concepts Paul Litchfield as an advisor…
SylvanSport VP of Sales to Focus on Outdoor and RV Channels
SylvanSport, the Brevard, NC maker of camping trailers, named Earl Hunter as its VP of sales and said he will spearhead sales to the outdoor and RV sales channels…
Turtle Fur Names Rep for California, Arizona and Vegas
Turtle Fur named Patti Fisher as its newest rep for the territory encompassing Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas…
Bauer Hockey to Use New Fullfillment Center in Illinois
Bauer Hockey, a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group, Ltd., will occupy a new 250,000-square-foot fulfillment center located in Romeoville, IL…
Adidas Collaborates with Parley for the Oceans
Adidas unveiled Monday a shoe upper made entirely of yarns and filaments reclaimed from ocean waste, including illegal deep-sea gillnets, during an event at the United Nations…
RECALL: 133,000 Lululemon Tops
Lululemon Athletic Inc. is recalling 133,000 women's tops because when the elastic draw cord with a hard tip in the hood or around the neck area is pulled or caught on something and released, it can snap back and impact the face area and result in in
Startup Licenses Loudmouth Patterns for Cycling Jerseys
What do road cycling and golf enthusiasts have in common? More than you'd think, actually. They tend to earn above average incomes, are often out of the house early on the weekends and are known for sporting loud colors on the course. So it made per
