Specialty Outdoor Channel Facing Wave of Store Openings
Despite all the moaning about showrooming, the biggest challenges to specialty retailers in the human-powered outdoor space may come from bricks-and-mortar retailers in coming years…
Rawlings Exits Football Helmet Category
Rawlings, owned by Jarden Corp., has decided to discontinue its football helmet and shoulder pad business five years after returning to the category. Production will end this year…
Yue Yuen’s Q1 Revenues Expand 7 Percent
Yue Yuen, the world's largest manufacturer of athletic shoes, reported sales accelerated 7.3 percent in the first quarter ended Mar. 31, to $1.97 billion. By category, athletic shoes grew 3.8 percent to $908.1 million although the biggest gain for th
Asics America Ends Relationship with Retail Licensee
Asics America announced that it had terminated its retail operating agreement with Windsor Financial Group LLC effective immediately. The agreement, in place since May 2012, was terminated following undisclosed “material breaches” of that agre
Nike Delivers Blockbuster Q4
While the strengthening dollar continued to weigh on revenue growth and future orders, Nike Inc. reported a better-than-expected profit for the eighth quarter in a row and lifted its revenue guidance for its current fiscal year…
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
Selk’bag Picks NRI to Handle Canadian Distribution
Selk’bag USA, Inc. has partnered with NRI Distribution to handle all of Selk’bag USA’s wholesale shipping in Canada, effective July 1…
Mio Global Secures Financing
Mio Global, makers of wearable technology for fitness, has secured a $1.5 million loan from Export Development Canada (EDC)…
Whistler Blackcomb Names E-Commerce Expert to Board
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. appointed e-commerce entrepreneur and former Sears Canada executive Michele Romanow to its Board of Directors, effective June 24…
Adidas Unveils Ramped-Up Growth Plan For Football, Running and Originals
At an investor event today in Herzogenaurach, the Adidas Group detailed robust growth plans for three of its key categories for the Adidas Brand – football (soccer), running and Originals – over the next five years. While Adidas Football and Adidas Origin
Sunice Continues Partnership with PGA Tour
Sunice is continuing its partnership with the PGA Tour, having been selected as outerwear supplier for the International Team at The Presidents Cup 2015…
Cotopaxi Appoints First VP of Marketing
Cotopaxi, a VC-backed direct-to-consumer outdoor gear brand named has lured a marketer from Backcountry.com to become its first vice president of marketing…
Jake Burton Recovering From Serious Illness
Jake Burton, founder and chairman of Burton Snowboards, was diagnosed with Miller Fisher Syndrome- now back home in Vermont…
BucketFeet Raises $3 Million in PE Funding
BucketFeet, which creates shoes bearing the designs of artists from around the world, raised $3 million in venture capital from Wintrust Ventures, according to the Chicago Tribune…
Brooks Running Announces Coach of the Year
Brooks Running crowned Manuel Castellanos of Lakeview Charter High School in San Fernando, CA as its Coach of the Year…
