Clif Bar Supports Organic Agricultural Research
Clif Bar & Company and Organic Valley named the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the recipient of the nation’s first endowed chair focused on plant breeding for organic crops…
Electric Co-Founder Kip Arnette Retires
Electric, the eyewear brand aimed at the action sports space, announced today that Kip Arnette, its co-founder, is retiring after 15 years with the brand…
Ibex Outdoor Clothing Names New Reps
Ibex Outdoor Clothing has appointed Troy Kattreh and Pam Schwarzbach of The Ascentials as sales reps for the Midwest region, and Tom Lawrence to cover the East side of the Great Lakes…
Yue Yuen Profits Up in Q1
Yue Yuen reported sales in the first quarter rose 7.3 percent to $1.97 billion compared to the same period last year. Net profits rose 28.4 percent…
Cordura Adds Sales Support in the Middle East
Cordura brand announces Erdal Merttürk as new technical account manager for the Middle East brand support team…
Paris Glove Named New President In Early May
Paris Glove Inc., which makes the Auclair gloves used by many of Canada's Winter Olympic athletes, confirmed that Daniel Gervais joined the company as president on May 4…
Safilo Group to Move North American HQ Closer to Manhattan
Safilo Group, the Italian parent of the Smith sports optics and helmet brand, plans to relocate its North American headquarters closer to its Manhattan showroom…
Nike Prevails in Air Jordan Logo Lawsuit
Nike Inc. prevailed in its Jordan Brand Jumpman lawsuit when a judge ruled the logo did not infringe on a photographer's copyrights to an iconic photograph published…
Report: Dwight Howard to Leave Adidas for Peak
Dwight Howard, the star center of the Houston Rockets, is leaving Adidas to join Chinese sportswear company Peak, according to China-based sports marketing site Yutang Sports…
Everlast Opens First Stores in the U.S.
Everlast Worldwide is opening all three of its first U.S. brand stores in Florida. The stores will showcase boxing and mixed martial arts gear, alongside its new line of fitness apparel for men and women…
Zumiez Sets Stock Buyback Program
Zumiez's board of directors approved the repurchase of up to an aggregate of $50 million of its common stock under a new stock buyback program…
Intel Acquires Recon Instruments
Intel Corp. has acquired heads up display manufacturer Recon Instruments in an affirmation of its commitment to the smart eyewear category that Google abandoned earlier this year…
White Sierra Hires Rep Agencies
White Sierra has hired two new sales rep groups, K&L Sports and Fifth Row Center, to enhance sales of its outdoor and travel apparel in two key regions…
Despite Counterfeiting Complaints, Sports Brands Warm to Alibaba
Alibaba Group Holding Limited is making headway with some sporting goods brands even as others lobby the Obama Administration to put Taobao back on the United States’ “Notorious Markets” list for not doing enough to cleanse China’s
Fitbit’s IPO Sizzles
Proving many of its critics wrong and highlighting the hot prospects for the health-tracking device category, Fitbit last week made a huge splash in its initial public offering…
