PacSun to Resume Store Openings Despite Fiscal Q1 Setback
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. will open new stores this year for the first time since embarking on a downsizing quest in late 2011. CEO Gary Schoenfeld shared the news during the retailer's fiscal first quarter earnings call, where he explained
BionX Adds New Sales and Manufacturing Leadership
BionX International, a Canadian manufacturer of e-bike systems, named W. Tyler Meyers as its new Director of Global Sales and V- Bond Lee as its VP of Engineering…
OMsignal to Open San Francisco Pop-Up Store
OMsignal, a Montreal-based smart apparel company, will open a pop-up store at the Westfield San Francisco Center for six weeks starting this weekend, when it will participate in the grand opening of the Bespoke retail incubator…
Fed’s FIFA Probe Targets Bribes Paid by Marketing Companies
U.S. and South American sports marketing executives allege to have paid $150 million in bribes to obtain rights to lucrative media and marketing rights to international soccer tournaments are among the 14 defendants charged by federal authorities Wednesda
Nikwax North America Appoints Director of Sales
Nikwax announced that Brian Davidson has joined the team as the director of sales for North America…
Pelican Products Names President for Consumer Division
Pelican Products has appointed Bob Shortt as President of their newly structured Consumer Division, which designs and manufactures high-performance protective cases and advanced portable lighting systems…
Adidas Partners with 5th Floor
Adidas has formed a partnership with 5th Floor, a cycling and editorial collective based out of London (UK), and New York (USA), The team will train and compete in a range of specially designed Adidas products…
Trade Groups Urge Members to Lobby for Trade Bills in the House
Outdoor Industry Association, the National Retail Federation and other trade groups urged members to help push several trade bills passed by the U.S. Senate last week through the U.S. House of Representatives…
ISPO Shanghai Drawing US Outdoor Brands
Black Diamond, Outdoor Research, Osprey, Camelbak and Point65 are among the more than 400 brands from more than 20 countries that will exhibit at ISPO Shanghai July 2-4, according to show owner Messe München…
InsideTracker Partners with GU Energy Labs and Reebok to Test Extreme Athletes
InsideTracker has partnered with GU Energy Labs, CrossFit New England and Spartan Race to conduct a Super Human Study with extreme athletes as they train for and compete in cycling and fitness competitions…
Adidas and Snoop Dogg Launch New Football Cleat
Adidas and Snoop Dogg officially unveiled the next generation of their football collaboration, the Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged cleat and Gameday Trainer…
Stance Appoints VP of E-Commerce
Stance, the maker of socks, has hired Paul Zaengle as executive vice president of global e-commerce. Zaengle comes to Stance from Lululemon and Columbia, where he led e-commerce and retail efforts…
Eagle Creek Targets Runners with Rock ‘n’ Roll Sponsorship
Eagle Creek has agreed to become the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series's Official Bag and Luggage Partner for select events across the country in 2015…
Super.natural to Exit North America
Super.natural LLC will cease the wholesale distribution of its apparel in North America after just two seasons…
Mizuno USA Golf Assembly Operation Authorized
Mizuno USA Inc. has been authorized to begin assembling golf clubs at a free trade zone (FTZ) in Brazelton, GA…
