Boston Marathon: Running on the Mend
Like many categories, running was disrupted this year by snowstorms and a long extended winter in the Northeast and Midwest. But discussions with stores and vendors at the Boston Marathon Expo found that the arrival of warmer weather in the latter part of
Skechers Delivers Blowout Q1
With its lifestyle, performance and kids’ footwear all cooking with gas, Skechers USA Inc. reported sales rose 40.5 percent in its first quarter, to $768 million, marking the highest quarterly revenues in the company’s history…
Escalade’s Q1 Profits Surge
Escalade, Inc., which owns a wide range of sports equipment, reported earnings in the first quarter vaulted 55.4 percent to $3.5 million, or 9 cents a share, while revenues climbed 20.6 percent to $33.4 million…
Treksta to Sponsor Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Treksta, the maker of hiking and trail running footwear, has become a major sponsor of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour…
Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine Joins The Conservation Alliance
Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, the definitive guide to outdoor sports, health, and adventure travel in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, gives back to the outdoors by becoming the newest member of The Conservation Alliance…
Americans Less Active in 2014
Americans became less active in 2014, according to the 2015 Participation Report released Wednesday by six trade associations representing companies in the fitness, snow sports, outdoor, tennis, golf and health club industries…
Currie Tech Hires Midwest Territory Manager
Currie Technologies, a division of Accell North America and maker of IZIP and eFlow electric bikes, has appointed Mark Rushmann as its midwest territory manager…
Keen Announces Six Spring 2015 Keen Effect Grantees
In celebration of Earth Day, Keen unveiled the first six 2015 grant recipients of Keen Effect – a fan-activated grant program that supports non-profits around the world who are inspiring responsible outdoor participation. Each recipient will receive $10,0
Ahnu Partners with Blake Brody
Ahnu, a division of Deckers Brands, has joined forces with Blake Brody, a manufacturer of high-quality indoor performance footwear, to officially launch Blake Brody for Ahnu – a women’s on-the-mat yoga studio footwear product that is part of the Ahn
Ebay’s Enterprise Segment Delivers Robust Q1 Gains
Ebay reported sales in its Enterprise segment, formerly GSI Commerce, rose 7.1 percent to $288 million from $269 million…
Wilson Completes Louisville Slugger Acquisition
Wilson Sporting Goods, Co., a division of Amer Sports Corporation, has completed its acquisition of the Louisville Slugger brand from Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., (H&B)…
Footwear/International Star in Under Armour’s Q1
Under Armour Inc. reported revenues jumped 25.5 percent to $804.9 million in its first quarter, its 20th consecutive quarter of 20-percent plus revenue growth. On a currency-neutral (c-n) basis, net revenues increased 27 percent for the period…
ECRM Acquires PressCamp
Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) has acquired PressCamp, a media-meet-manufacturer event business focused on the cycling industry, from Lifeboat Events, LLC…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Sixth Oregon Location April 25
Sportsman's Warehouse has scheduled the grand opening for its new location in Klamath Falls, OR for Saturday, April 25…
FASTG8 Adds Casey Sheahan and Zohar Ziv
FASTG8 said former Patagonia CEO Casey Sheahan and former Deckers Outdoor COO Zohar Ziv have signed on as strategic investors…
