Black Diamond Equipment Names New Managers
Black Diamond Equipment announced Heath Christensen and Tor Brown have returned to the company in new roles as director of sales for North America and mountain line category director, respectively. Industry veteran Matt Burbach will also join Black Diamon
Havaianas U.S. Expansion Fuels Alpargatas Q4 Growth
Alpargatas reported strong sales of its Havaianas flip flops in the United States and Europe continued to offset declining sales in Latin America in the fourth quarter. The company also reported higher sales of Mizuno and Timberland in its native Brazil..
Asics to Sponsor 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
Asics America will serve as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the 2015 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis…
Phoenix Footwear’s Q4 Revenues Climb
Phoenix Footwear, the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 28.0 percent to $5.6 million…
SDSI Appoints Bob Rief as Executive Director
SD Sport Innovators (SDSI), a nonprofit business accelerator that connects and drives the growth of Southern California’s sports and active lifestyle (SAL) economy, said Bob Rief has joined the organization as its executive director…
Pearl Izumi Hosts Fun Runs to Celebrate National PI Day
Pearl Izumi is hosting a number of 3.1415 mile fun runs on National PI Day, which occurs on Saturday, Mar. 3…
Moncler Names New COO Amid Strong Growth
Moncler, the rapidly growing French ski and fashion apparel company, announced that Roberto Eggs will join its executive ranks May 1 as chief operating officer…
Klean Kanteen Launches ESOP, Moves to Larger HQ
Klean Kanteen is launching an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and moving its US headquarters to a larger facility in Chico, CA…
Atomic’s Bruce McDonald Named an SIA 2014 Regional Rep of the Year
SnowSports Industries of America (SIA) recognized Atomic Sales Rep Bruce McDonald as a 2014 Regional Rep of the Year…
Saxx Underwear Appoints Erik Darby as U.S. Sales Leader
Saxx Underwear Co. announced the addition of Erik Darby, who formerly worked for Oakley, Converse and Pony, to the newly created position of U.S. sales director…
Dr Pepper Snapple Pledge $2 Million to Good Sports
Dr Pepper Snapple Group has committed $2 million to non-profit Good Sports over two years to support the organization’s efforts to provide athletic equipment to youth-serving organizations nationwide…
RECALL: 3,000 Rapala StrikeMaster Ice Augers
Rapala is recalling about 3,000 of its StrikeMaster Lithium Lazer ice augers in the United States and about 60 in Canada because the trigger switch on the auger could…
Saucony Joins Rod Dixon to Fight Obesity
Saucony said the Saucony Run for Good Foundation has renewed its partnership with Rod Dixon and the legendary runner's KidsMarathon Foundation to help ensure that even more children have opportunities to be physically active…
Grassroots Invites Select Retailers and Vendors to Early Buying Show
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance has opened its annual buying shows, which fall about a month before the Outdoor Retailer (OR) shows, to a select group of independent retailers and independent-friendly brands…
Nike+ Adds Support for Garmin, TomTom Running Watches
Nike announced collaborations fitness wearable makers, providing deeper integration of the Nike+ running app with select partner apps to reach runners around the globe. Announced collaborators include Garmin, TomTom, Wahoo Fitness, and Netpulse…
