Leatherman Appoints Bobbie Parisi VP of Marketing
Leatherman Tool Group Inc. appointed Bobbie Parisi vice president of marketing for Leatherman, where she will head up marketing, product development and global brand strategy…
Gregory Decline a Mere Blip at Rapidly Growing Samsonite
Gregory Mountain Products sales declined nearly 5 percent in 2014, but were a mere blip at Samsonite International S.A.'s rapidly growing outdoor and sport products business, financial results released by the Hong Kong luggage giant show…
Garmin to Equip Red Bull X-Alps Race Athletes
Garmin International Inc. will provide its Virb action cameras, Fenix GPS watches and GPS handhelds to athletes competing in the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race this summer…
Gildan Named Title Sponsor of 2015 Life Time Esprit de She
Gildan has signed on as the title sponsor of Esprit de She – The Spirit of Her Race Series, the premiere athletic event series for women run by Life Time Fitness…
Under Armour Employee Seeks Climbing Record
An Under Armour employee will attempt to summit six of the world’s highest mountains this spring in a record-breaking task. His Summits Challenge is designed to raise awareness and funds to combat human trafficking…
Cocona Seeks Relief From Patent Infringement Claim
Cocona has asked a federal district court in Colorado to issue a declaratory judgment stating that it does not infringe a patent held by Sheex…
Big 5 Acknowledges Board Nominations
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation defended itself Wednesday against a dissident shareholder's charges that its board was mismanaging the company…
Shoe Carnival’s Q4 Profits Soar
Boosted by favorable weather and strength in boots, Shoe Carnival Inc. reported earnings rebounded in the fourth quarter to $2.97 million, or 15 cents a share, up from $598,000, or 3 cents a share, a year ago. Results easily topped the off-price shoe chai
Largest Big 5 Shareholder Initiates Proxy Battle
Stadium Capital Management, LLC (SCM), which owns over 11 percent of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp, plans to nominate three independent candidates to the sporting good chain’s board at its upcoming annual meeting…
DSW’s Q4 Profits Rise 13 Percent
DSW Inc. reported earnings on an adjusted basis rose 13 percent to $30.9 million, or 35 cents a share, exceeding its guidance calling for earnings between 21 and 31 cents a share. Comparable sales increased 7.6 percent…
Deckers Brands Promotes Dave Powers to President
Deckers Brands promoted Dave Powers to the role of president where he will lead the company's omnichannel organization, as well as its Ugg, Teva, Sanuk, Ahnu and Hoka One One brand teams…
Saucony Athletes Big Weekend Winners
Within a 48 hour period, Saucony athletes dominated road racing podiums from New York to Los Angeles to China.
Ben True won his third straight USA 15K title; Jared Ward was crowned USA Marathon Champion; Molly Huddle became the first American winner of NY
Under Armour Partners with Sao Paulo
Under Armour announced a multi-year technical sponsorship of Sao Paulo, the most successful club in Brazilian Football. Beginning this May, the club's First team and Academy teams will be outfitted in Under Armour designed…
Balega International Hires Brand Manager
Balega International, the performance sock brand, hired Tyler Matthews as brand manager…
Li Ning Partners with Xiaomi on Smart Running Shoes
Li Ning Co Ltd is partnering with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to produce a new generation of “smart” running shoes this year…
