Adidas to Take Over Reebok’s Distribution in Brazil and Argentina
The Adidas Group will take control of the distribution and license rights for the Reebok brand in Brazil and Argentina when its joint venture with Vulcabrás S.A. expires at the end of 2015…
DOD Offers $75 Million in Matching Funds for Advanced Fibers and Textile Research
The Department of Defense kicked off a competition March 18 for $75 million in federal matching funds for advanced fiber and textile research…
Tilly’s CEO Says Fiscal Q4 Results Reflect Improving Response Rates
Tilly's Inc. reported comps rose 2.9 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter on slight improvements in response rates to its marketing efforts…
Canoecopia 2015 Sales Exceed Expectations
Paddlesports companies came away from the annual Canoecopia show reporting unexpectedly strong sales and traffic gains that could bode well for the upcoming season, according to attendee interviews conducted last week.
Vibram Hires CMO and NA Sales Manager, Finished Goods
Vibram hired Allon Cohne as its chief marketing officer and Chris Melton as its North American sales manager, Vibram Finished Goods.
L.L.Bean to Open its First Ohio Store
L.L.Bean expects to open its first Ohio store in November. The store will be located at Legacy Village, a popular lifestyle center in Lyndhurst, OH , just outside of Cleveland. The 16,000 square-foot store…
Osprey Packs Utah Distribution Center to Open This Month
Osprey Packs Inc. said its new distribution center is set to open in Ogden, Utah later this month. While Osprey company headquarters, which includes sales, customer service, marketing, finance, quality assurance, and other core functions, will remain in C
Nike’s Q3 Earnings Climb 16 Percent
Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share. Sales rose 7 percent to $7.46 billion. Sales on a currency-neutral basis grew 11 percent for the Nike brand and 33 percent for Converse.
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…
Travel and Tourism Spending Outpaced GDP Growth in Q4
Real spending on travel and tourism grew more than twice as fast as real gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter, according to government estimates…
Yue Yuen Faces Factory Strike
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday thousands of workers at a factory in South China have gone on strike following changes to production processes…
Outdoor Prolink Signs up Osprey Packs
Osprey Packs has retained Outdoor Prolink to run its pro deal business…
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…
