EB Brands Announces New Management for Corporate Finance and Its Fitness Division
EB Brands Holdings Inc. has hired a corporate CFO and a senior vice president of sales for its fitness division, which specializes in making accessories under the Bally, Everlast, Valeo and Sportline brands…
Climbing Organizations Acquire Unaweep Canyon Sites
Western Colorado Climbers’ Coalition (WCCC) and the Access Fund have purchased two major cliffs in Unaweep Canyon that secure permanent public access…
Lids Sports Group Acquires Jersey City Canada
Lids Sports Group has acquired Jersey City Canada, a licensed sports apparel, headwear and novelty company operating 28 retail stores across four Canadian Provinces. In addition, the acquisition includes 9 headwear only CAPZ stores, and 2 websites operat
Michael Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming
USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps for six months, forced him to withdraw from next year's world championships and taken away his funding from the sport's national governing body. The move came as a result of the Olympic champion's s
Zumiez’s September Comps Run up 6.6 Percent
Zumiez Inc. reported September sales increased 12.5 percent to $66.3 million with comps jumped 6.6 percent. In September 2013, comps decreased 0.6 percent…
Performance Sports Group’s Top-Line Momentum Continues in Q1
Performance Sports Group Ltd., the parent of Bauer, reported revenues jumped 28.0 percent in its first quarter ended Aug. 31, to $197.1 million. On a conference call with analysts, Kevin Davis, president and CEO, said the momentum established during fisca
Canadian Tire Targets 9 Percent Growth at FGL Sports
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited outlined a three-year vision to keep the company on the offensive in a rapidly changing retail environment and grow annual sales by at least 3 percent at Canadian Tire, 5 percent at Mark's and 9 percent at FGL Sports
The Buckle’s Comps Rise 2.2 Percent in September
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales increased 2.2 percent in September. Net sales increased 4.1 percent to $103.1 million…
Timex Announces 800-Mile Charity Relay from Chicago to New York City
Timex announced the launch of the Timex ONE Relay, an 800-mile, 22-day journey featuring more than 100 runners. The route spans two of the most iconic marathons in the world, Chicago and New York City and crosses Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Con
G.H. Bass Store Faces Possible Credit Card Hack
On Sept. 12, 2014, G.H. Bass & Co. discovered that an unauthorized person had connected a small data capture device to one of the cash registers in its store on International Drive in Orlando, FL. G.H. Bass & Co. immediately launched an investigation and
Suzuki Marine Names New Executives
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. Marine Division, has announced several organizational changes…
Atlantic Marksmen Ammunition Hires PR Firm
Atlantic Marksmen, a new ammunition company from Gulfport, Mississippi announced that Blue August will be handling all public relations efforts on their behalf…
SCENTLOK Forms Partnership with New Rep Firm
SCENTLOK announce their partnership with Outtech Inc., a national rep firm of outdoor related merchandise, to represent their products…
Macintosh Retail Will Consider Relaunching Halfords Netherlands
Macintosh Retail Group said it will consider supporting a relaunch of Halfords Netherlands, the bicycle and automotive chain which recenlty filed for bankruptcy. Macintosh, which focuses primarily on footwear retailing, provided the company a €9.5 m
REI CEO Stritzke to Keynote OIWC Awards at OR Winter Marketke
REI President and CEO Jerry Stritzke will be the speaker at OIWC’s Keynote and Leadership Awards Presentation at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market…
