Finish Line’s Glenn Lyon Joins Special Olympics Board
The Finish Line, Inc.’s Chairman and CEO Glenn S. Lyon has joined the Special Olympics International board of directors. He will begin his term on Jan. 1, 2015, joining Harvard Law School Professor William ‘Bill’ Alford who was re-electe
USA-Belgium Sets World Cup Record for ESPN
ESPN’s telecast of the U.S.A. vs. Belgium World Cup match averaged a network record 9.6 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. That marked the highest overnight rating for a World Cup match on ESPN or ESPN2. Belgium earned a 2-1 victory in extra ti
Ugg Launches New Tween Brand – I Heart Ugg
On July 14, Ugg Australia will launch I Heart Ugg, a premium tween brand for girls, with a product line that includes: footwear, loungewear, accessories and handbags…
Skora Relocates to Seattle
Skora Inc, the maker of premium, lightweight performance running footwear, relocated from Portland, OR to Seattle effective Tuesday, July 1…
Li and Fung Directors Clear July 7 Spin Off of Global Brands Group to Shareholders
Li & Fung Limited's board of directors gave the go ahead Tuesday to spin off the company's brand licensing and management business, which controls the Spyder and Frye brands, to shareholders…
OR Adding Tailgating@Outdoor Exhibit
For the first time, Outdoor Retailer is joining forces with its sister show, the Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show, to create Tailgating @ OR – an exhibit area and enhanced marketing opportunity for brands with “tailgating” products looking t
Adidas Lifts Ban on Amazon, EBay Sales to Close German Anti-trust Investigation
Adidas has abandoned its ban on the sale of its products on third party marketplace sites like Amazon and EBay in Germany to comply with the country’s anti-trust laws, German regulators said Wednesday…
Slumberjack Pivots Toward Hunting Market
Slumberjack has launched a new line of hunting products under the name SJK Tactical Hunting and redesigned its website to reflect its growing emphasis on hunting…
REI to Add Stores in New Jersey and Atlanta Area in Spring 2015
REI will open news stores in Princeton, NJ and add a fourth store in the Atlanta region in Spring 2015…
Flambeau Hires President of Retail Markets and Packaging Group
Flambeau announces the appointment of Chris Gurreri to the position of president of retail markets and packaging group…
Mountain Khakis Hires Urquhart as Product Manager
Mountain Khakis has hired designer Molly Urquhart as product manager to bolster its product development and design team in Jackson Hole, WY…
Ani-Logics Chooses Mike Wieck Sales
Ani-Logics Outdoors, a whitetail deer health and nutrition company headquartered in Worthington, Minnesota has chosen Mike Wieck Sales to represent its line of deer supplements and minerals for all the MWS covered territories…
Chicago City Council Votes to Allow Gun Stores…Kind of
Last week the Chicago City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance that would allow gun sales to take place in the city…
Fed Agencies Finalize Endangered Species Act Implementation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service announced a new policy to clarify the interpretation of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act as it applies to decisions to list species as thre
PrimaLoft Beefs up European Sales Team
PrimaLoft, Inc. added another staff member for the European market. Christine Barth is set to take over the new role of sales and marketing territory manager for Austria, Switzerland and Southern Germany…