AAFA Signs MOU with Hong Kong Textile Industry
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles Ltd. (HKGCOT) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation between the two organizations…
Ridgemont Outfitters Assembles Footwear Rep Force
Ridgemont Outfitters, a new footwear line that describes itself as “new school outdoor footwear,” announced its first team of reps…
High Sierra to Distribute 1,750 Citypaks to Boston’s Homeless
High Sierra and The Citypak Project will distribute 1,750 specially designed Citypak backpacks to Boston area homeless June 19…
Cardio Tennis Continues to Expand
Developed just nine years ago, Cardio Tennis already has more than 1.54 million participants, and it continues to grow, according to an update from the Tennis Industry Association…
ASP Welcomes New Director of Marketing
Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP) announced that Carol Royer has joined the company as director of marketing…
Everlast Opens First Training Gym
Everlast Worldwide has opened The Everlast Lab, a fitness training facility located in Hoboken, NJ that offers a variety of cross-functional fitness programs designed to evolve the way people train. The Lab is the first of several highly anticipated Everl
JandH Lanmark Named Newest Grassroots Retailer
J&H Lanmark, a locally-owned specialty outdoor store serving Central Kentucky, has been admitted as the latest retail member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance…
Asics Opens First Store in Chicago
Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood is now home to Asics America’s latest retail store. The more than 3,200-square-foott location includes Asics latest collections including running, training, volleyball and tennis…
Skechers Signs Pete Rose as Endorser
Skechers USA, Inc. has signed baseball great Pete Rose to join the team representing the successful men’s Relaxed Fit from Skechers footwear line. A new advertising campaign featuring Rose will begin in Fall 2014…
Soleus Announces Elite Running Team Trio
Soleus, a premier sports watch, GPS and Heart Rate Monitor company, announced Team Soleus Elite headlining with Kara Goucher, Alysia Montaño and Nick Symmonds…
Redington Adds Actions Sports Athletes to Fly Fishing Team
Redington has signed four action sports athletes to its team roster in a bid to introduce as diverse a new group of people as possible to fly fishing…
Nike Opens San Francisco Location
Nike opened a new retail store in the heart of San Francisco at 2071 Union Street to serve athletes throughout the community. At the 2,000-square-foot boutique…
Fits Named Official Sock of GoPro Mountain Games
Fits of Niota, TN has secured the sponsorship as the Official Sock of the 2014 GoPro Mountain Games, the country's largest celebration of adventure sports held each year in Vail, CO (June 5 – 8, 2014)…
Yue Yuen Estimates $37M Worker Provision over China Strike
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd said it would make a preliminary provision of some $37 million to an employee benefit program at its Gaobu factory in southern China as part of an agreement that resolved a major strike…
L.L.Bean CEO to Step Down in 2016
Chris McCormick, L.L. Bean's president and CEO since 2001, plans to step down in 2016…
