New Senate Bill Requires All Handguns to Be “Smart Guns”
United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced he will be introducing a new bill called “The Handgun Trigger Safety Act.”…
Accell Group Says Discounting Hurt North American Results in 2013
Accell Group N.V. reported its sales in North America increased 16 percent in 2013, but that results came in below expectation due to deep discounting undertaken in the back half of the year to clear inventory…
Labor Rights Campaign Pushes TNF to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) has singled out The North Face in a campaign aimed at shaming VF Corp. into signing an agreement USAS claims better protects garment workers in Bangladesh than the one created last year by VF Corp. and more than a
Adidas Offering $100,000 for Fastest 40
Adidas plans to award $100,000 to the player who runs the fastest 40-yard dash time in Adidas’ Adizero 5-Star 40 cleat at the NFL scouting combine…
Super Retail Reports Strong 1H Comps at Sports and Leisure Divisions
Super Retail Group’s of Australia reported strong growth at its Leisure Retailing and Sports Retailing Divisions for the 26 weeks ended Dec. 28, 2013…
Crocs Reports Steep Q4 Loss from Restructuring Charges
Crocs Inc. reported a loss of $66.9 million in the fourth quarter, partly due to $49.2 million in non-recurring restructuring charges. Revenues increased 1.6 percent. Sales in the Americas region, driven down by a decline of 10.1 percent in Wholesale reve
Crocs Looks to Get Lean and Mean
In Crocs’ first conference call with analysts since its surprise announcement of its investment by The Blackstone Group, John McCarvel, CEO, on the company’s fourth-quarter conference call indicated the future of Crocs will be more about profi
Puma Announces Senior Management Changes
Puma appointed Lars Soerensen appointed to global director business processes and intelligence, a new position, while
Jürgen Wormser becomes global director footwear sourcing and development…
Garmin Outdoor and Fitness Sales Reach Record in Q4
Garmin Ltd. reported sales at its Outdoor and Fitness segments grew 7 and 14 percent respectively and reached record levels in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, 2013 compared with the fourth quarter in 2012…
Nike Appoints CIO
Nike, Inc. announced that Anthony Watson will become the company's new chief information officer (CIO). He joins Nike from Barclays Bank, PLC, where he has been their London-based managing director and CIO for Europe and the Middle East, as well as
USOC: UA Suits Not to Blame for U.S.’s Poor Speedskating
The U.S. Olympic Committee said it does not suspect Under Armour suits have been a factor in the U.S. team’s poor showing in speedskating at the Sochi Winter Games, but said in a statement Tuesday it will “leave no stone unturned” in rev
Liberty Ammunition Signs New Marketing Company
H&G Marketing will work with Liberty Ammunition to expand their product lines throughout the shooting sports distribution channels…
OBIT: Dick Cabela Passes at 77
Richard N. Cabela, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Cabela’s Inc., passed away at his home in Sidney, NE Monday. He was 77…
Driven TV Selects Maxima Media as Social Media Agency
Maxima Media has been selected by Driven TV with Pat and Nicole to handle online & digital communications…
Fenix Outdoor AB Grows U.S. Brand Sales 15 Percent in 2013
Fenix Outdoor AB of Sweden reported its brand sales increased nearly 15 percent in the United States last year thanks to a boost from the launch of its Fjällräven apparel brand here. U.S. Brand sales reached…
