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Reebok to Open FitHub in Boston

Reebok is opening its second FitHub store in the U.S. in Boston in at South Shore Plaza. The retail/gym concept marks its first mall location…

Bauer Sees Strong Holiday Season Orders

Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. reported a modest increase in earnings and revenues in its first quarter ended Aug. 31, with gains slowed by the launch of only one new family of ice hockey equipment this year versus the two introduced in Q1 last year. The p

National Football Foundation Launches Campaign

The National Football Foundation (NFF) unveiled a new campaign that encourages people to tell why football matters to them. Led by Jerry Jones and Jeff Immelt, the campaign, called Football Matters to Me, will provide people from border-to-border and coas

Life Fitness Names World’s Top Personal Trainer

The top 10 personal trainers in the world gathered on common ground outside of London on Sept. 27 to share their passion for fitness and demonstrate their training skills at the Life Fitness Personal Trainers to Watch competition – and one trainer emerged

Intel Invests in Heads-Up Display Maker Recon Instrument

The venture capital arm of Intel Corp. has made a signficant investment in Recon Instruments, which has developed the world’s first consumer heads-up displays (HUD) for sports. The funding will support Recon’s product development, marketing an

NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Rise 3.9 Percent

NRF expects sales in the months of November and December to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, up marginally compared with last year's 3.5 percent increase and higher than the 10-year average growth rate of 3.3 percent. Shop.org forecasts online

Teva Opens First Retail Store

Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, will open doors to its first retail store this week in Orlando, FL. Located at the Orlando Premium Outlets at Vineland Avenue, the Teva store will showcase…

Merrell Partners with Mast General on Childrens Hunger

Mast General Store, Merrell Footwear, and the Hunger and Health Coalition are partnering to provide children in the High Country with weekend food. For each pair of Merrell shoes purchased at Mast Store Oct. 14 through Oct. 31, Merrell will fill a pack wi

Reebok Sets Basketball Campaign

Reebok provided a glimpse behind the scenes at its new performance basketball campaign – Game Recognize Game. The ads will feature Reebok athletes Isaiah Thomas of the Sacramento Kings, Jason Terry of the Brooklyn Nets, and the introduction of its newest

OIA Challenges Congress to End Government Shutdown

The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) challenged Congress to resolve and pass a FY14 federal spending bill, putting an end to the harm being done to America’s $646 billion outdoor recreation economy. The government shutdown is bad for thousands of